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Lidl - Good and bad
With so many products in Lidl being very hit and miss, I thought it might be an idea for people to pool their experiences of what's good and bad in Lidl so that people can work out what to buy and avoid with less trial and error! Here are a few of my opinions:
GOOD Premium coleslaw Premium chocolate in the cardboard wrapper Dark rum - Good for the price W5 washing up liquid Black grape juice Bananas Peppers Premium sliced, cured ham (not made from reformed meat) Free range eggs Hair gel Premium frozen salmon (the box with 2 slices for £3) Dried herbs Fresh herbs Kale Mushrooms Baby plum tomatoes Egg pasta/lasagne/spaghetti Onions Premium ice cream Beef burgers (the box with four large ones rather than 8 small ones) Large frozen fries Yoghurt BAD Gin - tastes like a marker pen Bread - Tastes like sawdust Potatoes - Too many black spots inside them and somttimes have a funny taste. Frozen pizzas - Cardboardy Wine - Some are OK but many taste sour Frozen Pollock - Dry, rubbery and virtually flavourless. Tomato sauce - Too tangy and artificial Sausage rolls - Pastry like cardboard and meat like it was 90% fat and gristle Salad - Just tastes funny. Much prefer bags from Asda, Morrisons, etc. Their muffins used to be lovely, but they changed suppliers a couple of times in the last year and now they're very bland. Their shower gel is weak compared to leading brands, but is a third of the price. I tend to buy a better brand rather than just use more of the cheap stuff. Celery is also very average in taste and crispness. And their white rum is a cheap copy of Bacardi. Not bad for the price, but not as nice as their dark rum. |
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Gin - tastes like a marker pen That made me chuckle.
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Aldi is the same. Very hit and miss hence why I usually stick to Asda.
The Lidl Perlenbacher lager is very nice though. |
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I agree with the Coleslaw, the potato salad is also very nice, its sliced rather than cubed and dressed in creme fraiche, we much prefer it to anything the other supermakets offer. The dishawasher tablets and salt are good value too and we like their Chorizo ring and the cherry jaffa cake type biccies.
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Good - frozen pancake rolls.
Bad - potatoes. |
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Buys are far more hit than miss and never hit the incredible grossness of some Asda and Tesco budget buys.
BTW their flat frozen pizzas are great. If you also like Dr Oetker ones try the LIDL vegetable or spinach for starters. |
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The mussles, cheese & smoked samon is very good.
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I like their frozen hash browns
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I like their canned butterbeans, canned fish, chocolate covered toffees, salamis, canned lentils, feta, potato salad, Christmas sweeties and cakes, washing up liquid, washing powder, freezer bags and Danepak butter.
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Veg is normaly very cheap.
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Gin - tastes like a marker pen That made me chuckle. ![]() |
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Good - aubergines and vine tomatos and fresh herbs.
Their greek style yoghurt - the creamiest yoghurt I have tasted. Soya milk - half the price of anywhere else and just as good. Our local Lidl has just opened an in store bakery and they have loads of really nice fresh pastries and bread. Bad - can't think of any, but I tend to mostly get fruit and veg there, and if I don't like the look of it I will leave it. I did get some asparagus there the other day that was a bit woody. |
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Love their Greek style yoghurt in a little bucket, their Greek salad cheese, coleslaws, vine tomatoes, aubergines, courgettes, lemons/lines, bananas, garlic, dry cure bacon, spinach pizzas, tins of butterbeans/sweetcorn/mushy peas are all fine.
I don't like their herbs as they're not good value but I do buy them if desperate. Their broccoli always looks nice but goes yellow very quick. Potatoes aren't very good. Red onions are ok. I don't care for their bread products either - even the Hovis is medium sliced, I prefer thick. We haven't got a bakery in any of our Lidls here in Swansea. ![]() Frozen chips, wedges etc aren't very good - like cardboard. Not much choice for veggies there either. I find their detergents expensive but their toilet wipes, toilet paper, foil, cling film, sandwich bags good value & quality. I have also had some bargin Pyrex dishes, cake tins etc there too. I can't stand the smell of their nail varnish remover, it gives me a headache! their hand wash is ok at a push too.I don't mind a look around there but I can't do a weekly shop there. Having said that I wouldn't mind ours being closer as in a local shop as they are on some areas. |
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Never been to a Lidl's as there isn't one handy for me. That said, no one supermarket meets ALL my needs: I tend to discriminate depending on what I'm after...
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Never been to a Lidl's as there isn't one handy for me. That said, no one supermarket meets ALL my needs: I tend to discriminate depending on what I'm after...
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Lidl and aldi are good for cheap but essenciatal (Sorry for spelling) Items.
They are bad because some of the stuff isnt as quality as asda |
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Their bottled fruits are very nice.... and some of the jams.
Veg - generally good, but you must find out on what day fresh stockarrives as it isn't refrigerated in-store. Bad = bread. Horrid steamed stuff. |
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Never been to a Lidl's as there isn't one handy for me.
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Our Lidl's have finally got hand baskets.
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Good:
Sliced hams German sausages Potato salad Little gem lettuce The large 'buckets' of yoghurt (Greek and the one with the chocolate slivers) Their fresh, premium burgers (can't remember what the brand is called), but it's always hit and miss as to whether they have them in stock. Their Linessa range of healthy products Bottled fruits and jams Peach juice and their multi fruit juices Their part-bake ciabatta rolls, both the seeded and plain. Very handy to keep a pack in the freezer. Their Belgian chocolate seashells. Good quality and a fraction of the price you'd pay elsewhere. At Christmas they tend to do an offer of two boxes for £2.50, which makes for great stocking fillers/standby presents. Their bags of chocolate-covered, candy-coated peanuts. Much, much cheaper than M&Ms and very good. I bought a bottle of ruby port in there at Christmas which was okay and ridiculously cheap. Wouldn't necessarily bring it out for guests, but for an after-dinner drink for the family was just fine. Their ground coffee in a tin Spinach pizza Their Q10 face cream Olive oil Balsamic vinegar (got some good white balsamic in there). Basically, items that are more popular/everyday in Germany than they are in the UK tend to have a good quality/price ratio there. I wouldn't be able to do a full week's shop there, though, so don't tend to go very often. |
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Can I add a comment about Aldi? Their household cleaning range is all animal friendly.
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Good
Lasagne just the right amount of meat, pasta and sauce and tastes freshly made Coleslaw German Sausage Tinned hot dog sausages baked beans and sausages Most of their fresh fruit and veg Washing up liquid washing powder fabric conditioner Not too overpowering Bad Frozen ready meals Fresh juice {any} Lemonade/Coke {own brand} |
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I've only been to one (Sidmouth) and I wasn't impressed. It felt like an old-school British supermarket with low quality shop fittings and a random layout. Maybe they've improved since then. My nearest isn't far away but I have plenty of other nearer options.
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Does anyone know what Lidl's opening times are for tomorrow? (Jubilee Monday)
They have a Vax Hand Vacuum going for £20 instead of almost £50, but they went within the first hour last time. |
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Their vintage farmhouse cheddar is great. Crumbly and granuley if that was a word.
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their hand wash is ok at a push too.