Same here. Down by about 40%
We do most of our shopping there too. There is a big difference in our weekly shopping bill.
Same here. Down by about 40%
When lidl are sell something I know / can trust ( not their own brands ) , then I have no problem shopping there.
The NCA did - Lidl and Aldi own brands to Tesco, Dunnes etc. mid range. This is a fair comparison and the results were clear cut - Lidl and Aldi offer better value than the others by a large margin.But are you comparing like with like ?
See above.In my experience the lidl own brands in general , and their "weekly special offers", are not the same quality as most of the brand name goods.
I doubt that most people go to Lidl/Aldi most of the time for clothes!N.B. I use levis and wrangler as an example - the jeans I wear are not levis or wrangler or indeed a lidl brand - I based my buying decision purely on design / texture / fit / quality / colour etc and do not even know offhand what brand they are.
Have to say this sounds a bit narrow minded/parochial to me - to "know" these products you have to try them. Lidl/Aldi do not have the same "cheapo" image abroad that they seem to have in Ireland - they are regarded as equivalent to Tesco/Dunnes etc.
Not all Lidl products live up to my expectations sure, but I have been pleasantly surprised by many purchases I have made.
We buy all cleaning products, toiletries, fruit and veg (which is better than Superquinn or Tesco and mostly sourced from Dublin, Kildare and Meath) and frozen meat from them. We only buy meat that is Bord Bia marked.But are you comparing like with like ? The same brand in both shops ? When lidl sell jeans for example they may be 40% - or 90% for all I care - cheaper than say Levis or Wrangler or similar quality brands, but you are not comparing like with like. In my experience the lidl own brands in general , and their "weekly special offers", are not the same quality as most of the brand name goods. However, thats just my opinion , and that of some family / friends. When lidl are sell something I know / can trust ( not their own brands ) , then I have no problem shopping there.
N.B. I use levis and wrangler as an example - the jeans I wear are not levis or wrangler or indeed a lidl brand - I based my buying decision purely on design / texture / fit / quality / colour etc and do not even know offhand what brand they are.
No. But I look forward to Lidl or Aldi doing special offers on coffins, burial shrouds and funerary urns in a few decades time.Does anyone else find the atmosphere in most Lidl or Aldi Shops resemble a morgue.
Dying for it are ye?No. But I look forward to Lidl or Aldi doing special offers on coffins, burial shrouds and funerary urns in a few decades time.
No. But I look forward to Lidl or Aldi doing special offers on coffins, burial shrouds and funerary urns in a few decades time.
I stay away from them too. Why some people would shop there is beyond me. Some of their food is ok, but thats all.
No. But I look forward to Lidl or Aldi doing special offers on coffins, burial shrouds and funerary urns in a few decades time.
I love the special offer booklets, they are hilarious, one week it is all about stuff for old folks, another week it was horses, another week pets, another week keep fit, fishing and so on.
Some of the topics were a bit bizarre and I would not doubt that coffins, etc may surface at some point.
Have to say this sounds a bit narrow minded/parochial to me - to "know" these products you have to try them.
I have a relation working as a manager for Lidl. It's certainly not for someone looking for the easy life. While he's been there a lot of people have come and gone - mostly people who expected a hands-off management role - it's very different to being a manager in the other supermarkets and that comes as a shock to some. Working in the shops is very much hands on for all members of staff; including lifting and moving boxes of stock. Days are long but they are rigorous about not breaching their legal requirements on maximum working hours. Lidl are not the only employers that don't pay overtime or give time in lieu - I've never worked for anyone that gave either of these. All said it's not for you if you're afraid of hard work, but someone prepared to roll up their sleeves and get on with things can do well.
Believe me, I have. And I have more often than not been disappointed. A zip - very lightweight and flimsy when you look at it - failed on a lidl item of clothing. A mop thing fell apart. etc etc
Believe me, I have. And I have more often than not been disappointed. A zip - very lightweight and flimsy when you look at it - failed on a lidl item of clothing. A mop thing fell apart. etc etc
Employees have a statutory entitlement to take their holidays!My Oh works for a large supermarket as management and certainly does not have a hand off job, far from it in fact, he already has accrued about 16wks hols which there is no time to take off.
Employees have a statutory entitlement to take their holidays!
Try the food