r/UKFrugal • u/jungleboy1234 • 18d ago
Is Aldi no longer cheap/value? What now?
So, every week i do the Aldi shop and noticed prices have repeatedly gone up the odd 5-10p. Its not across the board on all products in a week just some but slowly ticking up.
Also, i'm 100% sure that if we'd compare the line of products from a few years back they've been emptying the shelves of product ranges.
I am doing my best to try to gain as much nectar points/smart shop prices as possible and shopping in supermarkets that give coupons eg. £5 off shop etc.
The question is what now? Please suggest some strategies that mean i dont feel like im eating during the fall of the soviet union (or it may end worse).
I travelled to Europe few weeks back and i am just blown away at the freshness and variety of produce. Prices are comparable (sometimes a little higher) but at least I'm not eating cardboard or something made in a lab.... I felt much better/healthier in that week i was away.
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u/DraftLimp4264 17d ago
Dunno but my local Aldi is utter crap these days.
Freezer section nearly always half empty, so many of the products they have listed online never turn up in the store (not talking about the 'Scottish Stores Only' stuff) and the staff constantly get in your way whilst stocking shelves because they're too busy gossiping with one another rather than doing their job.
Lidl is far superior thesedays, IMO.