aldi - what did you get?

[outlash]

I don't think their or Lidl's food is much cop either (especially their fruit and veg) and no cheaper than the likes of Asda or Tesco. Tbf Lidl do a pretty good pain aux raisins locally if available and freshly baked. As @jefmcg can attest, I am a bit of a connoisseur of l'escargot fourré à la crème pâtissière

I have a customer who works for one of the largest fruit & veg importers in the country and she was telling me who gets the best quality produce. In order:

Waitrose
Sainsburys & M&S
Co-Op
Asda
Morrisons
Tesco, and not surprisingly
Lidl & Aldi at the bottom.

As always, you get what you pay for .

 

[Total Longo]

Fair enough but I seek out deals on clothing that is generally half price and thus actually not much more than the advertised aldi prices.

Where do you get these deals, Vickster?

 

[Pale Rider]

The time taken in the supply chain is a big factor for fruit and veg, where the biggest impact on taste is freshness.

I had a conversation with a grower at a farmers' market.

He told me: "The carrot you've just bought comes from the same field as the ones I supply to Tesco.

"The difference is the one you have was pulled this morning, but the supermarket one will have been in cold storage for days or weeks."

The reverse is true for meat, a producer told me the supermarkets are generally unwilling to let a joint of beef age long enough.

 

[vickster]

Where do you get these deals, Vickster?

All over really - often Evans, Sigma Sport, sometimes Wiggle, Probikekit, Cyclesurgery, Amazon. I usually stick with companies offering free returns with clothing. Track through quidco for a few percent cashback too and keep an eye out for discount codes

 

[EltonFrog]

I went into ALDI, looked the stuff which didn't trouble my whelm and came out again.

 

[potsy]

Gimp mask (cycling balaclava) and a box of Jaffa Cakes

 

[FrankCrank]

....pair of micro LED lights for 3 quid - do nicely on my folder........

 

[Katherine]

Tights. Merino base layer top. Over shoes.

 

[gavroche]

I got a winter jacket - not the fancy one.... I thought I'd get too hot in one of those. I also got a waterproof jacket as spare.... I've had one for the last 3 years.....and they do a very good job.
2 × GT85 and 4 pints of semy skimmed milk.

Do you carry 4 pints of milk when you cycle?

 

[Crandoggler]

I have a customer who works for one of the largest fruit & veg importers in the country and she was telling me who gets the best quality produce. In order:

Waitrose
Sainsburys & M&S
Co-Op
Asda
Morrisons
Tesco, and not surprisingly
Lidl & Aldi at the bottom.

As always, you get what you pay for .

Personally, I don't thinks this is true. Mainly because Asda food tastes awful, as does the Co-Op's to my untrained tongue.

I'd hazard a guess that any difference is mainly a placebo for justification of the however many £'s extra you spent in a more expensive supermarket.

I'll happily spend £20-30 a week less and eat Aldi/Lidl's food. As with any type of food, as long as it's cooked properly, it will taste absolutely fine.

 

[Spoked Wheels]

Do you carry 4 pints of milk when you cycle?

Sometimes, when I go to buy milk on my bike I have to carry it back, don't I?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Having half-decided that I needed a new, warm winter jersey and having gone to one Aldi that didn't have my size, I came home and then thought, ''You know what, you could always cycle to the Catford one and see whether they have your size.'' So I did. The posh pricy one - no danger of me ever getting too hot. So there!

 

[Brandane]

I have a customer who works for one of the largest fruit & veg importers in the country and she was telling me who gets the best quality produce. In order:

Waitrose
Sainsburys & M&S
Co-Op
Asda
Morrisons
Tesco, and not surprisingly
Lidl & Aldi at the bottom.

As always, you get what you pay for .

Hmmmmm; a lot can happen to fruit and veg between the supplier and the shelf though.
I think my local Morrisons play football with the bananas before putting them on display; they are ALWAYS bruised when they ripen. Tesco on the other hand I have never had the same problem.
I once spoke to a Tayside strawberry/raspberry supplier and asked him why it was that despite him supplying both Tesco and Aldi, Tesco strawberries are tasteless excuses for strawberries while Aldi are more like those sold at the roadside in Tayside - sweet and much more flavour. His explanation was that Tesco freeze them sometime between their arrival and departure from their RDC, while Aldi get them straight out to their shops without having to store them frozen.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Hmmmmm; a lot can happen to fruit and veg between the supplier and the shelf though.
I think my local Morrisons play football with the bananas before putting them on display; they are ALWAYS bruised when they ripen. Tesco on the other hand I have never had the same problem.
I once spoke to a Tayside strawberry/raspberry supplier and asked him why it was that despite him supplying both Tesco and Aldi, Tesco strawberries are tasteless excuses for strawberries while Aldi are more like those sold at the roadside in Tayside - sweet and much more flavour. His explanation was that Tesco freeze them sometime between their arrival and departure from their RDC, while Aldi get them straight out to their shops without having to store them frozen.

As someone who gets their berries direct from Tayside(via the Carse)..
Excellent berries and the farm supplies M&S plus another s/market..

I prefer the non uniform sized fruit from our local Lidl...

Almost all fruit now is selected by looks,shape and size, taste comes last I think.

and I forgot, I got coffee

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Syphilis. Which was a bit of a shock as I only went in for a couple of beers.