fairy&cake Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I was a bit of a food s"Ooops, word censored!" until ross left his job and we had to stretch the pounds and pennys. A new Lidl has opened in Telford. We popped in there today, [mainly to take my mind of stuff- Funeral this morning] And i am glad to say, it was fabulous. They had such a wide range of veg, it was unbelieveable! and i didnt even know the names of some of them! It was also VERY cheap. Im not sure whether ours is good because its only 2 weeks old, but its fabulous! I love foreign foods anyway and we bought loads, a massive Salami for Ross, about 30cm long, and some spanish Fruit Juice that was on offer. If you can, brave the label it has and go in there! The egg mayo, was even labeled FREE RANGE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Dont get the baked beans! They taste rather tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Thats so funny. We bought Heinz ones 6 tins for 1.30 i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 We've never really gone into ours. Do they do fair trade bananas ect. We don't tend to buy much else as we get a veg/fruit box but boy do th ekids eat their way through fruit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 All there bananas were fair trade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 We've never really gone into ours. Do they do fair trade bananas ect. We don't tend to buy much else as we get a veg/fruit box but boy do th ekids eat their way through fruit. http://www.lidl-fairglobe.co.uk/sortiment.php and go to the bottom _________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 (edited) ta so bananas yes but not much else. I wonder about their citrus stuff. I may have to go in and have a nosey (edited for spelling) Edited January 19, 2008 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 its deffo worth a gander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Dont get the baked beans! They taste rather tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Our local Lidl opened about a year ago. I shop there every week, although I couldn't do all my grocery shopping there. Our store sells a range of organic veggies and often have veggies at half price. I buy bags of spinach for the Hens every week. They also sell free range eggs. Their cheese is yummy. The bread flour makes a very good loaf and is only 49 pence a bag. I know some people who won't go there because they say it is cheap and nasty I tell them not to be so s"Ooops, word censored!"bish Lidl also charge 3p for a carrier bag. All the shoppers I have seen there take their own bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 its deffo worth a gander crikey Fairy&Cake,thats a very British phrase for an American to come out with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 im not american! What made you think that? I lived there for a while when i was young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I thought you where American too at first, because it says "mom" in your signature I've never been in Lidl before, we have a few near by, but never really thought about going in there xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Both Lidl and Aldi have come a long way since they first opened in this country. I like Lidl, don't get much chance to go to Aldi as the car park is always full up The three pack of Margherita pizzas for about £1.89 is a good deal, they taste nice too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riane Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I often get deli stuff from aldi, it is soooo much cheaper than Sainsburys. Their parma ham and parmesan cheese is great and their fruit cakes from Germany are delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I LOVE Aldi. I go there every week. My fave is the aloe vera loo roll!! I wish we had a lidl. I have been in one once and it looks really good. I have heard we may be getting one soon. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 We go Aldi every week - I like some of there wine boxes!!! We also pick up a few fridge bits - cheese, cooked meats & cat food. Some of the gadgets / offers are good too. Oh & I like their flowers too! We've been to Lidl today. I was very pleased that they now do a low fat range called Linessa, so bought some cheese, chocolate milk drink, jelly, dessert & mousse mixes. We also got some greek mixes for dips, cranberry & Wenslydale cheese. I bought some condensed milk for a banofee pie (Eglutine style) oh & a full tray of tinned sweetcorn for the chooks! We looked for the frre range mayo - but none of it was in our Lidl. It was all made from pasteurised egg....probably wet egg. Yuk! So we will continue to make our own for now. As for beans...we like the Lidl ones. They'd got all Yoga stuff in there too! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Aldi sell a very nice alcoholic drink called Austens which is a version of Pimms Last spring I bought strawberry plants from Aldi. Six plants, 2 early, 2 mid and 2 late varities for £2.50. They cropped really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menagerie Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I shop in Aldi - wouldn't be without it. Rarely any queues, very efficient tills, and like lidl everyone brings their own bag. They don't sell free range chicken (well i'm veggie anyway) but their free range eggs are fine. Most staple things are good and cheap eg oil, pasta, tinned tomatoes, loo roll, juice etc but we sometimes have to go to sainsburys for stuff like raisons, bread flour and other fancy/baking stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 My hubby goes to Lidl once a week because there is one in the centre of Cheltenham, so when he fancies a break from the office he goes to see what bargains they have. Our best buys have been a Phillips camping lantern which we paid £7 for which at the time were £25 elsewhere, and their chocolate is really cheap 74% cocoa dark chocolate 59p they do a large range, great for cooking and really nice to eat better than Llint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I wish we had a lidl. I have been in one once and it looks really good. I have heard we may be getting one soon. Fingers crossed. Check on the website! www.lidl.co.uk there may be one closer than you think! I have a lovely salt lamp from Lidl, it was £7.99 They were £25 at the German market in the city centre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Might have to give our Lidl another go................whenever I've been it's always so busy and the parking is a nightmare............I did like their fruit and veg though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 They have half price weeks on their fruit and veg. we tend to buy pineapples and mangos etc which are normally so expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 We have an Aldi in Galashiels and it is useless I went in there once when the new Asda and Sainsburys both opened the same weekend and people were queuing into their car parks Why do people do that Anyway I didn't need much just milk bread etc so I went into the Aldi No skimmed milk the bread was the worst I have ever tasted and I came out with practically nothing I went in for Maybe I am fussy but I won't be going back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted January 21, 2008 Author Share Posted January 21, 2008 aldi bread is awful., its kind of sweet. Ross likes it though. I only like Hovis or Kingsmill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
