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Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: on May 15, 2008, 09:41:23 pm

http://www.talkingretail.com/news/9662/Hard-pressed-shoppers-prove-bo.ehtml

[Aldi claimed its prices were 20-30% lower than rival supermarkets, meaning that Brits shopping there are saving 1m a day.]

Smashing! I'm popping down tomorrow to save myself a million pounds.

Just think of the savings if they did a BOGOF across the store.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: lorri on May 16, 2008, 12:46:37 am

We have an Aldi opening very close to home soon, never been to one, whats everyone that has used ones opinion of them ??? are they good or bad ??

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: goldencup on May 16, 2008, 08:47:00 am

Good

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: on May 16, 2008, 08:52:35 am

Bad, unless you're not bothered about your food being edible.  I guess their fresh produce is OK, but biscuits, cakes etc are minging.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: loulou on May 16, 2008, 09:51:37 am

Sounds a bit like Netto.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: goldencup on May 16, 2008, 02:36:51 pm

I don't buy biscuits or cakes. 

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: on May 16, 2008, 07:45:00 pm

I don't like their fresh meat such as beef and chicken. Other than that I think their products are very good.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: oldspice on May 16, 2008, 08:01:23 pm

Their chilled foods such as lasagne and curries are excellent. Their biscuits are nice but the cakes and bread are a bit nasty. There is tons of chocolate as long as you like dozens of variations on milk chocolate, plain chocolate, white chocolate and stuff with hazelnuts in.

 

The wine and beer etc is very good but avoid the household gadgets cos they are either totally pointless or they don't work.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: on May 16, 2008, 08:36:23 pm

I bought a combo microwave/convection oven & grill last year for 59 pounds. Works really well and no trouble from it so far.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: oldspice on May 17, 2008, 09:14:21 am

OK, I stand corrected!

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: goldencup on May 17, 2008, 09:18:32 am

My doorstop works!

 

Their frozen pizzas are excellent (and cheap).

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: on May 17, 2008, 12:54:10 pm

Quote from: oldspice

OK, I stand corrected!

No, Oldspice. You are probably correct for a lot of their items. I have bought stuff from Lidl that I regretted. Not that it didn't work, just I didn't think it through.

A popcorn maker and waffle maker spring to mind. Their food processor was quite useful though.

paulham2008-05-17 11:54:59

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: DrWho on May 17, 2008, 01:04:34 pm

I have used Aldi when I was in a hurry, but wont go again in a hurry.  It was a packet of milk chocolate digestives - and they were horrible.

Title: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: on May 17, 2008, 02:02:55 pm

The key bounty is not to buy their version of British foods as they are made in general by British companies on the cheap. Their foreign produced foods are generally much better.

Title: Re: Hard-pressed shoppers prove boon for Aldi
Post by: loulou on May 19, 2008, 11:42:30 am

I've never been to an aldi. I don't think there are any local to me.