Are these 'cheaper' shops really cheaper?

"but our Lidl has a fantastic baked on the premises bakery area."

Our does too and the aroma as you enter the store is lovely BUT I won't go near it.

All the good are displayed on open shelves, two tiers of them but I have watched people cough and sneeze over rolls and danish pastries, I have watched a man scratch his arse and then go picking up pizza slices, a woman squeezing every roll for freshness (I presume) and children pawing goods within their reach. There are tongs and bags but I just cannot buy anything that's been breathed on from close proximity or coughed over by so many people.

The freshly baked goods sell, so that might just be my phobia.

I can’t go to Sainsbury’s. They have nice things and I have no willpower!!! Their multigrain loaf is just the best, though. I ask DD to get it for me!

.........think I will stick to going to Sainsburys!

Oh yes ‘ Teetime’ the queues ! You do need to be quick packing too.

Warburtons wholemeal loaf, Aldi £1:05p. Sainsburys and Asda £1:45p

And Lidl's own brand wholemeal sliced loaf is 45p - very nice it is too

Says it all

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Warburtons wholemeal loaf, Aldi £1:05p. Sainsburys and Asda £1:45p.

A huge Lidl store opened about a mile away from us this time last year and we use it a lot. Yes, I agree they don't have the enormous choice that the big 4 supermarkets have, but we're lucky in that we have a Sainshury only a mile or so further on and Tesco and Asda are also within easy reach.
As for packets and tins having less in them, I think that's a practice that's been going on for years among manufacturers - reducing the size instead of increasing the price, and I doubt it's any more prevalent in Lidl/Aldi than elsewhere. Toblerone is a prime example of this!
I can't say I've found any difference in quality in their fruit and veg from that available elsewhere, and many of their bakery items are markedly cheaper.

Was just about to mention the wine ann. I got a few bottles this week. I buy fish there, had it last night, less than £3 for two decent pieces of cod.

Aldi have some very good wines, I have found.
Their meat is also excellent. No complaints from me.

I shop at asda sainsbury and aldi. Certainly aldi is the cheapest by far, even compared with asda, generally quality is very good, ut they are smaller than the huge hyoermarkets which means sometimes i have to go eksewhere for the odd thing, but that's not too much of a problem.
I also get our walking boots and trainers at Aldi and find them comfortable and hardwearing and much cheaper than elsewhere,

Yes, they really are cheaper. The only issue I found is not going overboard and buying too much; particularly as the 'sell by' dates are sometimes short.

I have to agree with Ginny that the fruit and veg bought in Lidl does not remain fresh for as long as that from other places.

A large new Aldi has opened in the next road to me so could be called our corner shop. DH and I have tried 3 times to buy things in there but with only one checkout open the queue was enormous and no self checkout or baskets only. As for the good I wasn't impressed. Our neighbours often ask us in for a glass of wine which they get from Aldi, Last time it was the Prosecco - no taste at all.

I d take those things back Ginny I ve only ever found very good fruit and veg at reasonable prices at Lidl Aldi perhaps it’s different in different towns I can only speak for mine
I bought some Asda grapes the other day as I was passing like eating vinegar although it said sweet and juicy

We have shopped in Lidl and Aldi for a few years now and benefited from saving about £100 a month as a result. As with any supermarket there are best buys and things to avoid. Aldi fruit and veg does not have a very long shelf life compared to the big 4, but so much is SO much cheaper. My work takes me to Morrison's, Tesco's and Sainsbury's supermarkets too so I get the best of all worlds and buy my favourites from them.

Near to where I live, a fantastic new shopping combo of Aldi, M&S food shop and a Pound shop opened up recently. I often find that I have saved £s in Aldi/ the Pound shop and then treat myself to something special from M&S!

I wonder that as well, oldgoat. I always thought that a large egg was supposed to weigh two ounces (hence ‘weight of eggs in flour’, etc ) and have weighed some of the ones that look a bit small (haven’t you got anything better to do, Gd??) and they are, indeed, two ounces. I don’t think it’s an exact science though ?!

Doing a very rough count as I shopped in Aldi, I expected to pay around £55 (based on approx Tesco prices) but my shopping came to £47.
Since then I've compared more accurately and there really is a big difference.
Granola 60p less. Toffypop biscuits for Dgc (but own brand is toffeeooze!) 40p less etc etc.
I like the different brands and find fruit and veg superior to Tesco.
I am definitely a convert!

On the whole I’ve been disappointed when I have tried Lidl or Aldi. Fruit and veg look good but don’t keep well. The tomatoes I bought released lots of tiny black flies when the pack was opened. Add the fact I still have to go to another supermarket for things I can’t get . Not a fan apart from W5 washing up liquid, far better than the best selling brand.

Has anybody else noticed that Large eggs aren't as large as they used to be?
A boiled large egg slips right down in our egg cups now instead of sitting at the top.

Fruit and veg is a very reasonable price.

I love the freshly baked Lidl bread.
I love their selection of Christmas food.

Not just about cheapness I think the fruit and veg in Aldi and Lidl are really good quality and I don’t know if all have the same but our Lidl has a fantastic baked on the premises bakery area

Buy not by.

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