What/What Not to Buy at Lidl/Aldi

Avoid the Cotes du Rhones from Lidl ... just found four bottles in the wine rack I bought last Christmas which are/were undrinkable
 
The olive oil in both Aldi and Lidl is superior to the many (expensive) brands we tried from the main supermarkets...
 
Firefly said:
Not sure I agree...found them to smoke quickly when frying...
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I'd imagine this is the Extra Virgin Olive oil you were using? If so, this will burn quicker than just normal Olive Oil, which can withstand higher heat.
 
the virgin olive oil in aldi is superior to most other brands. I bought one of packs of spanners during the summer in aldi. usual kind of aldi thursday offer 25 different size of spanner for 5.99 ( figures are not necessarily accurate but you know the deals....) anyway yesterday I noticed a strong smell of kero around the boilerhouse door when I was out in the back garden. opened the door and there was a puddle of oil under the burner. decided to open the cover and take a look and after about 5 mins found out the exact place of the leak. out with the aldi spanners and after a few misses with wrong sizes , eureka, and got the drip sorted.
aldi + €6, cu +€44 , plumber minus €50. not the usual aldi best buy I know. just hope I never have to use the drain unblocker I bought one other week
 
lemeister said:
I'd imagine this is the Extra Virgin Olive oil you were using? If so, this will burn quicker than just normal Olive Oil, which can withstand higher heat.
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I was not impressed by the extra virgin olive oil, is it the virgin olive oil you are recommending only?
 
I'll second the vote for the chocolate, although my nearest Lidl branch now is often out of stock of the 70% choc they used always have.
 
I do like the chocolates in lidl.The fine brand has 200g bars for 86c_very good value and comes in roast hazelnut,fruit and almond etc.Also the bag of choc pralines with nuts-gran gala with pic of milk pail in front is delicious for 1.49.
I like the stollen cakes 2.99.
I HAVE NEVER tasted the pannetone cakes ....seem expensive at 5.99, but will no doubt reduce in price as they don`t seem to be moving...already down to 3.99....i`ll wait till after xmas and try one then.
I don`t buy much of their frozen food like meat products.
The frankfurters...about 10 for 1.49 are good value and very nice.
As i said before i though that lidl would do more buisness,...i`m in a rural area but maybe in cities there are much busier.
The jar of little musrooms in sunflower oil...antipasta...is quite good.
 
anybody else manage to get that box of brandy chocs.(Alte Excellenz)? they were 99 pence sterling in newry lidl. I took a box thinking for 99p that they would be rubbish but they are very nice. plenty of brandy (16%) in them too.and there's 30 in a box so they are about 5c each. unbelievable value. there was cherry brandy ones too but I didnt get them.
 
Yeah of course i got them for1.79 brandy liquers. The cherry ONES have less chocs but each has a cherry in the brandy center. To be honest the choc is not great...i`ve tasted better but maybe it`s not easy to have a brandy center with good choc.
The best plan is to buy a good bottle of sherry,not necessary in lidl.....anyway put some sherry in your mouth ,then take some milk choc in your mouth also and suck. The choc tastes ten times better than normal.Don`t know why,but if you don`t believe me ,try it!
The tinned fish are good, sardines can always be mashed and put in pasta etc
Anyone bought the pannetone?
After xmas there will be lots of big reductions on items in the big supermrkts.I can wait until then to buy a lot of goodies.
dO THE BIG SUPERMRKTS LIKE TESCO AND DUNNES GIVE BIG REductions before closing time on xmas eve?
 
they used to , especially on seasonal items. ie selection boxes, cheese boards, gillette shaving sets etc. notice that they don't appear to have many selection boxes in stock at present. I nearly always get a full gillette mach3 presentation pack for half price on 27th December. usually has everything in it, gel, aftershave new razor ( mean with the blades though but I get them in Newry anyway) and a carry case. usually sold for the price of the gel alone.
 
Propman said:
Avoid the Cotes du Rhones from Lidl ... just found four bottles in the wine rack I bought last Christmas which are/were undrinkable
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Can anyone recommend any of the wine from either Aldi or Lidl? I've purchased several different bottles, all has been rubbish.
 
BillK said:
We tried the stirfry chicken recently at 84 pence abd thought it was would be good value at twice the price. Called something like Nasi Garong.
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It's Nasi Goreng, Malay for fry up and yes it is good value
 
bankrupt said:
Can anyone recommend any of the wine from either Aldi or Lidl? I've purchased several different bottles, all has been rubbish.
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Lidl sell an Aussie Shiraz Cabernet with a screw cap for about €5 or €6 and it's pretty nice.

Aldi used to do a Ile La Forge Shiraz which was dee-licious ! It was a tenner but well worth it . They have the Merlot in now for the same price which I haven't tried but if Merlot is your thing (not really mine), it's probably lovely.
 
Moving from wine to washing (good, eh!), I recommend Lidl limescale tablets (brand name Adritt) for the washing machine. About 4.50 for 51 tablets, heck of a lot better value than Calgon (about 7 euro for 30 tabs), and they work fine - no need for me to call out the TV plumber!
 
The aussie shiraz is nice in Lidl(black bottle with silver map of Australia on it) It's 5.99 I think. In Aldi they do a nice dry white wine - St. Lucas - it's an argetinian sauvignon blanc - about 5/6 euro as well.
 
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