Wassa lidle

[F Murtz]

It seems that we in AU might be getting Lidle, is it worth having?

We have Aldi is it the same thing?

[harry]

More or less. Bunch of Krauts. Cheap sausages etc.

[Brian-Gaff]

But one of them is kind of a general store more than the other. Brian

[michael adams]

That can depend on the particular branch.

With both Lidl and Aldi, larger branches can carry kitchenware, outdoor clothing, stationary, bike stuff and tools etc. etc. But with no continuity of supply, with ranges and lines changing from week to week as posted beforehand on their websites IME, smaller branches of Lidl may only stock food. The nearest Aldi to me is smallish but still carries tools. Which IME anyway are much better quality than what you might expect at the price.

michael adams

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[alan_m]

Similar but in my experience the shopping experience depends very much on the local management and to some extent the surrounding shops.

I used to prefer my local Aldi but lately it seems that it is too successful for its own good - too many customers and no time to sort out the new stock. For a short time they started employing Tesco/Sainsbury type checkout staff who thought they could take all the time in the world to serve a single customer. I prefer the no nonsense approach were the goods go through the checkout at lightening speed back into the trolley and you pack at the shelf the other side of the checkout, or at the car boot. None of this crap where you wait behind other customers while they find their loyalty card, present hundreds of vouchers and and wait for little bits of paper to support schools etc.

These days I prefer the local Lidl which has a larger store and has modified its stock type because the surrounding shops are a Farm Foods, Iceland and a Pound Stretcher who all sell discounted branded goods, such as a reasonably good tasting coffee.

I've recently visited a large Tesco store and can see why they are losing trade. I wanted some fresh fruit but found that it was only sensibly priced (higher than Aldi/Lidl) if I purchased in bulk - £2 a punnet or £3 for two. The expensive small Sainsbury corner shop local to me had items cheaper than the large Tesco store.

[Ramsman]

Quite similar. Google for their website and you'll see the kind of things they sell. Cheap food, mostly very good quality. The latest trend is to have their own in=store bakeries. The food items vary according to the country. You can't get pasties or pork pies in the Netherlands, for example, nor do British stores sell Dutch-style salted herring.

The tools are usually good too. I have a couple of cordless drills, various garden implements, a 12V compressor, etc.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

You mean Lidl?

Quite similar to Aldi in the UK - both have their strengths and weaknesses.

In the UK, Lidl tend to more things DIY based like tools etc. But only on special offer, so it's best to get their special offer emails sent so you can decide if it's worth a visit. Some popular tools etc can sell out very quickly.

[michael adams]

That may depend on your local stores.

At least according to what's posted on here

Results for aldi in uk.d-i-y Results: about 589 for aldi

Results for lidl in uk.d-i-y Results: about 479 for lidl

michael adams

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[Dave Plowman (News)]

Might also depend on your area. In this part of London, lots of Lidl branches. But no Aldi - nearest one is many miles away.

[Dave Liquorice]

Up here Aldi is more prelivant and convient than Lidl. Aldi in Penrith, Carlisle, Hexham. Lidl only in Carlisle and close to the city center so a bit of a pain to get to.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

It's also a bit like the big supermarkets round here. Lots of big Sainsbury, but not Tesco. Although the latter did build one recently. Almost as though there was some secret agreement between them to carve things up.

But they are building an Aldi in Tooting, which is close enough.

[fred]

Didn't you inflict 'Three Guys' on us some years back ?