to be excited about new Aldi opening?

How odd that there seem to be a lot of Aldi stores near Lidl ones. A new Aldi has just opened near me, but it is half the size of the newly refurbished Lidl just around the corner. I went in for a look in the first week, saw lots of people browsing but only one going through a till, on a Friday mid-morning!
jalima, only this morning a friend was telling me that our re-vamped Lidl was charging more for some items like fish.

That's funny merlot !

Sorry I can't edit but one staff member wpould have a problem here they are always full usually at least 5,or 6 tills open oh yes the new improved Lldl also had a self service area

A Lidl near to us has been refurbished and seems to have gone upmarket - I wonder if the prices will go upmarket too?

I like it, but we also got some good bargains in Waitrose!
And I will not buy milk from Lidl and Aldi because I like to know that the farmers are getting a fair deal.

It must depend on the area Tricia as ours are both (Aldi and Lldl ) very modern and actually nicer than the other supermarkets and everything is in glass cabinets certainly not in boxes the bakeries are spot on all in beautiful bread basket type containers ....Next time I go I ll take a picture
Katek ours are used by all sorts of people but I know some well off folks who use them and the cars in the car parks do not denote poor folks

KatyK, Our Aldi is full of middle-class mums who have children at the two very pricey private schools nearby. The eastern European migrant workers are all up in Waitrose.

Christine - I agree to some extent about the 2 stores being a bit depressing. They remind me a bit of Goodfellows in the '70s, when supermarkets were first starting. Stuff still in boxes etc.
Our Aldi is huge, and there's usually only one member of staff on duty.

Charleygirl they are actually opening a Lidl as well down near Bensons for Beds, a bit crazy if you ask me much too close to all the others.

Maybe the British shops are better than the French ones then. Also find that advertised deals are rarely available in local stores. I am aware that their policy states that offers are not available in all stores but once in a while you would think it would happen.

I love the story someone told about a lady shopping in Aldi when her phone rang. She answered and said 'Oh hello. I'm just in Waitrose'

We have bought everything from a petrol lawn mower to dishwasher salt from Aldi, though I don't do my main shop there.
H peruses the household stuff while I do the "proper" shopping. I can't think of anything we've bought there that has been a disapointment. I too would recommend the items others have mentioned.
We see more and more high end cars in the car park too.

Ours isn't depressing. I love it. They have such an array of plants for borders and so cheap. When it comes to planting time, I always go to Aldi first.

Oh Christine neither of ours are depressing they are modern, clean, well set out big windows lovely fixtures, just so far from depressing perhaps yours are different

My sister admired a colleague's dress the other day and the lady said 'oh thank you. It was £5.99 from Lidl'.

Can I throw in a good word for their gardening hand tools? They are stainless steel, strong and comfortable to use - and cheap as chips. I am careless with hand tools and have lost some expensive ones in past, so with these if I lose a trowel or a fork, it doesn't bother me so much to have to replace it for one pound ninety nine!

Depressing Christine? The new aldi store near me is light and bright with wide aisles so no crashing into each other. The staff in Aldi are more "visible " and there's always someone around to ask for assistance if needed. Contrast that to the Tesco stores.... narrow aisles so always a bottle neck in some areas; so few staff on the shopfloor that you have to trek back to "customer service " if you need assistance and our local tesco looks tired and grim in comparison. I don't understand why the pharmacy depth in Tesco is always at the very furthest point from the door either. Don't bother with Tesco if at possible.

I bought some good quality pyjamas at Aldi once, only 9€ . I'd like some more but the offer was never repeated.
I look at the non-food offers mostly, things like clothes, kitchen equipment, garden tools etc. Same at Lidls.

I like both Aldi and Lidl, you can do a whole shop in 20mins. Bulbs, plants, and fresh flowers are great, and the little choc ices are perfect as a grandchild ( and parent) treat!

Aldi represents good value in the main but why are their shops so depressing?

We have an Aldi 20 minutes away and Lidl about 30 and both are great. There are plans for a Lidl beside Asda and Morrisons in the main town nearby so we're looking forward to that.
As well as the fruit/veg/meat bargains, there's also the weekly offers to be rummaged through.

Directly in front of my house (but you have to go round the street to get to it) an new Aldi is being built on land that had planning permission for housing when we moved in. we already have a large Sainsbury, Tesco, Morrisons, Lidl, Co-op, numerous convenience stores inc M & S Food. The town needs housing, it didn't need another supermarket but such is the power of these large companies.

Thanks for reminding me tanith it is Asda and not Lidl opening within a couple of miles of me and yourself. I agree, the cinema hopefully will do well. I would have to drive to the nearest town centre and pay for parking as well as buying a cinema ticket although I believe that there are ways around it.

We have an Aldi about a mile away but the parking for the shops - mainly eateries - around it is a pay and display which makes prices higher so I've not been in. We also have a discount shopping centre where you have to pay for your parking ticket before shopping rather than after so I don't go there either! Am I a misery or what ?

Snap Charleygirl we like to go when its empty to 'browse' we love their liver it was so much nicer than anyone elses and guess what , they've discontinued it..and don't forget that huge new Asda will be opening in the next few weeks can't wait for that and the cinema of course.. that's going to be great instead of having to drive out it will be just a very short drive or a few bus stops away...

I believe that a Lidl is opening soon within yards of Aldi and B&M so the large Sainsburys close by will be half empty soon and I cannot see it remaining open unless there is a massive price adjustment downwards.

I have found that shopping at Aldi just after the children start school in the morning gives me plenty of parking spaces to choose from. I like to shop in a near empty store, I doubt if management have the same ideas.