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Mart |
You will love this quote from me Dixie.
On my first visit to Lidl, when I tried to get a carrier bag ( I was a bit skint at the tim) and was told that I could not have one,and should have brought my own, I unfortunately yelled " I`ve not been poor before!" I really regret that stupid outburst, it`s a great shop, failing that as most readers know, I go to the farmers shops. They need supporting. I don`t leave many shop made foods hanging about as they oddly enough get eaten ! |
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Mart wrote:
I`m an unlikely big fan of Lidl .A lot of English people just view it as a cheap shop well it is that too, but the produce is so completely European I love it. Great for German meats and the like.
I agree. Lidl, and Aldi are great places - most products are as good, if not better, than normal supermarket own brands. Last year I bought a house of the UK MD of Aldi. He told me they can offer M&S quality at a significantly lower price because they have much lower overheads. They don't go out and try to get big brands at better prices, they source their own products with the idea of equalling or exceeding the branded quality, then offering it for less.
The first visit is a bit daunting. No baskets, only trollys, then when you check-out, the cashier just flies through your goods, and they end up back in the trolly. (Many of the goods have multiple and big barcodes so the scanner reads them quicker.) I reckon customers get through the check-outs 3 times quicker than normal supermarkets. (in itself, a cost saving).
Try it.
By the way, Netto, the other "discounter" is pants! |
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Mart |
I`m an unlikely big fan of Lidl .A lot of English people just view it as a cheap shop well it is that too, but the produce is so completely European I love it. Great for German meats and the like. |
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dixie |
I'm lucky, to have the best grocery chain in the country near us!
Booths Supermarkets are based in the North West, and our local Kendal branch is amazing. Loose coffee and tea, plus the freshest produce - all local where available. Those who think Waitrose is good have seen nothing compared to these people!
If you're holidaying in Lancashire or Cumbria do try one of their 30 or so branches. (And still family owned!). |
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Finding loose tea is a problem, I agree, as is finding whole coffee beans.
The best supplier of both that I know of is a little shop I found in Winchester, but I simply can`t drive all the way over there all the time to get a supply of both.
I do so wish that the Co-Op would get there act together on loose tea and whole coffee beans, they(The Co-Op) are a messy shop on the whole, but the ethics still seem to remain intact from the day the founders formed them.(Unlike many of the others). |
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