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I hear that they have started building a new LIDL in Ayamonte - on the left just past McD's

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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,,:thumbsup:

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I think Aldi missed a trick here, but great news. Lidl have some great products like cheeses, veg, gadgets etc, and lidl VRSA is open from 8am to midnight daily ST, handy.

Having one on this side, so close by is good news for us

Jon

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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.

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It will be interesting to see what they stock, however, as long as they have a bakery I shall be happy as they do the best croissants ever. Something I know that Jean Michel will agree with me on, Bryony

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Yes sometimes Aldi/Lidl gets a bad rap, but we are more than happy to use them. Aldi in the UK (not Europe) have an award winning Gin Bottle of gin from Aldi costing just £10 beats rivals including Bombay Sapphire and Hendricks in taste test | Daily Mail Online and also Champagne, that in blind tests came out in the top 3 compared to other products costing maybe 2-3 times more. From respected blind tasters.

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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:goodpost:

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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.

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I get the impression that Aldi in Spain is not as good as Lidl or as popular, but the reverse seems to be the case in the UK.

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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.
:fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:

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Has anyone seen any construction on this new "store" or is it just a mythical Lidl/Aldi? In the time we have been discussing it/them Lidl had built the Lidl in Oldbrook MK and were block paving the car park!

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My neighbour saw surveyors on site two weeks ago test drilling and taking soil/rock samples.

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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

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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?

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Newspapers were good both in the loo and also the Chip shop and occasionally one also got the benefit of a good read

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I am building a villa just behind where LIDl will be built.

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In the old days of penny Loos they had that shiny horrible stuff called izal I think!

Made me forever 'effete'. :)

With that in mind maybe a magazine could work for those that like that stuff, less ink residue I suppose, than a newspaper.

Ugh!!

Jon

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The Guardians excellent for that as it holds a load of sh*t.

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Personally I prefer moist toilet tissue 🚽 😊

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:rofl::rofl:

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Also always handy when travelling and proper bidets are hard to find!

Great one about the Guardian! :goodpost:

Jon

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About LIDL.............................:rofl:

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:thumbsup:

Perfectly on topic.

Lidl have great loo roll - that I like.
Lidl have moist paper (also wet wipes or baby wipes) that Mikecol likes........



Lidl also have lost of free publicity at the shops, that you can put a hole in and hang on a nail.... that you like!

They don't have the guardian though. :eek:

:rofl:

Jon

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I had read back in february that the new LIDL was scheduled to open by Easter. When I last saw it four weeks ago that seemed unlikely. Anyone noticed if it is open yet?

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11th of May is the new date

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Having seen it for the first time 2 weeks ago ,it's not LIDL
its BLOODY BIG!

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😂😂😂😂

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B.BIG !! Yes the Lidl store format does seem to have changed. They all seem to be being replaced with larger stores or being extended. Here in the uk, they built a new store on the outskirts of Portsmouth which is double the size of the city store. Within a month of opening the new store they closed the city store, stripped it back and then added an extension making it about 60% bigger. That reopens in June. Surprisingly, Mercadona at the Plaza I saw closed their meat counter when there last month. I used to buy steaks there and they would cut to your desired thickness. Now, its all new counters etc, but the steak is pre- packed as is almost everything else. But the meat counter in Dia still cuts to your choice. I must try the fresh market in town instead next month.

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I understand the new Lidl is open now.Is It the same as the Uk Lidl and price wise is it cheaper than Mercadona ?

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Hi, We explored it on the first day. Bigger than expected. Great selection of local and foreign beers. Wine offering better than VRSA branch. Prices are very reasonable, probably a bit cheaper than mercadona. Much nicer than the Isla Cristina shop imo. I think the maxi dia might struggle a bit with the competition so close.

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On a similar topic - has anyone been to the new Ikea in Loule?

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Is it in the new Ikea complex? When we popped in to IKEA in the first week no other stores were open.

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I heard that the rest of the stores will open in July and that there has been lots of recruiting in the area. I believe that the stores will primarily be 'outlet' stores (ie specially made cheap branded goods to make you think you're getting a bargain); fast food and a cinema.

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MAR complex aka Ikea retail park opens on 27th September

MAR SHOPPING ALGARVE OPENS ON SEPTEMBER 27TH

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now a lift ban on the toll and all will be good to go

also missing solar & wind to energies the place, come on Ikea you can do better!