gordonthemoron
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if we only had Lidl and Aldi, there'd be a lot of redundant shop staff as those two don't employ anywhere near as many people comparatively (per store and taking into account the amount of money they take)
You forgot to mention 'EU loving'. Trouble is I'm a retired baby boomer so really I should believe that price is everything and everything good about the EU is fake news. After all, I am an ex Essex boy!... fancy metropolitan elite
I find Sainsburys basics bog roll better than many premium brands !
That would leave those two companies with no competition and who is to say that finding themselves in such a situation, especially if Britain had left its membership of the EU, they would not become totally different organizations in marketing to what they are at present.
Morrisons seem to have a habit of interrupting my favorite parts of songs I enjoy with in store announcements.I'm a regular at Lidl and while it's possible to pop in for a loaf and come out with a pneumatic drill; Lidl doesn't have those little extra things you could pop in for, eg. SD cards, stationery, pair of undies etc that you can guarantee the larger Tescos/Morrisons have. Morrisons, in my opinion, do cakes much better, Lidl have a great range of sweets and beers. A negative for Morrisons is their *&£$# musac, grrr. There's only so many times in your life you can listen to The Pretenders before you go loopy....
EDIT; Iceland are good for an once-a-month frozen top-up + other stuff, reliable and easy to navigate delivery service too.
With two members of my family having an intolerance to cows' milk, I have to say yes. Aldi and Lidl don't carry any soy or goats' milk-based products that I've seen.
(We shop at Aldi regularly, but have to combine it with a visit to another supermarket.)
Sainsburys - hark at you!
fancy metropolitan elite
Our typical dairy shopping list includes goats' milk, soy-based milk for our toddler, goats' cheeses, and soy yoghurts (with goats' or sheep's yoghurt as a treat), as well as the more conventional cow-based products for the rest of the family.You're probably meaning products made with milk rather than milk drinks I imagine, but Aldi do sell soya milk, I buy lots of it. It's more likely to be near the tea and coffee than the refrigerated milk, going by the stores I'm used to. It's also far cheaper than the equivalent in a Sainsbury's Local!
Says the man who repackages all his frozen food into containers and stores them in neat and tidy rows in his freezer!
You're probably meaning products made with milk rather than milk drinks I imagine, but Aldi do sell soya milk, I buy lots of it. It's more likely to be near the tea and coffee than the refrigerated milk, going by the stores I'm used to. It's also far cheaper than the equivalent in a Sainsbury's Local!
I suppose I'm being a bit of a snob but I would not be keen on giving up the choice to be left lumbered with a second rate Soviet style food store. It's all fine and well for those of you that love them but if you can afford it you go first class and don't go for second rate now don't you ?
Lidl.. I love their bakery ! I'm addicted to those cheese diamonds. I was recently recommended their meat and I've given it a go. It's certainly cheaper. A lot of their products I really don't like. Even their Cien hand gel smells weird :/ They win blind tasting wine awards too and I recently tried their Chenin Blanc.
Every couple of years I go to Sainsbury and try to do a full shop and come away thinking that it isn't worth the 5% or so savings. Althougfh the London Colney branch has more line items and bigger stocks, I just can't get that bothered about how many different cereals or bags of crisps I need to have.I could probably afford to shop at Waitrose for everything, but it would in my view be rather a waste of money to do so.
Every couple of years I go to Sainsbury and try to do a full shop and come away thinking that it isn't worth the 5% or so savings
They're hardly "soviet style"! Some of the products they stock are better quality (and at a much lower price) than your standard supermarket fare. One example I can give is their quiches - the ones I bought in Aldi had far more flavour than their Asda equivalents. Of course some products may not be as good, but you won't find out unless you try them out.I suppose I'm being a bit of a snob but I would not be keen on giving up the choice to be left lumbered with a second rate Soviet style food store. It's all fine and well for those of you that love them but if you can afford it you go first class and don't go for second rate now don't you ?
Had some issues with Lidl meat going bad very quickly, had “off” chicken on a few occasions which put us off a little bit.
That's your mistake. Sainsbury's is near Waitrose prices with Tesco quality and service. Not great at all.
If you went to Asda, Aldi or Lidl you'd save a packet.