Aldi

[Mike_P]

Did pick up the last men's merino top in the local Aldi this am which amazingly was the size I wanted; could that be a lucky omen for the lottery ticket I bought?

 

[simongt]

quality dived since last time

Possibly either Aldi are cutting costs on production with inferior 'ingredients', or their manufacturers are.

 

[Blue Hills]

Possibly either Aldi are cutting costs on production with inferior 'ingredients', or their manufacturers are.

more like a mix of moving upmarket a shade and wanting to boost margins after establishing themselves in the UK I reckon. Have had some great stuff from Aldi, some I should have bought more of. Definitely not as good as once.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Just bought one of the bike storage stands, looks very much like the Decathlon one (above) but silver colour - 8.99 instead of 14.99.

 

[MontyVeda]

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Just bought one of the bike storage stands, looks very much like the Decathlon one (above) but silver colour - 8.99 instead of 14.99.

we seem to have sh!t loads of them... they'll be down to 5.99 before long.

In other news, we also have 1000s of a bottles of bubble solution (75% off), and are stuck with loads of disposable BBQs (50% off)... so please, pop down to your local Aldi... we need the space!

 

[Gunk]

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Just bought one of the bike storage stands, looks very much like the Decathlon one (above) but silver colour - 8.99 instead of 14.99.

I’ve got a couple of those but you do need to be careful, the bike is not that secure when using them.

 

[Mike_P]

we also have 1000s of a bottles of bubble solution (75% off), and are stuck with loads of disposable BBQs (50% off)... so please, pop down to your local Aldi... we need the space!

Just stick a Kevin the Carrot sticker on them and they'll fly out of the store, probably onto eBay!

 

[youngoldbloke]

I’ve got a couple of those but you do need to be careful, the bike is not that secure when using them.

How do you mean? I've got 4, different makes but basically all the same design. Haven't had any problems using them.

 

[Gunk]

The bike balances in the stand so can just be a bit precarious

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

we seem to have sh!t loads of them... they'll be down to 5.99 before long.

Can you market them as bookends?

 

[Adam4868]

Can you market them as bookends?

Thought it was a wine holder...

 

[Arjimlad]

Bought a track pump yesterday, I gave an old one to my parents and have been missing having one which can do both sorts of valves without modification.

 

[Blue Hills]

Bought a track pump yesterday, I gave an old one to my parents and have been missing having one which can do both sorts of valves without modification.

is it any good?
Seem to recall that it had no gauge.
I bought one from Lidl once - it exploded and broke itself about the third time I used it.

 

[MontyVeda]

is it any good?
Seem to recall that it had no gauge.
I bought one from Lidl first - it exploded and broke itself about the third time I used it.

if it has a gauge will it be accurate?

 

[Blue Hills]

if it has a gauge will it be accurate?

i take the view that a gauge will be good enough for my purposes.
I do have a separate gauge I trust but find it a fag to take pumps off to check pressure, then repeat etc.

edit - looking again, the specs don't seem to mention a gauge but the pic seems to show that it does actually have one.