What/What Not to Buy at Lidl/Aldi

maeveker@eir said:
I bought Cappuccinos in Aldi last week and have had the mother and father of a migraine ever since. Got the same mad headache from their Irn Bru type drink last year. Beware ! There's some very dodgy additives in their products
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Instant cappuccinos are muck regardless of the brand in my opinion. :(
 
Frozen spare ribs in Aldi are pretty crap. Tried them at the weekend. Stick to the butchers.
 
maeveker@eir said:
.. Beware ! There's some very dodgy additives in their products
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Hmmmm

I had one of my worst ever hangovers on the morning after drinking about 6 (25cl) bottles of Brasserie beer.

Haven't bought beer in ALDI since.

FWIW - I had 3 cans (50cl) of Becks at home on Saturday night and had a clear head on Sunday so I don't think my beer tolerance was the issue.
 
maeveker@eir said:
I bought Cappuccinos in Aldi last week and have had the mother and father of a migraine ever since. Got the same mad headache from their Irn Bru type drink last year. Beware ! There's some very dodgy additives in their products
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Care to expand on that? Any additives are surely regulated/authorised for use in the EU? What specific additives are you referring to and which have you positively identified as the cause of your migraines?
 
Aldi - streaky bacon, (if they'r salty, buy Lidl cider to wash down), mini pizzas, spare ribs (delicious), french sauces, chocolate of many sorts, choc pudding........all streets ahead of what the usual supermarket offers. Never ever shop in Londis or Centra.
kaygo
 
kaygo said:
Aldi - streaky bacon, (if they'r salty, buy Lidl cider to wash down), mini pizzas, spare ribs (delicious), french sauces, chocolate of many sorts, choc pudding........all streets ahead of what the usual supermarket offers. Never ever shop in Londis or Centra.
kaygo
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Agree totally, lidl have great Belgian chocolates. the beer and wine are great. fruit and Veg are probably the best out there. fresh every morning. way ahead of Londis or Centra\Supervalue.
 
The Lidl beer doesnt tend to be great.

I got loadsa Stella from Lidl for a do ages ago and with cases of it left I tip away through it before it goes stale (to thrown out beer would be against my religion).

Even with it being a branded beer it doesnt taste the mae west so I'm not finding it that easy to get through (which is saying something!).

Usually I find the wine ok but got a Chablis yesterday and its fairly dull (and it wasnt even majorly cheapo).
 
My father reckons the Lidl bottled beer tends to go flat pretty quick. I've seen those mini kegs- they'd be good for a party- has anyone tried it? I'm waiting for Lidl to repeat their small saw table offer (around €200). My father got one and it's pretty good for the dough.
 
Carpenter said:
My father reckons the Lidl bottled beer tends to go flat pretty quick. I've seen those mini kegs- they'd be good for a party- has anyone tried it? I'm waiting for Lidl to repeat their small saw table offer (around €200). My father got one and it's pretty good for the dough.
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I tried the mini keg last summer and it was really nice and using the long narrow beer glasses that were also bought there we got lots of refills.
They are very good value.
 
I didn't think there was much taste off the mini kegs beer so I wouldn't be in a hurry to buy one again.

Lidl often do a box of 25 shots for €12.99 (recently reduced to €7.99) and they're really nice. Three flavours - vodka & fig, whiskey & cream and something else.
 
Carpenter said:
My father reckons the Lidl bottled beer tends to go flat pretty quick. I've seen those mini kegs- they'd be good for a party- has anyone tried it? I'm waiting for Lidl to repeat their small saw table offer (around €200). My father got one and it's pretty good for the dough.
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Got the mini Keg a couple of times. good for a party. need to chill it overnight to get it really cool. The beer is good once chilled, but you will need to finish the keg within 2 days,it seem's to go off quickly once opened.

Tried the shots too. leathal stuff. great value though.
 
LIDL Good Stuff:-

Lambrusco is really tasty - only €2.49 for a 75cl bottle.
Choc chip cookies are the nicest ive ever tasted - €0.51
Last but not least...Lasagne - €3.70 (get about 3 decent portions too)
Dishwasher tabs - so much cheaper than anywhere ive seen
toilet rolls - if you can handle recycled, you get 10 rolls for €2

Bad:
Waffles (taste OK but 7 times out of 10 there's at 1/2 broken)
Mince (a bit bland)
 
The mini pancakes in Aldi (I think) are not bad. Mind you I made some from scratch this morning and the real thing is a lot better. :)
 
the czech beer in aldi is very good. very similar in taste to staropramen but cheaper, though expensive by aldi standards
 
Bought a pan in Lidl a good few weeks ago. It's deep, with a lid and two small handles on the sides. Last night one of the handles fell off so I wouldn't recommend it.
 
Used this site for the first time 2 day, but for a very different serious reason, i was nearly at wits end, on top of my depressing issue I have been out of work, on medical certs since last Sep., no sick scheme, living on 270 euro. wife got a job, great you might say, but hold on i say, she is to be paid a salary, have been cut down to 160 a week now and i still have to find 50 euro a week for petrol.......so the f'en beans are great. This page has given me the best laugh i have had in a long, long, long time. keep up the good work, ye might even get a novel out of it.
Thanks Again
 
Moses said:
Used this site for the first time 2 day, but for a very different serious reason, i was nearly at wits end, on top of my depressing issue I have been out of work, on medical certs since last Sep., no sick scheme, living on 270 euro. wife got a job, great you might say, but hold on i say, she is to be paid a salary, have been cut down to 160 a week now and i still have to find 50 euro a week for petrol.......so the f'en beans are great. This page has given me the best laugh i have had in a long, long, long time. keep up the good work, ye might even get a novel out of it.
Thanks Again
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That says it all :)
 
Cahir said:
Bought a pan in Lidl a good few weeks ago. It's deep, with a lid and two small handles on the sides. Last night one of the handles fell off so I wouldn't recommend it.
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Bring it back - they normally have a no quibble money back guarantee even if the goods were simply not to your liking. However they are obliged to give you a refund if the goods were faulty anyway.
 
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