Back from Aldi - thank you

Carillion, I have heard that, for some reason, the French don't like Aldi but flock to Lidl. This was certainly the case when I was last in France visiting our partner town in Burgundy.

A little googling for "pourquoi pas Aldi" showed that they took quite a while to integrate (s'embourgeoiser). That may change.

In the meantime, if you're looking for things not typically French, you will get your shopping quicker and cheaper at Aldi.

This article might explain why the French aren't so keen, but it is a couple of years out of date and one would assume that Aldi have been trying to improve their services in the meantime. However, the original dislike will take a long time to get out of people's heads.

Here in Germany, Aldi has been part of daily life for decades. I have no qualms about buying fruit, veg and meat there, because it sells out so quickly that it is always fresh.

However, I did my weekly shop in Lidl this morning and was amazed at the amount of plastic packaging on the vegetables. Whereas the standard supermarkets all have an option of a non-disposable net bag these days, there are no scales in Lidl, so everything is pre-packed.

Hello! ...Value for Money. X

What's VfM? Just curious

Thanks for posting these opinions. In Brittany, Aldi and Lidl have really good quality fresh meat, fish and vegetables (if you can't get to a local market) AND... They open through lunchtime! Of course, I can't get my lovely Haggis or Stotties but I can get food popular in France, Belgium and Germany! Being realistic, I love the fact that both supermarkets - here anyway seem to take seriously providing as much fresh local produce as possible for example, plenty of beef, pork, veal, chicken, Atlantic salmon, langoustine, oysters and mussels but lamb is scarce
and when you can find it, expensive.
Aldi is always a quiet shop here, not sure why because generally it is regularly more VfM than the other 'big' supermarkets.

I thought the broccoli would go very nicely with the salmon wellington, along with my Lidl special Riesling.

Eat up your greens! Then you can have some chocolate.

Perhaps dandelion and burdock.
It goes really well and brings out the taste of.....?

What shall we drink with the broccoli?

I usually spend about a third of what I would spend elsewhere for the same items.

I could bring some broccoli as well?

I'll be round about 6 pm
Is it OK if I bring a bottle of Lidl's best?

No merlotgran but I know how much I spent?

Have you worked out how much money you've saved?

I m on my way too get the glasses out
Once you know your way around they ll probably change it ???

What time is the party starting?