And this is exactly where they may lose out IMO.The one thing that annoys me are the tills, not enough of them, and the packing area is too small.
I've walked out before. That is a deal breaker for me when some has a massive trolley infront of me.
Basically as above ^Our Aldi is a couple of hundred yards away and we do our weekly shop there. True, there isn't the choice of 14 different brands of soup, or bread but there is a good range and I don't feel that we are missing out not going to Tesco.
I can get all my basics, the little luxuries that we like too. We can also get bits and bobs that are not found in Tesco all the time like super-duper turkish delight at a sensible price (Hubster loves it). The quality is fine, the prices are awesome. We've probably saved fifty quid on our food bill for the month that we've been here.
Not falling short in our eyes.
It doesn't work quite so well if you use a basket then you do have to pack it quickly, but I'm used to it and normally get it all in my bags before I've finished paying.You do realise that you're meant to re-load the trolley, pay, then wheel the trolley to the packing shelf and take your time there? It's a good system that works well once people get the idea. Some people find it hard to comprehend though.
I find the lack of choice at Lidl to be quite liberating. It saves a lot of time too.
Colleague who shops at Aldi drives an R8!Went to our local Aldi about 6 months ago and spotted an Aston Martin in the carpark.