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Shopping at Lidls
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Los_Tributos
30-12-2016
I think it's a good thing that such shops exist, but I'm grateful that I earn a good salary so don't have to shop there.
duckylucky
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Los_Tributos:
“I think it's a good thing that such shops exist, but I'm grateful that I earn a good salary so don't have to shop there.”

I am very grateful to earn well and have the good sense to spend it well and use Lidl regulary to save money for other things .
Welsh-lad
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Los_Tributos:
“I think it's a good thing that such shops exist, but I'm grateful that I earn a good salary so don't have to shop there.”

What a lovely bout of sneering.
I shop at both ends of the spectrum. Lidl for staples, M&S for treats.

Being on a good salary doesn't mean you become an appalling manager of your finances.
In fact perhaps the person paying you that salary might begin to question whether you're worth it when they realise you cannot use resources wisely.
Aetius_Maralas
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by duckylucky:
“I am very grateful to earn well and have the good sense to spend it well and use Lidl regulary to save money for other things .”

The good old DS classic, passive aggressive insults against those who dare spend money in a way you don't agree with.

It just makes a poster look poor but unwilling to accept the fact that not everyone needs to scrimp and save. Hiding behind insults instead.
duckylucky
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Aetius_Maralas:
“The good old DS classic, passive aggressive insults against those who dare spend money in a way you don't agree with.

It just makes a poster look poor but unwilling to accept the fact that not everyone needs to scrimp and save. Hiding behind insults instead.”

Ah , the irony !! So you didnt see the insult and superiority in the post I quoted at all ? Never mind I am sure we will all survive without your input
Trulytrue
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Aetius_Maralas:
“The good old DS classic, passive aggressive insults against those who dare spend money in a way you don't agree with.

It just makes a poster look poor but unwilling to accept the fact that not everyone needs to scrimp and save. Hiding behind insults instead.”

I always love it, when I see a pot and a kettle getting on in the same thread.
Thine Wonk
30-12-2016
Surely it's "Shopping at Lidl"? Why do people put extra letters on supermarket names?

I hear people say Asders, Tescoes, Lidls....
Moany Liza
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“Surely it's "Shopping at Lidl"? Why do people put extra letters on supermarket names?

I hear people say Asders, Tescoes, Lidls....”

How do you feel about "Morrisons"?
GloriaSnockers
30-12-2016
It's not just prices that drive people's decisions to shop in places like Lidl and Aldi, although I admit it's a major factor. Like I said earlier, I love that you don't have to listen to music in Aldi - supermarket music has been a major pet peeve of mine for as long as I can remember. It's either blaring so loud you can't hear yourself think, stuff you'd never dream of listening to anyway or - worst of all - a track you associate with a sad time in your life or a lost loved one so that you've got a job not to burst into tears as you rush round at speed and exit with only half your shopping.

What's really pee-ing me off about Asda at the moment is the crafty way they hike prices at times by mysteriously eliminating cheaper items. I've been doing the weekly shop in Aldi for a while, but have been visiting Asda afterwards for the one thing I can't get there - the massive bunches of parsley that I feed my guinea pigs. These bunches cost 97p and last our piggies about three days. A month or so ago, they were constantly out of stock and so I had to ration the piggies a bit and buy the tiny packets that cost 85p and last the piggies about ten minutes. After a week of this (by which time ALL the bunched herbs were out of stock) I asked a staff member when they'd be back in again and she told me that they'd only be stocking the small packets until after Christmas.

If difficulty in sourcing a product temporarily takes my weekly parsley spend from £3 to approx £14(!) I'm not going to like it, but I'll understand it. If it's simply caused by greedy Asda's attempt to fleece people just because it's the 'season of goodwill', then I'm out of there and buying my tiny packets of parsley (and all the impulse purchases that went with them) in Aldi instead. I did e-mail them and tell them as much, but didn't get a reply and didn't expect one.

I still buy the odd essential in Asda now just because it's so close to us (the entire neighbourhood basks in their 24/7 light pollution!), but refuse to buy anything I didn't actually go in there for unless it's heavily discounted. It did make me smile on boxing day to see a big pile of tiny parsley (and other herb) packets with 'reduced' yellow stickers on them. Asda obviously over-estimated the demand from people willing to be manipulated into garnishing and flavouring their festive grub at inflated prices. No wonder their market share is falling.
Anonimus
30-12-2016
Have you seen the five items or less queues at Aldi?
Hackettboy
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“I don't shop at chaotic supermarkets.

I can't stand the random way goods are arranged in such places and nor do I appreciate being hassled by checkout staff lobbing my shopping through the checkout as fast as possible.

Supermarket shopping is a miserable and frustrating enough process as it is, without the supermarkets themselves going out of their way to make it even more so.”

Same here went once hated it ,couldn't find items no one to ask the que was so long then he just whizzed my items through that fast I didn't have chance to get my card out ,no chat no thanks or nothing very cold place
Welsh-lad
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Aetius_Maralas:
“The good old DS classic, passive aggressive insults against those who dare spend money in a way you don't agree with.

It just makes a poster look poor but unwilling to accept the fact that not everyone needs to scrimp and save. Hiding behind insults instead.”

'Passive aggressive' totally misused again. Do people on here even know what it means?
For a start passive aggression is rarely verbal.

It seems to have become a byword for 'being mildly dismissive'.
Welsh-lad
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“Surely it's "Shopping at Lidl"? Why do people put extra letters on supermarket names?

I hear people say Asders, Tescoes, Lidls....”

It's a commonplace genitive. Seems to upset people on here though.

I guess it represents how a business / shop / store is related to a person or organisation.

William Morrison trades under the name Morrisons, for example.
BlueEyedMrsP
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Hackettboy:
“Same here went once hated it ,couldn't find items no one to ask the que was so long then he just whizzed my items through that fast I didn't have chance to get my card out ,no chat no thanks or nothing very cold place”

Both Aldi and Lidl are doing well in terms of market share, so it seems that although many people do not like the way they operate, plenty do. For every person who appreciates or seeks out a bit of banter with the checkout clerk, there's another person who feels it's fake and annoying and just wants to get on with their shopping, pack up and go home.

I think there once was a stigma to shopping at those stores, but I don't see it so much anymore. Perhaps on these threads, yes, but people from all walks of life and income levels shop there. Their no nonsense approach appeals to a lot of folks.

By and large, I imagine most people do their main shopping at whichever store is closest. They might go out of their way for a few bits, specialty items or luxury goods perhaps.
Welsh-lad
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by BlueEyedMrsP:
“Both Aldi and Lidl are doing well in terms of market share, so it seems that although many people do not like the way they operate, plenty do. For every person who appreciates or seeks out a bit of banter with the checkout clerk, there's another person who feels it's fake and annoying and just wants to get on with their shopping, pack up and go home.

I think there once was a stigma to shopping at those stores, but I don't see it so much anymore. Perhaps on these threads, yes, but people from all walks of life and income levels shop there. Their no nonsense approach appeals to a lot of folks.

By and large, I imagine most people do their main shopping at whichever store is closest. They might go out of their way for a few bits, specialty items or luxury goods perhaps.”

For me the big supermarkets have become a place we go to for a few obscure items every two months or so, eg Kelloggs Start cereal, tiptree orange marmalade.
Get all fresh produce at local market, and all remaining gorcery items in Lidl.
postit
30-12-2016
I have a torn knee cartiledge, so walking is literally a pain, but nevertheless decided to brave the hoards at Aldi. I managed it all including check-out within 20 minutes and snagged 1.5kg Maris Piper and 500g brussels for 19p apiece!
Thine Wonk
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Thine Wonk:
“Surely it's "Shopping at Lidl"? Why do people put extra letters on supermarket names?

I hear people say Asders, Tescoes, Lidls....”

Originally Posted by Moany Liza:
“How do you feel about "Morrisons"? ”

Morrisons and Sainsbury's ARE the correct name, but you don't see Tescos above the door at Tesco or an Aldis sign above an Aldi store. There's absolutely not need to add extra letters to say that you've been to Lidl or Tesco.
Boo Radley75
30-12-2016
Don't know if it's just my local Lidls but the floor is always very sticky and I don't like having to quickly shove everything in my trolley after the till and then pack at the shelf by the window. The till staff are really strange too. One of them always repeatedly picks up my items and bashes them on the side and angrily makes comments like "you're buying a lot of milk!" etc. I went to the other till once to avoid her and instead has some young girl putting my stuff through while dry heaving every time she passed an item through.
duckylucky
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Boo Radley75:
“Don't know if it's just my local Lidls but the floor is always very sticky and I don't like having to quickly shove everything in my trolley after the till and then pack at the shelf by the window. The till staff are really strange too. One of them always repeatedly picks up my items and bashes them on the side and angrily makes comments like "you're buying a lot of milk!" etc. I went to the other till once to avoid her and instead has some young girl putting my stuff through while dry heaving every time she passed an item through.”


Just you !! Our 3 local Lidls are spotless with lovely staff and very friendly and helpful checkout staff
bri160356
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“'Passive aggressive' totally misused again. Do people on here even know what it means?
For a start passive aggression is rarely verbal.

It seems to have become a byword for 'being mildly dismissive'.”

“ Passive aggressive behaviour takes many forms but can generally be described as a non-verbal aggression that manifests in negative behaviour ”;

So now you know!

…and that means you DS lot!,…you brain-dead bunch of fookin' morons.
Brandy211
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by DigitalSpyUser:
“ Also when attending a job thing for Waitrose, they said that they didn't pay overtime but you got discounts in JL, etc. On the minimum, virtually zero hour contracts they were offering. I wouldn't have been shopping in JL.

If I am wrong about this now, perhaps current employees could correct me.”

Waitrose salaries aren't great. https://www.jobapplications.co.uk/wa...-salary-chart/
In fact the pay there is pretty poor at £7 per hour and less than Lidl pay their staff. Lidl pay a minimum of £8.20 per hour & £9.25 in London.

Waitrose give staff a discount of 25% and 10% off electricals.
Lidl give staff 10% discount
lemoncurd
30-12-2016
Originally Posted by GloriaSnockers:
“In other parts of the country they would say something like 'Our Norma went to Asda with our Eva and our Ida'. Here in Bristol they'd say 'Our Normal went to Asdal with our Evil and our Idle'. ”

Most Bristolians think Lidl is actually spelled "Lidda"
Aetius_Maralas
31-12-2016
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“'Passive aggressive' totally misused again. Do people on here even know what it means?
For a start passive aggression is rarely verbal.

It seems to have become a byword for 'being mildly dismissive'.”

Used perfectly thanks.

But you seem to have a problem with me, so it's no surprise, just as you being wrong again when trying to be picky about one of my posts.

Better luck next time, maybe you could address the point and look a little less silly.
Esensuelle
31-12-2016
Originally Posted by Los_Tributos:
“I think it's a good thing that such shops exist, but I'm grateful that I earn a good salary so don't have to shop there.”

Oh jeez now you've done it. Take cover as the sensitive petals get so outraged when anyone dares to say anything less than glowing about Lidl, but in the same breath will claim ALL Waitrose shoppers as snobs.
Esensuelle
31-12-2016
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“What a lovely bout of sneering.
I shop at both ends of the spectrum. Lidl for staples, M&S for treats.

Being on a good salary doesn't mean you become an appalling manager of your finances.
In fact perhaps the person paying you that salary might begin to question whether you're worth it when they realise you cannot use resources wisely.”

What a bizarre thing to say!? How someone chooses to spend their money (legally of course) has nothing to do with an employer. Choosing to do your shopping at Marks and Spencer or Waitrose does not make you bad, stupid or thick.

As strange as it may sound some people can afford to do their weekly shop in these stores, it doesn't necessarily mean they are appalling with money.
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