LIDL
Jul 8th 2016, 9:01 am
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LIDL
I hear that they have started building a new LIDL in Ayamonte - on the left just past McD's
Jul 8th 2016, 11:39 am
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Re: LIDL
WOW that would be great,, for Ayamonte, not so great for Vila Real, no need to cross the river any more for all those lovely LIDL products,,
Jul 10th 2016, 8:22 am
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Having one on this side, so close by is good news for us
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Jul 10th 2016, 12:10 pm
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Must agree Jon we have Lidl in Isla Cristina and VRSto close enough for me. Aldi is a great addition and you have to go to either Lepe or Tavira for the nearest.. Also a site on the Poligono nearer the motorway would make sense in commercial terms. The site near McD's seems a bit "thin" for the standard box both the retailers prefer so we will just have to see what turns up. You would have thought the Mayor would be crowing from the rooftop if it was dead certain as both pay top dollar and employ a good number of people.
Jul 11th 2016, 8:25 am
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Must agree Jon we have Lidl in Isla Cristina and VRSto close enough for me. Aldi is a great addition and you have to go to either Lepe or Tavira for the nearest.. Also a site on the Poligono nearer the motorway would make sense in commercial terms. The site near McD's seems a bit "thin" for the standard box both the retailers prefer so we will just have to see what turns up. You would have thought the Mayor would be crowing from the rooftop if it was dead certain as both pay top dollar and employ a good number of people.
Jul 11th 2016, 9:30 am
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Aldi have good TV ads too, one of my favourites was the Tea ad!
Other products often have e.g the TUV recommendation of quality. The cheese selections, veg etc are often better than other supermarkets with good or often better pricing.
I cant go into either without scanning the gadget sections in the middle of the store.
I would have preferred an Aldi as the drive to VRSA isn't long, to have a selection of both, but still good news to have Lidl here. I wonder if the pricing will be different.
LIDL Croissants are great, and I can also recommend Corvo (Castro Marim) for them.
Good news
Jon
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Aug 4th 2016, 6:28 pm
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It's always difficult to compare Aldi in the UK with Aldi in Spain as they are separate companies with different management.
Aug 4th 2016, 10:50 pm
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Aug 5th 2016, 6:42 am
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https://www.theguardian.com/money/po...wars-aldi-lidl
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Adam's verdict It's very easy to act like a supermarket snob on the subject of discount supermarkets.
We were visiting my father in law a few years back for lunch in the beautiful city of Ghent. There was no traffic on the m-way and we arrived 30 mins early. So we stopped at his local Aldi to pick up supplies. Including loo roll. First time we had used this product.
Great product!!
When it was time to renew I jumped into the car and our local Aldi didn't have it. So I set off all over Brussels to the Aldi's there. Took me hours!! No loo roll of the same type at any of them!
I assumed that it was local, though it didn't make sense to me.
The next trip to Ghent, I was determined to stock up on this excellent product, so we left early and made sure the boot was empty! We turned up at the original store, only to find that it was, in fact.... Lidl!!! They are so similar, I got it mixed up! But we like both.
Our local Lidl a few minutes walk away was full of stock!! I originally took the car as I didn't want to be seen by our neighbours carrying some huge bumper packs of loo roll. I don't want my reputation as a cook to be tarnished
Now I am no longer broken hearted
So come and visit us in either country, and you know what to expect when sitting 'on the throne'!! Floralys 4sheet (spelled carefully with no French accent!!
. )I have no commercial contact with this company!
Jon
PS I remember the days when we had to put a penny to use a public loo..... On a wall I read... 'Here I sit broken hearted, spent a penny, only f**ted'
PPS in these 'Olympic times' if you have been inspired by my story of my epic search and eventual success, and want to try this product, please note that so far it has always been available in Lidl VRSA.... But not there at the Lidl next to Carrefour in Cartaya. Hopefully it will be at the new Ayamonte store.
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Aug 5th 2016, 7:20 am
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Re: LIDL
https://www.theguardian.com/money/po...wars-aldi-lidl
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Adam's verdict It's very easy to act like a supermarket snob on the subject of discount supermarkets.
We were visiting my father in law a few years back for lunch in the beautiful city of Ghent. There was no traffic on the m-way and we arrived 30 mins early. So we stopped at his local Aldi to pick up supplies. Including loo roll. First time we had used this product.
Great product!!
When it was time to renew I jumped into the car and our local Aldi didn't have it. So I set off all over Brussels to the Aldi's there. Took me hours!! No loo roll of the same type at any of them!
I assumed that it was local, though it didn't make sense to me.
The next trip to Ghent, I was determined to stock up on this excellent product, so we left early and made sure the boot was empty! We turned up at the original store, only to find that it was, in fact.... Lidl!!! They are so similar, I got it mixed up! But we like both.
Our local Lidl a few minutes walk away was full of stock!! I originally took the car as I didn't want to be seen by our neighbours carrying some huge bumper packs of loo roll. I don't want my reputation as a cook to be tarnished
Now I am no longer broken hearted
So come and visit us in either country, and you know what to expect when sitting 'on the throne'!! Floralys 4sheet (spelled carefully with no French accent!!. )
I have no commercial contact with this company!
Jon
PS I remember the days when we had to put a penny to use a public loo..... On a wall I read... 'Here I sit broken hearted, spent a penny, only f**ted'
PPS in these 'Olympic times' if you have been inspired by my story of my epic search and eventual success, and want to try this product, please note that so far it has always been available in Lidl VRSA.... But not there at the Lidl next to Carrefour in Cartaya. Hopefully it will be at the new Ayamonte store.
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Adam's verdict It's very easy to act like a supermarket snob on the subject of discount supermarkets.
We were visiting my father in law a few years back for lunch in the beautiful city of Ghent. There was no traffic on the m-way and we arrived 30 mins early. So we stopped at his local Aldi to pick up supplies. Including loo roll. First time we had used this product.
Great product!!
When it was time to renew I jumped into the car and our local Aldi didn't have it. So I set off all over Brussels to the Aldi's there. Took me hours!! No loo roll of the same type at any of them!
I assumed that it was local, though it didn't make sense to me.
The next trip to Ghent, I was determined to stock up on this excellent product, so we left early and made sure the boot was empty! We turned up at the original store, only to find that it was, in fact.... Lidl!!! They are so similar, I got it mixed up! But we like both.
Our local Lidl a few minutes walk away was full of stock!! I originally took the car as I didn't want to be seen by our neighbours carrying some huge bumper packs of loo roll. I don't want my reputation as a cook to be tarnished
Now I am no longer broken hearted
So come and visit us in either country, and you know what to expect when sitting 'on the throne'!! Floralys 4sheet (spelled carefully with no French accent!!
. )I have no commercial contact with this company!
Jon
PS I remember the days when we had to put a penny to use a public loo..... On a wall I read... 'Here I sit broken hearted, spent a penny, only f**ted'
PPS in these 'Olympic times' if you have been inspired by my story of my epic search and eventual success, and want to try this product, please note that so far it has always been available in Lidl VRSA.... But not there at the Lidl next to Carrefour in Cartaya. Hopefully it will be at the new Ayamonte store.
Aug 5th 2016, 8:55 am
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Re: LIDL
My neighbour saw surveyors on site two weeks ago test drilling and taking soil/rock samples.
Aug 5th 2016, 10:01 am
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By means of a 'public service' though I prefer the LIDL loo roll. Aldi do a 4 sheet/ply called Sublimo Luxe, and if you are driving through France, Marche U's own brand 5 ply is also good.
Both will do 'in a pinch'!!
Jon
Both will do 'in a pinch'!!
Jon
Aug 5th 2016, 4:36 pm
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4ply!, 5ply! that's a bit effete isn't it? What's wrong with a square of newspaper with a hole in the corner for the string? Best use for the DM some might say. Mind you, modern newsprint can leave you with a black hand - I wonder if anybody has an opinion as to which newspaper has the most durable ink?
Aug 5th 2016, 5:46 pm
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4ply!, 5ply! that's a bit effete isn't it? What's wrong with a square of newspaper with a hole in the corner for the string? Best use for the DM some might say. Mind you, modern newsprint can leave you with a black hand - I wonder if anybody has an opinion as to which newspaper has the most durable ink?