I saw a report in the newspaper that Lidle and Aldi are effectively reducing the market share of the big 4 supermarkets. Lidl have produced a marvellous brochure with all their Christmas goodies and impressive it is too. I can't believe that they manage to source all of their meat in the UK. Fruit and vegetables are much cheaper there too. I am really pleased that a monopoly. which the big supermarkets have held, is now beginning to be broken. I do wish that more people would realise how the supermarketing gurus are very good at manipulating our shopping habits.
I have those bags too phoenix . I have been told though that this goes on as it also does with shoppers in Primark who transfer their shopping into a 'more upmarket' bag. Silly b-----s.
I love that Lona. There was something in the paper lately about some well to do looking woman standing in the queue in Aldi, talking on her phone and saying 'Be home soon darling, I'm just in the queue at Waitrose
Now that so many stores don't give away plastic bags, perhaps we will return to EVERYONE packing their shopping into a bag whuich has no connection to where the stuff was bought.
I always thought it pretty naff to boast about where you shopped anyway - it all goes down the same red lane and eventually down the same white porcelain bowl.
A lot of my Aldi shopping goes into Waitrose bags and I've been using a Lidl bag for shopping in Waitrose. One of the great joys of Aldi and Lidl is that they are smaller shops. They don't have 25 varieties of everything and I can be in and out in 10 minutes depending on the queue.
I love the marzipan stollen - it keeps really well but if you have had it for some time it is rather nice - toasted. I am so pleased that some of you you have discovered the joys of Lidl and Aldi. All we have to hope for now is that they don't make moves to use the tactics of the big supermarkets.
I love Aldi and Lidl stollen too - I have one at the moment and am struggling to resist before Xmas. I used to buy it from the German market here in Brum but the Aldi and Lidl ones are twice as big for half the money.
ALL the Lidl German Christmas items are WONDERFUL. Have you seen their Gingerbread House? Much better & cheaper than the major 4's offerings AND it tastes delicious!! The GS, DD, GD and I enjoyed making it too. Their Gluwein is just outstanding ( and not expensive). Have a try at their muesli; that too is the best around too. I think we had this thread two years ago; I mentioned the gluwein then too................HICK!! !!
Love Aldi & Lidl to bits . Such bargains to be had . Good quality too. SMALL downside , just heard an advert for LIDL and they have taken like the CO-OP to have a bloke with a slighty Scottish accent . Wonder why it gets on my pip . Not that it will stop me going there you understand !