My commentary today is primarily about the pros and humour of shopping in Aldi. I don’t know what gave me a sudden urge to share my feelings with the internet on this, but I think if you are not ‘there yet’/in the 21st century mindset of embracing the cheaper, alternative, European supermarket ways, you need to hear this. Get your head out your arse, which is on the seat that always drives to Sainsbury’s, ‘cos Aldi is great…shortly followed by Lidl and I shall tell you why they WILL improve your life.
1. Aldi tastes good for the price. Go with the chocolate range; it’s extensive AND some of them use Ghanaian cocoa (supporting my own). A lot of the really good stuff is between 59p- £2- p*ss all for the fun you receive. Try the thin, exquisite-looking 100g bars/the chubbier rectangle bars of milk chocolate and hazelnuts.
Moreover the mackerel fillets in packets with chef-eqsue seasoning and flavouring- GOOD WORK ALDI!? They actually shape a really good dish to which dinner guests have commended our household on, forward slash, fish is beaut for the mind and body, so get it in the basket people!
Moreover the mackerel fillets in packets with chef-eqsue seasoning and flavouring- GOOD WORK ALDI!? They actually shape a really good dish to which dinner guests have commended our household on, forward slash, fish is beaut for the mind and body, so get it in the basket people!
I can back up the merit of Aldi with a 'Mum Says' moment:
‘It’s really excellent value, it saves 25-30 quid a week on the shopping bill, so more to spend on shoes, yay!’
‘It’s really excellent value, it saves 25-30 quid a week on the shopping bill, so more to spend on shoes, yay!’
2. You get tubs of large Greek and natural bio yoghurt for like 50p or something? Cool. So just add honey…, which by the way, is less than a pound too!
3. You can speak to foreign people who are actually more friendly in Aldi, than in everyday society.
4. Peanut butter, if you are a super fan like myself, is one of the best on the market and trust me when I say I have sampled a tonne of genres. This spread is grappling with Tesco’s crunchy own brand for the lead spot, but Aldi continues to succeed due to its lower cost. Select the red label jar- so rich and satisfying.
5. Aldi shop floors are small so you don’t have to be advantageously limby to get around the place in a sufficient amount of time. #'Concise aisles making shopping experiences less crap in the UK since 1990'
6. You can inconspicuously add personal requests on the weekly shopping list without your parents having a b*tch-fit about prices of your conditioner or branded treats such as Nutella, which yes, they do sell, amongst the abundance of their own brand everything else. Ps. Don’t be afraid of own brand, you won’t get mad cow disease after a week...or year for that matter.
7. Cashiers are quick. Even when the queues look disastrously lengthy, they reduce in no time. Aldi cashiers are another breed of cashier.
8. It’s fabulous for budget alcohol, weird genres and great for a laugh at the types of names on the bottles. Expect to find replica Malibu and great value vino.
And lastly, one of THE best things about Aldi, is their ability to be so creative and original with replica brand and product name generation...cough...All I can say is 'Stackers'= Pringles, 'Wheat Biscuits'= Wheetabix and these examples below...
And lastly, one of THE best things about Aldi, is their ability to be so creative and original with replica brand and product name generation...cough...All I can say is 'Stackers'= Pringles, 'Wheat Biscuits'= Wheetabix and these examples below...
Things to note:
Don’t buy the stuffing if you are a roast dinner connoisseur. Family members have informed me of their feedback and it is less satisfactory than the likes of M and S (goes without saying), however, I like it: 6/10, fairly tasteless but the texture is all there and stuffing is stuffing really?
Go with 23269 of your own bags, because if you don’t, that till will keep on coming, the cashier will keep on beeping items at you and you WILL struggle and want to cry/fall to the floor in a heap at the end of the conveyor belt, in a frenzy of stress and public humiliation, all because ‘you didn’t know the rules.’ Now you know. (Also this saves the planet WHICH I LOVE 'cos if you don't take your own, you will be punished/charged for each one you need)
There is a middle clutter section within both Aldi and Lidl that suddenly re-imagine you shopping in B&Q or a more upper-class miscellaneous jumble sale. Expect the likes of weighing scales, gardening equipment, appliances, over-sized clocks, occasional photo frames, one-off novelty gifts, seeds and many items made from rubber..? It's strange but somewhat comforting knowing you could probably fashion a last-minute present for a distant friend or relative over the age of 40. :)
You may need to venture to another supermarket to supplement shopping items such as some fruit and veg because of the greater range, and life spans of the salad leaves.
As a tangent to the above I LOVE ALDI scene, Lidl on the other hand is good for a greater variety of brands. You’ll see some seasonal feature appearances from Cadbury, or juice entries from Tropicana. Sometimes there are even Kinder Buenos and their cereal range is pretty darn good; granola and muesli specifically.
To conclude, just don't hate or judge before you've indulged. These stores really are the light at the end of a tunnel through receding economic times.
