Aldi & Lidl #9

[Wishful thinking]

Also got the 5p veg. Managed to get the Winter Wonderland Cheesecake - only 2 left. No idea how the two of us are going to eat it. Maybe just cut it in half

 

[rainbowlemon]

I've read nothing about the changes really so it's probably my own fault but I'm also confused. I want my free bakery sweet treat back

Basically you're worse off. Before the free bakery item was when you spent £10 each month in store. Now you need around £60 to get that free bakery item.

They give you £3 off when you get £300 or £5 when you spend £500. They say double points on fruit so maybe some will get there faster.

It's okay if it's your closest food shop and you'd still get some freebies instead of nothing.

 

[EllenDeGenerate]

I am currently munching on Aldi's bbq lentil chips whilst swigging on a bottle of their Rossini lager. A match made in heaven.

 

[Kellybobz]

Has anyone got a review for the lidls milk frother? Always been tempted by the hotel chocolat velvetiser but it's pricey for something that could end up shoved in the back of a cupboard.

I had one, it lasted about a year before setting on fire (luckily I was in the kitchen at the time) bought a velvetiser the next day

 

[Jmblady]

Bought the bauble candle (silver) and the top broke off with the hook/ribbon straight away! I’ve glued it back on and it’s okay, but without it, it doesn’t have the same bauble look! Just be careful when lifting the lid! Scent is really nice from it! (Aldi!)

 

[rivermonster]

Finally the Bagel seasoning appeared on the shelf this morning - £1.49. Not opening it yet as I have the Marks one open but reading the contents I will like the Aldi one better as it says Sesame seeds first, then garlic and next is salt and the other is salt first. Not the greatest salt lover so will buy some more tomorrow.
Got the flatbreads recommended above and at last they have the cook at home Sourdough baguettes back in stock with a long use by date but I put them in freezer anyway.
New, to me, Freeze dried Pineapple - £2.49 a pack of 5. (recycle) What I like about these are they are in separate packs instead of 1 bag like the strawberries and apples which used to annoy me as I could just eat loads of them but now can just open one pack.
Edit - just opened a Pineapple bag and they are lovely and sweet and taste amazing. They are quite dry, some pieces more than others, but a quick blitz will make them into powder which would be great on breakfast things.
Per bag - 38 cals, if you are interested.

 

[Dontmindme]

I've just read on Reddit that they are changing the Lidl app, and getting rid of your free cake when you spend a tenner. Rumour has it that you need to spend £65 to get a free croissant.

Weirdly I got a notification today saying I was getting an extra 4 days on my coupon plus reward. I thought they meant extra time to use existing ones but no, they’re not resetting tomorrow (1st) back to zero. Which means I don’t get my free sweet treat in my weekly shop at the weekend . I only really shop there as I think the rewards are so good but if they are cutting back I might switch back to Aldi!

 

[Carefree]

So this may be a niche reference to most people here but the pickle dip actually reminds me of Polish cucumber soup, which uses brined rather than pickled cucumbers. It just means they're more fermented instead of pickled with vinegar.

I'd buy again but it's definitely not the standard dill pickle, US-style, in my opinion.

 

[duckdinner]

Any Aldi or Lidl Christmas highs or lows? We had a frozen turkey joint from Lidl (was only about £7 I think) and it was terrible. It's only my husband who has turkey so wasn't any point getting any bigger, he was very disappointed though. My passion fruit panna cotta from Aldi was also rubbish - really grainy.

I've already mentioned this, but the tiramisu trifle from Aldi was delicious! I also accidently bought a vegan no-beef fillet from Aldi (my brain didn't see the "no" before the beef ) that had a peppery crust to it that was actually quite nice

 

[Kate1970]

Got this on my app! Is it a single vegetable

 

[chickhicks86]

You lot influenced me to make yet another pilgrimage to Ye Olde Aldi this morning for the tiramisu trifle.

 

[chickhicks86]

We had to brave Aldi this morning, I was thinking it’ll be nice and quiet as lots of people had their last day at work yesterday probably nursing hangovers. Nope, absolutely manic. It was horrendous still forgot bits so will have to go one last time before Christmas.

I had to pop to Aldi this morning and it was quiet! I had intended to drive round the roundabout leading to it and park in the nearby housing estate and walk in if it looked awful - loads of parking and no queues at all, same with Lidl that I went to after.

 

[rivermonster]

Anybody been into Aldi to buy the 1.5ltr of Le Grand Poulet Rose £9.99 instead of £11.99 ? I thought I would have a look at it whilst I was in there earlier and it was still at the higher price. Luckily there was a member of staff stocking up the wine so I asked her which it was and with a quite an exasperated look on her face said - not our fault, head office. So I engaged her in a nice conversation and she told me that head office hadn't changed the price on whatever they had to do and was still coming up at the higher price and they were still trying to put it right but it was giving staff grief (not from me).
Outcome is she told me to buy Primitivo - Rosato - Puglia at £5.29 bottle. 12.5% as it is much nicer. Not tasted the Poulet but this one is nice, just had a glass with lunch.... Well it is Bank Holiday after all.

 

[HowlOwl]

I like the prosecco from Lidl’s, together with their “Bitterol” at £4.99 (like Aperol), makes nice spritzers but the prosecco is decent on its own, £4.99 but 30p off with Lidl’s Plus.

 

[Lalla]

Our Aldi had the Italian meals reduced to £1.49, plus some were also use by tomorrow so reduced a further 30%. Bought 2 of those, plus a mac and cheese (also £1.49) and 2 garlic breads as they were only 29p!

Also bought a flamingo for the garden

 

[it’s not been changed?!]

Don’t buy the jar of salted caramel spread unless you want to end up eating it all from the jar

 

[HowlOwl]

Aldi have some heated car seat covers, only £7.99, really work well! We bought a couple.

 

[duckdinner]

For the first time this year, I went to Aldi to get a specific special buy and they actually had them in stock!

It was the baskets with the bamboo lids, and the employee manning the self checkout accused me of trying to steal the lids Both the baskets and the lids have stickers on them saying "don't forget the lid" and the lid doesn't even have a barcode on it to scan, but he insisted on calling a manager over, who confirmed that the lids and the baskets were one item and then apologised profusely

If anyone's a fan of the protein mousse by muller & myprotein, don't get the Aldi version - they're barely edible & have a weird texture

 

[LaughingCow21]

Part from the obvious what exactly is bagel seasoning ?

Generally it is white & black sesame seeds, flaky salt, garlic & onion flakes. You can sprinkle it on anything savoury. Lovely on eggs, poke bowls, salads, cream cheese. The list is endless.

 

[Carefree]

Got the pickle dip from Aldi, finally. Have two different types of tortilla chips, one from M&S, to sample it with so will be back.