Aldi Or Lidl! Which do you prefer?

Poppyred

Calendargirl

Neither in our small market town. Both are a half hour drive away, so shop in Tesco.

No idea how much cheaper they are than Tesco.

35% cheaper they reckon.

Tesco claims to price match a range of goods with Aldi.

I like Aldi, first visit was when I went to stay with family in Germany, and it’s their local supermarket. Was very disappointed on first visit to U.K. one though, when they first opened, no sign of German wine, ? found that very strange.

Tesco claims to price match a range of goods with Aldi

Yes, they do. Have to say am still surprised how much some of them cost though.

Poppyred

Calendargirl

Neither in our small market town. Both are a half hour drive away, so shop in Tesco.

No idea how much cheaper they are than Tesco.

35% cheaper they reckon.

Tesco do do Aldi matches on some items.

Lincslass

I like Aldi, first visit was when I went to stay with family in Germany, and it’s their local supermarket. Was very disappointed on first visit to U.K. one though, when they first opened, no sign of German wine, ? found that very strange.

Perhaps they did market research first; I'm not sure if German wines are as popular in the UK as they once were.

Aldi do click and collect and you can order special buys online and get delivery.
Both Aldi and Lidl champion British products.
As for choice, they might only have 2 choices of an item but they are usually as good, if not better, than leading brands. Not so much time spent dithering over which is best value.

I prefer less choice.
A casserole pack, containing the whole lot is enough to make up my mind.

I prefer whichever is closer. In my case, it's Aldi, five minutes away whereas Lidl would involve driving six miles. If I happen to be anywhere near Lidl, I do drop in to see what they have on offer.

I use Aldi more because it's very close but I prefer Lidl. The bakery is very good and they seem to have better vegetables. Lidl's Italian weeks are usually very good with cheeses and salamis that are usually hard to find. When I went in yesterday they had bottles of Vin Santo for £12.99 and they were bigger than usual!

Specially Selected in Aldi range is as good as M & S.

Fish all very fresh and tasty there too .

Deedaa

I use Aldi more because it's very close but I prefer Lidl. The bakery is very good and they seem to have better vegetables. Lidl's Italian weeks are usually very good with cheeses and salamis that are usually hard to find. When I went in yesterday they had bottles of Vin Santo for £12.99 and they were bigger than usual!

Greek week is great too.

I've missed going to Lidl since we were locked down and had online deliveries.

We don’t have either near by, but both some miles away. I like to pop in if passing either of them, as both are very good for slightly unusual foods and fresh vegetables. Lidl is good for bread and french style chocolate or cheese twists. I often spend too much on the special buys! I guess I enjoy the mix of regular products with the unexpected!

I live in a small market town.....we have both stores.....I mainly shop at aldi as I prefer their range ......however I will pick up fresh bread from lidl as they have an instore bakery....they also get a good quality range of house plants which are very reasonable.....and their mayo (Batts brand) is delicious ? ( and very cheap)

Both are good on price for top up shops but I can never quite manage to get everything I need there on a ‘big’ shop. We have a Lidl within walking distance, Aldi’s a short drive away. I agree Lidl’s bakery is good & their fresh flowers are reasonable but Aldi just has the edge for me. I think their chilled section is better. I prefer to do my main shop at Sainsburys (also close by) better choices and the option to scan & shop or have a delivery.

Our nearest Lidl in the next town is quite small, and tbh quite grubby .. and doesn't have a huge variety of food stuffs..whereas the Aldi in our town is large and clean, and overall much cheaper...

I use Lidl as I love the bakery, cheeses, live yoghurts, chorizo, meat, fish, butter, teas, herbs spices and other condiments, biscuits, toiletries and cleaning materials. Just about everything really. I do a top up shop once in a blue moon in other stores but in general there are few items I can’t get in Lidl.
If a store does price matching it means they normally rip you off and are only reducing the price because their competition is more reasonably priced.

Lidl used to sell big bags of what looked like wotsits, but were peanut flavoured.
Oh they were lovely!!

There’s a programme on tv right now about Aldi. channel 5

I've never been to either

They are saying how over the years they have changed and are now reaching a much wider market. It is no longer just those who can only afford the cheapest food. Many people now go to both Aldi/Lidl and Waitrose.
On test tastes Aldi’s own brands are indistinguishable from top brands for most people.

Neither because I like a good range of free-range and organic food so use Sainsburys and Tesco. And they don’t deliver, do they?

I think the fruit and veg at Lidl have the edge. Their meat is also better quality and I like the fresh bakery at our local store, which is quite attractive and very clean.

Lidl sent me scurrying to Aldi because their shop local to me
was scruffy and had unhelpfull staff. That was a few years ago.
Now they have relocated to a much nicer , larger store but
too late, I'm happy with Aldi

I think it all depends on your local store. Both the Aldi and the Lidl nearest to me are OK, but a Lidl in a nicer area (ironically) has a very 'cut price' supermarket vibe that I don't like.

I like Aldi but I wish they had a fresh bakery area like Lidl’s.