The best thing ever bought from the Aldi "mad middle" section...

[Hampster Gull]

Yep, worth the wait though.

Far better quality than most other supermarkets and the less pretentious dickwads who get in them the better.

Perfect

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Has someone been watching 8 out of ten cats does countdown with the £10 leaf blower?

 

[Gwylan]

I bought an ice cream maker for under £20 - it's been brilliant for about six or seven summers

 

[WSU]

Excellent thread! I bought an amazing bouncy castle for my boys that cost £15 - great value but takes about 3 hours to manually blow it up, if only they'd sell a cheap electric pump too!
I also got an inspection camera for £70 (about half price of the others I was looking at) great for helping getting pipework and cables under floorboards but only been used for bogey hunting by anyone who's asked to borrow it.

 

[Zukey Seagull]

I got myself a fishing fleece, hat, gloves and bait. Was well pleased. I love Aldi. They do some excellent meat as well.

 

[Norman Potting]

No experience of Aldi but a big fan of Lidl for food shopping and their "I didn't know I needed one until I saw it..." offers.

 

[spongy]

Lidl and Aldi food and drink is often voted the best of the supermarkets in blind tastings but it takes an age to get through the cash points as they are so popular.

Seriously? We've started using the one in lewes the last few months. We can,buy nearly a months shopping barring milk, bread and veg for just over £100. It's amazing.

I've found that the tills don't have enough room past the scanner for your stuff and the checkout staff can pass the items through at WARP SPEED. So quick that it takes the pair of us to both bag up simultaneously and so quick we can't separate frozen, jars, fresh stuff properly!

I find the queues quicker than the likes of tesco, Asda etc.

 

[Iovan The Sweeper]

I like the wheelbarrow wheel in Aldi for £8.

That would please Notts County fans I'm sure.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

I'm a recent convert to the Aldi in Enfield; meat and wine is excellent. Only minor issue is why the packing areas at the tills are so small. I don't really get this as there is plenty of space to make them bigger.

 

[surrey jim]

Excellent thread! I bought an amazing bouncy castle for my boys that cost £15 - great value but takes about 3 hours to manually blow it up, if only they'd sell a cheap electric pump too!
I also got an inspection camera for £70 (about half price of the others I was looking at) great for helping getting pipework and cables under floorboards but only been used for bogey hunting by anyone who's asked to borrow it.

I have [probably] the same inflatable from Aldi. Got a £15 air pump from Chad Valley at Argos. Takes around 10-15 mins to fully inflate, worth the money IMO.

 

[Scampi]

I always check out the " Aisle of Mystery" in the local lidl. It's amazing what passes for internment the older you get.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

There is a Lidl in Canterbury. I got my clothes drying rack there.

Just checked online and Tesco and John Lewis sell the concatina racks, but these are crap. My Lidl one is flat, with slightly elevated extendable ends. Magic.

Aside from that, I do tend to feel a bit unclean shopping in Lidl, on the grounds that I'm a Massive Snob

 

[Triggaaar]

I've never been in an Aldi.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

There is a Lidl in Canterbury. I got my clothes drying rack there.

Just checked online and Tesco and John Lewis sell the concatina racks, but these are crap. My Lidl one is flat, with slightly elevated extendable ends. Magic.

Aside from that, I do tend to feel a bit unclean shopping in Lidl, on the grounds that I'm a Massive Snob

Aldi & Lidl are German. The Germans don't sell rubbish.

 

[maltaseagull]

I always check out the " Aisle of Mystery" in the local lidl. It's amazing what passes for internment the older you get.

Do you go there on your days out?

 

[ropey9]

I'm a recent convert to the Aldi in Enfield; meat and wine is excellent. Only minor issue is why the packing areas at the tills are so small. I don't really get this as there is plenty of space to make them bigger.

The tills are small and the staff trained to scan at "warp" speed so that you just put everything back in the trolley and bag on the shelves after the till or at your car.

 

[GOM]

Fake crocs at 3.99, went back and bought 2 more pairs they are that good.

 

[robinsonsgrin]

never been in an aldi... but one due to open off of the rustington bypass in near future, so will check it out.

 

[jcdenton08]

Outstanding electric pencil sharpener for a fiver. A world class piece of kit.

 

[Scampi]

Do you go there on your days out?

Curse you autocorrect.