Collin the Caterpillar Vs Cuthbert the Caterpillar - M&S Vs Aldi Caterpillar Cakes

[BigMavis]

I am also from the UK too, but for almost 30 years (I'm 29 now) my parents have always bought our birthday cakes from the same family bakery in Golders Green ( Carmelli's ). The last one we ordered. My best memories as a kid include running straight to the fridge first thing in the morning the next day for left over cake.

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Oh my days, that looks amazing. Is it made with fresh cream?

 

[Saddlesoap]

Completely agree. If anything, this move by Aldi has made me swing in favour of M&S who actually do a lot of promotions on behalf of cancer charities. This feels tacky and like Aldi are goading M&S into saying “no” so they can hit out with gotcha media. It’s quite crass to use charity as a pawn imo.

I don't quite understand this as Aldi have been supporting cancer charities for years as well?

 

[Notworthy]

I was just thinking the silence must be rather awkward for Aldi atm...

Why are they out of touch?...IMHO like many big and long standing uk companies, the top 7 layers of management could be bought from a '1990's London senior management identikit model shop' with a 20% discount if they come dressed in a blue pin stripe suit. The whole business is micromanaged by those top layers, and the bottom (where all the 'in touch' people usually are) has no imput and just has to follow what the out of touch identikit guys decide.

It's bizarre because I work on the Railway and we have the opposite problem, a layer of lower management determined not to let anything change.

Meanwhile #TeamColinfromthestart

 

[BigMavis]

They'd need to improve the quality of their food first for that to ever happen.

I can't comment on Aldis food, never had it. But I've never not enjoyed M&S produce, its top notch and quality is excellent, expensive yes, but maybe the other supermarkets would be too if they had the same quality.

 

[FenellaTheWitch]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks Lidl stinks. Whenever I've been in one there's always this really distinctive stench

It really does. I thought it was just my local one that whiffed but it's not.

 

[FenellaTheWitch]

I don't know if it's been said already but a female one appeared in my Tesco this week called Calli!

I had a Colin my 42nd birthday last month

My sister had a Mr & Mrs Colin as her wedding cake..

There is a female Colin called Connie.

I prefer Colin though. Don't know why. They had a Christmas Colin too.

 

[whathastheworldcometo]

Excellent response. I'm glad they stood firm.

What was their response, I cannot see it? Thank you

 

[Vee6]

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Playing dirty now.

 

[WilmaHun]

Went in Asda last night and happened to fall down the cake aisle hoping to find their version of a caterpillar cake. Didn't have any so I had to get an ordinary chocolate swiss roll

 

[WilmaHun]

Always a funny whiff in Lidls. And so seldom need to buy a lone miniature powderpuff, a jar of frankfurters and a wetsuit.

Edited to add: but yes bakery and veg are excellent.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks Lidl stinks. Whenever I've been in one there's always this really distinctive stench

 

[Cats_eyes]

I keep seeing memes about this, I'm not in the UK I have no idea what's going on...anyone want to elaborate....

 

[BigMavis]

What was their response, I cannot see it? Thank you

Hi, its on the last page, a tweet shared by Bella. It just said Colin helps out with charity how about Kevin the carrot do his own charity work

 

[Dont swipe up!]

M&S are joining in the banter now on Twitter.

Be prepared for M&S dropping this action. The public don't care and we know very well what we're buying and where we're buying it from.

I don't think I'd walk in Aldi and pick up a Caterpillar cake and be surprised it wasn't an M&S Colin one!!

Aldi need to start on Peter Pigs and really get M&S going

Fuck sake
Peter pigs dying

 

[Kinvarra]

Going to Budgen’s has been like going to a club/ a gig/ on holiday during lockdown. Return Of The Mack, in the biccie aisle? Yes plz. (There’s a meme or a gif out there on this I identified very strongly with).

 

[BigMavis]

Yip, charity should be at your own discretion, maybe M&S supports those particular charities anyway but even so its a bit of a move from Aldi.

 

[Kinvarra]

The face is so earth shatteringly lame! How hilarious.

I am very fond of M&S, still consider it a bit of a treat tbh.

 

[Elsie1988]

I think this is all a hoax by Aldi. There’s been no confirmation or statement that Aldi were being sued and they them only as all supermarkets have their own caterpillar cake. It’s a very good marketing strategy by Aldi but a dick move to use Charity. If it was genuine why didn’t they approach M&S directly about partnering up then announce on Twitter about it.

 

[BigMavis]

Would you ever in your life?
Although lidls trainers became a thing didn't they?

 

[BigMavis]

Just a side note the M&S share price did peak on the 19th, slightly lower today at £1.56.

Didn't do them any harm then

 

[BigMavis]

Dicks!