Aldi... what do you recommend?

sillysocks

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Dunno what's going on with these new trendy shelves the stores have now, but my local one was almost completely bare of food this evening when I nipped in.

Sheep milk yoghurt was there, but no thanks Aldi, however the "Lullaby Milk" has either been pulled or there's supply issues as they're not even listed on the shelf now, all trace of it even being on sale there has gone.

I think I read that they were only stocking those products until the end of this week. They had a good few of the products on offer with big discounts in my local store today.

donegal_man

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Dunno what's going on with these new trendy shelves the stores have now, but my local one was almost completely bare of food this evening when I nipped in.

Sheep milk yoghurt was there, but no thanks Aldi, however the "Lullaby Milk" has either been pulled or there's supply issues as they're not even listed on the shelf now, all trace of it even being on sale there has gone.

Asked about a couple of those products today and was told by the store manager that they were in as specials to try them out, the five most popular will be added to the regular range. He said the two top sellers in Letterkenny were the Lullaby Milk and the vegetarian white pudding. So here's hoping.

freshpopcorn

Johnny Dogs wrote: »

Dunno what's going on with these new trendy shelves the stores have now, but my local one was almost completely bare of food this evening when I nipped in.

Sheep milk yoghurt was there, but no thanks Aldi, however the "Lullaby Milk" has either been pulled or there's supply issues as they're not even listed on the shelf now, all trace of it even being on sale there has gone.

These were just weekly specials. Lidl have done similar in the past having an Irish week.
I don't know if they'll add them if they sell well.

Lissavane

donegal_man wrote: »

Asked about a couple of those products today and was told by the store manager that they were in as specials to try them out, the five most popular will be added to the regular range. He said the two top sellers in Letterkenny were the Lullaby Milk and the vegetarian white pudding. So here's hoping.

I thought the Herterich's cooked pork leg slices were excellent. Hoping they'll be a regular item too.

LirW

They do 2 pork chops with a crust and herb butter, I had the peppercorn crusted ones. They aren't cheap but they're really love, have the proper thickness and it was delicious.
Will buy them again.

Gloomtastic!

After 3 cups, I’m afraid to say the Fairtrade Reserve Tea is not quite hitting the mark of it’s predecessors. Plus you get 80 bags in one go, as opposed to 40 x 2 in sealed bags.

Technique

L1011 wrote: »

Pre Aldi/Lidl arriving you could save a significant amount by shopping in NI/GB. I used to stock up hugely in the Netto in Holyhead on really bog standard basics. Everything here was hugely overpriced and any minor currency movement - in either direction - was used to justify price hikes

Now you can only really make savings on alcohol, general sale medicines and maybe personal care products if on offer. My Tesco shop in Holyhead last week probably has my clubcard on a watch list - €150 of whiskey, plus painkillers and razor blades! Food price inflation is basically gone, although the extremely bad production year we've had this year will bring some back I'm sure.

I live about 20 minutes from both Derry and Strabane but it's cheaper to shop locally in Aldi and Lidl. The only time I shop cross border is for a few bottles of branded spirits at Christmas.

I struggle to see how it makes financial sense to drive from Dublin etc to do grocery shopping in NI.

alaimacerc

Gloomtastic! wrote: »

After 3 cups, I’m afraid to say the Fairtrade Reserve Tea is not quite hitting the mark of it’s predecessors. Plus you get 80 bags in one go, as opposed to 40 x 2 in sealed bags.

Same change with the Gold one. I now have a tea caddy with some very compressed teabags!

n!ghtmancometh

Had the 'Specially Selected' Tuscan bacon & lentil soup alongside some of the Mary's soda bread for lunch today. Delicious!

tv3tg4

What annoys me with with is no mushroom cuua soup or aldi brand toothpaste.

SozBbz

Technique wrote: »

I live about 20 minutes from both Derry and Strabane but it's cheaper to shop locally in Aldi and Lidl. The only time I shop cross border is for a few bottles of branded spirits at Christmas.

I struggle to see how it makes financial sense to drive from Dublin etc to do grocery shopping in NI.

I doubt very much that its worth it, unless you are doing serious bulk buying or going for a large item like maybe a tv or a fridge.

I am sometimes up north with work so if I've time I sometimes pop in to a supermarket. Last week I got a bottle of Aperol for £10 in tesco which was quite good. Kicking myself that I didnt think to find an Aldi up there to buy some good value prosecco to make Aperol Spritz!

odyssey06

SozBbz wrote: »

I am sometimes up north with work so if I've time I sometimes pop in to a supermarket. Last week I got a bottle of Aperol for £10 in tesco which was quite good. Kicking myself that I didnt think to find an Aldi up there to buy some good value prosecco to make Aperol Spritz!

I think ALDI have a knock-off version of Aperol, it is from Italy, can't really miss the bright red bottle on the shelf and it's 8 euros.

https://www.thesun.ie/money/2312782/aldi-ireland-reveals-own-aperol-half-price-irish-stores/

Kamili

SozBbz wrote: »

I Kicking myself that I didnt think to find an Aldi up there to buy some good value prosecco to make Aperol Spritz!

You'll be looking a long time, there isn't an Aldi in NI unfortunately.

autumnbelle

The soulfull food company one pot meals beside the sandwiches. the tomato quinoa and bean stew one is the only one i have tried. Oh my god its amazing.

gozunda

SozBbz wrote: »

I doubt very much that its worth it, unless you are doing serious bulk buying or going for a large item like maybe a tv or a fridge.

I am sometimes up north with work so if I've time I sometimes pop in to a supermarket. Last week I got a bottle of Aperol for £10 in tesco which was quite good. Kicking myself that I didnt think to find an Aldi up there to buy some good value prosecco to make Aperol Spritz!

I think I saw this in Dunnes discounted to €15 ...

freshpopcorn

I didn't buy it but It looked kind of interesting!

Whispered

Apparently they're lovely. Haven't tried them myself but it got a friend excited enough to send me a pic telling me to go buy one.

Faith

I saw them too, but then I thought about what happens when I buy a bar of the rum raisin chocolate* and I left it on the shelf...





*I eat it with the self-restraint of a Labrador.

Lisha

Faith wrote: »

I saw them too, but then I thought about what happens when I buy a bar of the rum raisin chocolate* and I left it on the shelf...





*I eat it with the self-restraint of a Labrador.

Meet your twin..... I’m drooling thinking about what a happy unrestrained Labrador I’d be

the beer revolu

I want that chocolate!
Still, I'll never forgive them for replacing the fruit and nut with the rum, nut and raisin.

Roen

Anyone notice the vintage cheddar cheese in the black packaging seems to have gone a bit rubbery lately, not its usual crumbly self?

the beer revolu

Roen wrote: »

Anyone notice the vintage cheddar cheese in the black packaging seems to have gone a bit rubbery lately, not its usual crumbly self?

Reports here suggest that this happens periodically.
Lidl one is very consistent but not Irish

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Roen wrote: »

Anyone notice the vintage cheddar cheese in the black packaging seems to have gone a bit rubbery lately, not its usual crumbly self?

Most recent one I bought was it's usual amazing self. It actually smelled a bit when I opened the packet, but in a good way.
As said in another post it does tend to vary in quality from time to time.

SozBbz

the beer revolu wrote: »

Reports here suggest that this happens periodically.
Lidl one is very consistent but not Irish

I found the Lidl one too sweet or something. Was not a fan.

Yes the Aldi one is sometimes more crumbly then others, however the taste is always nice.

sudzs

Roen wrote: »

Anyone notice the vintage cheddar cheese in the black packaging seems to have gone a bit rubbery lately, not its usual crumbly self?

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

Most recent one I bought was it's usual amazing self. It actually smelled a bit when I opened the packet, but in a good way.
As said in another post it does tend to vary in quality from time to time.

I've found the same thing with the Aldi cheese. I wonder if it is to do with what the cows are eating... winter supplemented feed would affect the taste and quality of the milk and so the cheese.

I don't get to buy it very often but I wonder if the rubbery batches are occurring seasonally??

Peig Sayers

SozBbz wrote: »

I doubt very much that its worth it, unless you are doing serious bulk buying or going for a large item like maybe a tv or a fridge.

I am sometimes up north with work so if I've time I sometimes pop in to a supermarket. Last week I got a bottle of Aperol for £10 in tesco which was quite good. Kicking myself that I didnt think to find an Aldi up there to buy some good value prosecco to make Aperol Spritz!

Aldi are selling 'Aperini' which is very similar. It's reduced from 7.99 to 5.99 for a 70cl bottle. Got one today!

Icsics

The charcoal lacura range is back next week, the cleanser & mud mask are especially good

Faith

I bought the salted pretzel bar (and the rum, raisin and nut one... my defenses were down!). I shall report back when I have sampled it!

RhubarbCrumble

The peanut butter chocolates at the checkout. Oh man. I picked up a bag a couple of weeks ago. Well that was a big mistake because I haven't been able to stop since!

Peig Sayers

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

The peanut butter chocolates at the checkout. Oh man. I picked up a bag a couple of weeks ago. Well that was a big mistake because I haven't been able to stop since!

Oh yes, they are indeed delicious! Very addictive!