do my shopping at lidl west strand preston..go in every afternoon on my way home from the allotment
so i notice the price increases..tin steak 99p next day £1.38 a 39% increase many items are now 50% even 100% more than last year....no wonder its quiet....but wait untill the end of the tradeing year
millions of pounds in profit down
throught greed
lets hope they keep the seeds at 29p a packet
plenty of readers no replys looks like you have not herd of lidl
What do you want us to say?....poor Lidl?.
Of course we've all heard of Lidl. I do quite alot of shopping there and in other "cheaper" stores like Netto and Aldi.
Nothing we can say will change their pofit outcome!
I find Harrods food hall or marks and spencer food rather good.
The bonus is you do not have to concern yourself with their profits ::) ::) ::)
I have used lidls in germany when we are touring, I have noticed that they swop the Euro sign for the pound sign for the same goods. Last year the euro was worth about 70p so the price difference in England was quite substantial. Now the Euro is catching up on the pound so the english profits are falling, that is why there are some big jumps in prices.
We will keep on buying as we are used to being ripped off. Also if you eat tinned steak you deserve all you get.
Discusting habit! ;)
Betula,that's not your voice over on the Marks adverts is it ? These are not just bananas they are twice as much as anywhere else bananas.
Wouldn't shop at Harrods or Marks & Sparks due to their high prices. Never shopped at Lidl and my nearest Aldi is totally rubbish now (never used to be). There is Tesco, Sainsbury and Morrisons where I live. They are not too badly priced because they are all within 100yds of each other.
would be interested in your comments on Aldi also ;D
Quote from: Kingfisher on September 04, 2008, 14:31:02
would be interested in your comments on Aldi also ;D
Its in there, 2nd line down. Don't want to be missing anybody out now do we. ;D ;D
Quote from: ktlawson on September 04, 2008, 14:36:04
Quote from: Kingfisher on September 04, 2008, 14:31:02
would be interested in your comments on Aldi also ;D
Its in there, 2nd line down. Don't want to be missing anybody out now do we. ;D ;D
sorry, silly me, I need to get me glasses on I think :-[
All I can say is that I am realy glad that I got my allotment back in April, I think that was a good choice with everything going up so much. and I think that most of my home grown has been in better condition that the cheaper shops
Quote from: ACE on September 04, 2008, 14:21:18
I have used lidls in germany when we are touring, I have noticed that they swop the Euro sign for the pound sign for the same goods. Last year the euro was worth about 70p so the price difference in England was quite substantial. Now the Euro is catching up on the pound so the English profits are falling, that is why there are some big jumps in prices.
We will keep on buying as we are used to being ripped off. Also if you eat tinned steak you deserve all you get.
Discusting habit! ;)
Betula,that's not your voice over on the Marks adverts is it ? These are not just bananas they are twice as much as anywhere else bananas.
I must admit my very fave food is Marks and Spencers.............always good quality.
Over the bank holiday they had a meal for two deal including wine and I thought it was good value.
Bananas..........hmmm maybe not,we are lucky enough to have a green grocer in the village and as we stay in Tewkesbury quite often I like to use the market theare.
Even when funds were low I would not use Lidl.I have only ever been in one once and I hated it,preferred to buy Tesco or sainsburys own brands.
Harrods was a joke by the wayLOL
When Lidl,Aldi and Netto first opened in this area people turned their noses up because of the cheap goods.
When people started shopping their children were ridiculed by others because their parents shopped in these places.
However,these shops now sell many many "branded varieties" much cheaper than Tesco's etc.
If I could get everything I needed at Aldi I would do all my shop there.I enjoy the variety of "continental" foods they supply.
I LOVE Lidl! ;D
Don't think they're about to lose millions based on a price rise on tinned steak though.
Everything's gone up due to hikes in costs all over the place ... animal feed, distribution costs etc.
I shop at Lidl too, though I shop selectively. Not everything at Lidl, Netto or Aldi is nice, so bread as an example is never bought there.
For other stuff..........they are great shops!
I love to browse in Aldi and Lidl - don't always buy anything though. Can't remember which of them I went in but one did a really nice "salad" - you know like a potato salad thing - it has leeks and ham in it and it was dead delish. ;D Otherwise I am an Asda-girl.
twinkletoes
never been in aldi so cant comment but it will be the same set to lose millions you mark my words
I shop at Tesco and top up at Waitrose and I am also an Aldi and Lidl flitter. All food has gone up wherever you shop. I am thinking of putting the family out to grass. ;D
Quote from: Emagggie on September 04, 2008, 23:40:35
I shop at Tesco and top up at Waitrose and I am also an Aldi and Lidl flitter. All food has gone up wherever you shop. I am thinking of putting the family out to grass. ;D
I shop at Morrisons and ALDI, Morrisons Large eggs went up from £1.09 to £2.09 then £2.29 per dozen (19p each), ALDI's big eggs 99p per 10 (9.9p each). I know which I prefer.
lets have some decent veg at lidl,,,fresh every day...b******s
i put better in the compost bin
Quote from: twinkletoes on September 04, 2008, 15:38:05
Can't remember which of them I went in but one did a really nice "salad" - you know like a potato salad thing - it has leeks and ham in it and it was dead delish. ;D
I like Lidls potato salad with chives. £1.49. Its about the only thing I buy in there.
Quote from: mustavagander on September 05, 2008, 00:13:21
lets have some decent veg at lidl,,,fresh every day...b******s
i put better in the compost bin
I'd agree - most of its gone off before you get to the checkout.
I like Aldi for their plants - like:
Collection of six plants (I think it was £3.99) last Autumn for winter hanging baskets/container - conifer, ivy, festuca grass, thyme, cyclamen (and one I can't remember) - all have done brilliantly and still looking good
Collection of summer hanging basket plants - my basket has been beautiful and still going strong
Pack of six Autumn flowering cyclamen in mixed colours - five out of six plants survived and are coming into flower again PLUS one of them produced a seed pod - saved and sowed the seeds and have twenty plus young cyclamen plants, don't think they'll flower this year but hopefully next
Also Lidl have good plant offers too - like six Box plants for (I think it was £2.99) - using these for topiary and have also taken cuttings from them. They also did some reasonable quality secateurs for 99p earlier this year
I think, as in all shops, you need to 'pick out' what you think are the bargins for you
We have a great Lidl just up the road and we shop there every week but get a few bits from Asda.
The fruit and veggies are fresh in our store as they sell out every day !
I buy 20 cucumbers and 14 celery a week there as i need them for the guinea pigs !
When we first moved here i would not shop there ! now im used to there products its fine :)
I only went to M & S once and never again !! over priced, poor selection, and great if your to lazy to cook !!
We love Lidls..........only certain stuff though! Their hams etc. are great, potato salad as said here fab, cheeses great prices, and I can highly recommend their chocolate covered raisins! ;) My sister has just told me that their pork n herb sausages are great, so will be trying them soon. I tend to go on recommendations as to whats good and bad in there. The main with problem with the veg at ours, is it dissapears so fast often none there when we get there!
Wine excellent price too, which is ahem, mainly why we shop there!
We top up with Morrisons and tescos, have a waitrose here, but can't afford to shop in it. :'( :'( :'(
Quote from: mustavagander on September 04, 2008, 08:24:32
do my shopping at lidl west strand preston..go in every afternoon on my way home from the allotment
so i notice the price increases..tin steak 99p next day £1.38 a 39% increase many items are now 50% even 100% more than last year....no wonder its quiet....but wait untill the end of the tradeing year
millions of pounds in profit down
throught greed
lets hope they keep the seeds at 29p a packet
This site is so great, now it even gives me share trading tips. On the basis of the Zimbabwe style inflation on the cost of tinned Steak I shall follow mustavagander's financial projections and ditch my holdings in Lidl AG, maybe I'll invest in the Tinned Steak Commodity Market instead.
PMSL :D
very funny rsisebedted
ive invested in corn beer...that gone up by 34p a can
I'm going for glokkenstakke, I have a tin in the cupboard for years just not sure what to do with it. ;D
Why shop at Lidl or Aldi if you don't like their prices mustavagander? There are other stores who will take an even greater slice of your hard earned cash. Especially now with just about everything rising in price.
I do my main shop at Lidl and am always surprised at the amount of foodstuffs I get for my money. My top up shop is usually Somerfield and the odd visit to the out of town Morrison's where I have to use the car. Otherwise my shopping trolley and I are only 6 minutes on foot away from either Lidl or Somerfields. A healthy way to shop too!!
Tricia
ive been going to lidl every day for the
past 7 years example large pile of lets say tuna @ 59p a can next day same pile but now 71p
its cost lidl nowt extra you pay
i know all the supermarkets do this and if we spent just a little less in the store
they will come to realise the customer is king
Quote from: mustavagander on September 05, 2008, 12:38:15
they will come to realise the customer is king
Try telling that to the oil, electric and gas people.
o/k i will
you have missed the point
if you dont fight you dont win
power to the people now
Can I ask something - what on earth is a tinned steak?
Instead of going to lidl every day why dont you venture into other stores and compare prices? I have seen tinned tuna for 23p in Asda (their own brand) and its something like 34p in Tesco, a lot cheaper than Lidl apparently?
Quote from: OllieC on September 07, 2008, 11:16:24
Can I ask something - what on earth is a tinned steak?
Stewed steak in gravy. It looks & smells like dog food but is allegedly fit for human consumption.
Quote from: OllieC on September 07, 2008, 11:16:24
Can I ask something - what on earth is a tinned steak?
Don't know either! Might investigate my local Lidl to find out!! ;D ;D
Quote from: Baccy Man on September 07, 2008, 11:32:22
Quote from: OllieC on September 07, 2008, 11:16:24
Can I ask something - what on earth is a tinned steak?
Stewed steak in gravy. It looks & smells like dog food but is allegedly fit for human consumption.
I've suddenly lost my appetite :o :o :o :o :o :o
Perhaps this reflects a sea change in the way many of us shop - used to be people did just the one big weekly supermarket shop, but now it seems shopping selectively according to the best value for money for different things in different shops - certainly I and many people I know do this, and shop locally in between or just manage with dried/tinned goods etc for a few days to cut those trips in the car to the supermarkets to one a month/six weeks instead of one a week.
And LIDLs I love for their veg and fruit and cleaning products and seeds and flowers and special offers like fishing gear a couple of months ago - but you have to inspect everything you buy wherever you buy it, surely? If some of the veg and fruit are tired I dont buy them, I buy ones that are ok, or go somewhere else or do without.
Has anyone else tried their frozen fish? I use the boxed ones with 2 tuna or salmon steaks, each seperately vacuum packed so you can do them for one (when OH is away). Also their boxed frozen King Prawns are good. Have to say it beats the "fresh fish" counters offerings for freshness!
Yuk Yuk Yuk to Tinned Stewed Steak, can well imagine the fat content in the tins also what cut of the bullock did they use.
I go to Lidls once a week - on a Sunday with OH. He thoroughly enjoys browsing round for the gizbos on sale and has come away with Spirit level, pond pump, socket set etc. etc. Their quality and price of fruit and veg are good and I like their Italian ice cream. Shall be looking in this afternoon. Shall check out this tinned stewed steak!!
the sides of salmon are brilliant, for the price, lovely taste, too ;D
mind you, only when we've guests ;D
Lidl cant be that bad of as they have been doing a bit of sponsorship at our big Flower show in Dundee they have been giving away packets containing 20 crocus bulbs etc. so they still must be making a few bob yet.
It is a German company after all... not in the business of not making money really! ;) :P
Just thought i'd say bacon I used to buy at Tesco's I had a shock it was £1.17 last year now £1.77. I should around and use all the supermarkets including Lidl but I found they were not cheap for everything anyway as they did use the same amounts as other supermarkets. Ie Tesco cornflakes sell 500g a couple pence dearer than Lidl which sold them in 400g.
Shame I can't grow meat!
as i walk around lidle i see loads of price tags saying cheaper..and i wonder are they doing as well as we all think...by the way spring flowering bulbs...99p...last year now £1.49
Quote from: penwortham115 on September 08, 2008, 10:50:05
as i walk around lidle i see loads of price tags saying cheaper..and i wonder are they doing as well as we all think...by the way spring flowering bulbs...99p...last year now £1.49
I assume you went with Mustavagander then. ;D ;)
mustav and i are like two peas in a pod
Quote from: penwortham115 on September 08, 2008, 16:40:43
mustav and i are like two peas in a pod
We all know that, thanks.
And these peas, are they in a can too?!?!
yes next to the steak on the left as you go in the store and only 20p a can
;D
was that who?
was who who?
That who who was asking was that you who?
food is now so dear and as a poor oap untill i get my winter fuel payment
i will mainly be eating baked beans
stand by for lift off....destination moon
Funny how you and your mate mustava are never on line at the same time - perhaps you have to share a PC as well as the pod. ??? ??? ???
We have got a Lidl opened in Enfield. I went there once and bought a collapsible wheelbarrow, very cheap. I suppose it is a good shop if you have the time to look, but I must say I HATE IT. It is depressing and down beat and makes me want to scream, it is next to Argos so it is doubly depressing, and a trip round Superdrug then Woolworths and I have to go to the allotment and dig. I think my worst shop is B & Q, I must be getting old course I pay more and shop in the local small shops where they speak to me. I don't want to offend anyone but I really, really hope they close down and go back where they come from. Have they lost millions of pounds or millions of customers, people lost in their horrible depressing shop.
Since we don't live near a Lidl or an Aldi I would have to drive well out of my normal way to get to one, which would defeat the object and add to my carbon footprint. :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
Quote from: penwortham115 on September 08, 2008, 10:50:05
...by the way spring flowering bulbs...99p...last year now £1.49
Is that because they're last years bulbs that didn't sell ?
Sometimes I think this forum just gets dafter...he's him, no he's the other him.I hope he knows which him is himself as I am beginning to doubt who I am. I have heard of talking to oneself but this is crazy.
Or am I imagining things here....not I think
XX Jeannine
No, he's outed himself as being both, goodness only knows why one would want to be two people, and one a female at that :o. Good memory required at least, I think.
Quote from: Emagggie on September 08, 2008, 22:58:30
No, he's outed himself as being both, goodness only knows why one would want to be two people, and one a female at that :o. Good memory required at least, I think.
Schizophrenia perhaps??
How can we begin to take him/her serious. Is he/her only two people or where they someone else a little while ago too. I seem to think this sounds like ...I seem to have seven that comes to mind or am I imagining it.
Please ever so nicely may I ask how many names you have please Pennwortham, I am getting very confused.
XX Jeannine
my next friend to join is
ramjamful
an ex bus driver
many more are to follow
watch this space
::) ::)............sigh.
I sometimes get bored too, but I am at least sane ;D ;D ;D
to all my readers
mustavagander and penwortham115
wont be back till the new year
ramjamful wont sign up
he says you are a load of pillocks
biggots and opinionated idiots
see you in 2009 god willing
Quote from: penwortham115 on September 09, 2008, 00:37:31
to all my readers
mustavagander and penwortham115
wont be back till the new year
ramjamful wont sign up
he says you are a load of pillocks
biggots and opinionated idiots
see you in 2009 god willing
If we are all of the above, why would you want to come back at all....ever?
Quote from: star on September 09, 2008, 00:02:07
::) ::)............sigh.
I sometimes get bored too, but I am at least sane ;D ;D ;D
Sigh.................................................lost for words now :-\
in a recent news paper artickle
lidl aldi netto and morrisons sales are up tesco and the rest are down
Quote from: penwortham115 on September 09, 2008, 00:37:31
to all my readers
mustavagander and penwortham115
wont be back till the new year
ramjamful wont sign up
he says you are a load of pillocks
biggots and opinionated idiots
see you in 2009 god willing
Will miss you all ;D
OH NO!!!! I've just phoned the MD of Lidl and warned him of impending financial doom ::) His name is Lionel. I know him from school.
Thats the name of our Car Trixie!!!!
;D ;D
Since Lidl don't publish their results, I guess we'll never know the commercial outcome of the Great Tinned Steak Scam of 2008. :-X
I'm a bit surprised, in view of the occasional outcries against Tesco and Asda on this forum, that no-one has so far mentioned Lidl's extremely unsavoury reputation in their treatment of staff. Neither are they committed to fair trade or ethical sourcing. Aldi too have often been criticised for the same things. I think they're both rather unpleasant companies, and make Tesco look like Oxfam in terms of ethics.
:(