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Aldi bargain Xmas food
Turkey crowns are under 4 quid from 14 and all the veg is 9p a bag.
Fair play Aldi and hope everyone can get a decent feed tomorrow.
Fair play Aldi and hope everyone can get a decent feed tomorrow.
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Re: Aldi bargain Xmas food
A fair price for Aldi veg- it’s usually gone off by the time you get home!
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Surprised jdrobbo hasn't found his way onto this thread yet......
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He'll be in there now, it's the big day on the advent calendar!Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:26 amSurprised jdrobbo hasn't found his way onto this thread yet......
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Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:02 amTurkey crowns are under 4 quid from 14 and all the veg is 9p a bag.
Fair play Aldi and hope everyone can get a decent feed tomorrow.
Good shout. There will be lots of people on a tight budget who will appreciate your info.
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Just a shame the staff get taken advantage of for us all to get the cheap prices!
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Jd is spamming by facebook feed with his aldi love in
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Warned the wife about aldi..
Mince meat is 25% fat, and clearly displayed, tastes sh1te
just opened a Turkey crown, and it stinks of egg, its gone straight in the bin, and Mrs Macca is now dashing round the shops looking for a replacement
Good job we cook all the meats the day before.
Told her numerous times, buy cheap, buy twice
All this "it tastes exactly the same/better" is utterly b0ll0cks
Mince meat is 25% fat, and clearly displayed, tastes sh1te
just opened a Turkey crown, and it stinks of egg, its gone straight in the bin, and Mrs Macca is now dashing round the shops looking for a replacement
Good job we cook all the meats the day before.
Told her numerous times, buy cheap, buy twice
All this "it tastes exactly the same/better" is utterly b0ll0cks
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Whilst it's great that those who are less well off may be able to enjoy an Xmas meal, Aldi aren't doing this out of the goodness of their hearts
The cost of binning that much stuff is enormous to them, much cheaper to just give it away
The cost of binning that much stuff is enormous to them, much cheaper to just give it away
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I have absolutely no idea what you’re going on about!Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:26 amSurprised jdrobbo hasn't found his way onto this thread yet......
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Sometimes it can be your fridge that's overfilled and not cooling correctly. We made this mistake with some butcher brought chickens (for a large family barbecue) a couple of years ago. I bought a fridge thermometer after that costly mistake.
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A fine establishment. Spamming, spamming. It’s satire!Lancasterclaret wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:39 amJd is spamming by facebook feed with his aldi love in
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Some of the Aldi stuff really is as good as the more ‘upmarket’ supermarkets - their specially selected fish cakes and mince pies are as good if not better than anything from Booth’s or M&S, but some of it is budget too.MACCA wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:44 amWarned the wife about aldi..
Mince meat is 25% fat, and clearly displayed, tastes sh1te
just opened a Turkey crown, and it stinks of egg, its gone straight in the bin, and Mrs Macca is now dashing round the shops looking for a replacement
Good job we cook all the meats the day before.
Told her numerous times, buy cheap, buy twice
All this "it tastes exactly the same/better" is utterly b0ll0cks
And you can buy 5% fat steak mince from there so that’s a mistake on your missus’ part.
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I have some mince from that establishment for making a chilli later. Its 5% fat....MACCA wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:44 amWarned the wife about aldi..
Mince meat is 25% fat, and clearly displayed, tastes sh1te
just opened a Turkey crown, and it stinks of egg, its gone straight in the bin, and Mrs Macca is now dashing round the shops looking for a replacement
Good job we cook all the meats the day before.
Told her numerous times, buy cheap, buy twice
All this "it tastes exactly the same/better" is utterly b0ll0cks
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I thought Aldi always paid way above other supermarkets?Clowbridge89 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:38 amJust a shame the staff get taken advantage of for us all to get the cheap prices!
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Meat is tasteless without fat. 15% is the perfect combo.Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:19 amI have some mince from that establishment for making a chilli later. Its 5% fat....
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You can check their veg before buying it, like most people do.claret2018 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:13 amA fair price for Aldi veg- it’s usually gone off by the time you get home!
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Know where you are coming from, this myth about fresh fruit and veg is nonsense, if you can be arsed you can get some good bargains and good quality but that’s the same anywhere.MACCA wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:44 amWarned the wife about aldi..
Mince meat is 25% fat, and clearly displayed, tastes sh1te
just opened a Turkey crown, and it stinks of egg, its gone straight in the bin, and Mrs Macca is now dashing round the shops looking for a replacement
Good job we cook all the meats the day before.
Told her numerous times, buy cheap, buy twice
All this "it tastes exactly the same/better" is utterly b0ll0cks
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I shall be adding onions, garlic, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, tomatoes, beef stock, salt and pepper and kidney beans so there will be no shortage of flavour.Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:23 amMeat is tasteless without fat. 15% is the perfect combo.
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It used to be the case but the gap has closed in recent years. The higher wages come at a cost though- less staff means more back-breaking work for the staff who are there. Why would you work at Aldi, doing everything and anything and all hours known to man when you can sit on a till all day at another supermarket waiting for your next customer to appear, twiddling your thumbs in between?
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That's career choices right there.Clowbridge89 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:27 amIt used to be the case but the gap has closed in recent years. The higher wages come at a cost though- less staff means more back-breaking work for the staff who are there. Why would you work at Aldi, doing everything and anything and all hours known to man when you can sit on a till all day at another supermarket waiting for your next customer to appear, twiddling your thumbs in between?
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Aldi pay their staff £9.55/hour.Clowbridge89 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:38 amJust a shame the staff get taken advantage of for us all to get the cheap prices!
London staff get £11.07/hour.
These cheap prices are the benefit of free trade and we should be grateful for the bounty we gave.
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That's career choices right there.Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:30 am[quote=Clowbridge89 post_id=<a href="tel:1704098">1704098</a> time=<a href="tel:1640341647">1640341647</a> user_id=6924]
It used to be the case but the gap has closed in recent years. The higher wages come at a cost though- less staff means more back-breaking work for the staff who are there. Why would you work at Aldi, doing everything and anything and all hours known to man when you can sit on a till all day at another supermarket waiting for your next customer to appear, twiddling your thumbs in between?
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Depressing isn’t it?
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Sounds delicious HCHerts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:27 amI shall be adding onions, garlic, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, tomatoes, beef stock, salt and pepper and kidney beans so there will be no shortage of flavour.
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Try putting some coffee or dark chocolate in too!Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:27 amI shall be adding onions, garlic, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, tomatoes, beef stock, salt and pepper and kidney beans so there will be no shortage of flavour.
Adds a different level.
We always put soured cream onto it when serving.
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Depressing isn’t it?
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If I was a younger person getting a job, then Aldi would be better. You would learn the roles faster and get better at your job. You could work anywhere in the trade afterwards.
Not sure you learn much on the tills at Tesco. It's very easy but suits an older type who likes a quick chat with customers.
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Oh I completely agree! My point is the staff are completely under appreciated. Staff turnover is high!
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Because doing **** all is boring.Clowbridge89 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:27 amIt used to be the case but the gap has closed in recent years. The higher wages come at a cost though- less staff means more back-breaking work for the staff who are there. Why would you work at Aldi, doing everything and anything and all hours known to man when you can sit on a till all day at another supermarket waiting for your next customer to appear, twiddling your thumbs in between?
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So when these prices dropped from their original prices, did the wages also drop? No. Actually no-one has been taken advantage of for us all to get those cheap prices have they? In actual fact, people (customers) who would ordinarily struggle to fill their table with food on Xmas day that would ordinarily go to waste can now do so. Surely you will be happy about that?Clowbridge89 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:38 amJust a shame the staff get taken advantage of for us all to get the cheap prices!
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Life is very often what you make of it. There are plenty of reasons to feel unfulfilled (and a job you're not happy in is one of them) but we have so many reasons to be grateful staring us in the face here in the UK.
Aldi is one of them. Next time you go in, just take a lot at the wondrous produce all around you. Much of it from half way round the world.
Take, for example, the famed boxes of Quality Street. A lot has been made of their shrinking size recently but did you know that when inflation adjusted, the chocolates inside are IRO 55% cheaper than they were when the 5kg tins were available?
Have a wander down their cooking isle and look at how many milk alternatives are available - in Aldi! This isn't a Waitrose in some fancy south east communter belt town and yet if the fancy takes you, you can pick up almond milk.
Almond. Milk. Let that alone sink in.
We have such easy lives that we've come not to realise what bountiful wealth and abundance we have all around us and we've forgotten how to be grateful for it.
People from only 2 or 3 generations ago would be floored by the scope and ready availability of the produce we have available to us all. When they discovered our relative wealth they would be even more flabbergasted. People who suffered wartime privations might well weep tears of joy to see the a regular aisle in Aldi.
People from 3 or 4 generations ago would never have the chance in their lifetime to see half the things available in your average Aldi. They'd struggle to comprehend how it was even possible. They think of us as gluttons who had either made a deal with the Devil or were all living as delirous millionaires.
So yeah, a career at Aldi might not be for everybody but some people might very well enjoy it. It's what you make of it. If you enjoy working with your hands, aren't afraid of physical work and have a great time with your colleagues then you might well have the best time of your life.
Even if it's "only" a temporary job you might still have a great time working there.
And what are you actually "achieving" by working at Aldi - you're being an essential part of the process by which all this amazing produce and goods is provided to your local town and community.
I think there is so much to be grateful for in this world. Aldi included.
God bless everybody and Merry Christmas!
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I’m talking generally on the day-to-day. Less food waste? Great. Making a loss on produce hits those on the ‘frontline’ though. Regular cheap prices aren’t brought about by the goodness of Aldi’s hearts.
No complaints from me about those who struggle managing to put a good meal on the table.
Merry Christmas!
No complaints from me about those who struggle managing to put a good meal on the table.
Merry Christmas!
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There’s a lot of nonsense and snobbery on here. The food at Aldi is just as good quality as Tesco and sainsburys. It’s way cheaper as well. The variety on offer is less but if you cook from scratch then that doesn’t really matter. Just need to go to Tesco occasionally for something that Aldi don’t sell. Don’t know why thd staff would be under appreciated. Everyone seems friendly and polite to them. They get paid more and do work a bit harder on the tills but this is good isn’t it. Work harder get paid more.
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Supermarket meat is mass produced and notoriously bland. It has its place in society but treat yourself every now and again to meat from an animal reared properly - outdoors eating naturaly produce like grass, hay or meal.Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:27 amI shall be adding onions, garlic, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, tomatoes, beef stock, salt and pepper and kidney beans so there will be no shortage of flavour.
Sometimes, all you need when you have a great piece of meat is just a little salt next to it.
Take this farm from Todmorden:
https://porcus.co.uk/
I actually daren't look at their prices because I suspect it's a lot more than the pork in Aldi but I will treat myself to some of their stuff when I'm next in the area and I'm especially keen to sample their charcuterie.
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I never used to really enjoy a chilli until a friend shared their recipe.Herts Clarets wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 10:27 amI shall be adding onions, garlic, paprika, cumin, chilli powder, tomatoes, beef stock, salt and pepper and kidney beans so there will be no shortage of flavour.
Now make it regularly using braising steak / silverside / featherblade or another slow cooker cut in chunks. Start off frying off some spicy chorizo then use the oil to soften the onion and garlic. My current recipe includes ancho chillies, birds eye chillis, cumin, allspice, Corriander seeds, bay leaves, cider vinegar, cloves & cinnamon (among other things).
I'm now obligated to cook extra every batch and deliver around to friends and family. Good job its a labour of love. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
Happy to share the recipe if anyone is interested.
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I'm shocked...I thought you were about 70
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That's near enough my recipe, apart from the allspice. How much allspice do you use?
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Our supermarket shop is usually Aldi, Sainsbury's and Booths (for deli treats and beers/wine you can't get elsewhere). By the way, Porcus soss are epic.
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I think most people do their weekly shop from two supermarkets
Aldi and Asda are next to each other near me thankfully, as Aldi are good for some stuff, and not so good for other stuff
Aldi and Asda are next to each other near me thankfully, as Aldi are good for some stuff, and not so good for other stuff
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Aldi is the only place around here we can get Frikandel. Due to the ongoing situation we rarely visit supermarkets anymore but I highly recommend Frikandel to anyone who fancies a high quality European cuisine. Their Bratwursts are the best of any Supermarket as well.
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ALDI was ok about 5 or 6 years ago. Almost everything there now is rubbish- the fruit and veg, meat etc.
Tesco has gone ludicrously expensive now, and their quality seems to have nosedived.
Sainsburys for the weekly big shop, an occasional Lidl shop to mix it up, treats from Booths and Waitrose.
Sausage from Cowmans in Clitheroe always though!
Tesco has gone ludicrously expensive now, and their quality seems to have nosedived.
Sainsburys for the weekly big shop, an occasional Lidl shop to mix it up, treats from Booths and Waitrose.
Sausage from Cowmans in Clitheroe always though!
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My understanding is that the Aldi/Lidl business model pays higher wages.Clowbridge89 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 9:38 amJust a shame the staff get taken advantage of for us all to get the cheap prices!
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Another shout for Cowmans of clitheroe sausages.
Beer? Whalley wine shop. A small but fabulous choice and selection. Mail order from Vocation of Hebden Bridge. Nice.
Beer? Whalley wine shop. A small but fabulous choice and selection. Mail order from Vocation of Hebden Bridge. Nice.
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Aldi is no worse than other “bigger” supermarkets. All meat is at a lower standard than restaurant quality. It’s pumped with water to preserve it and for it to weigh more.
The veg is spot on. Less choice than others but what they do have is equally as good as what you can get else were. If your veg is going off quick, take it out of the packets. It stops it sweating.
The veg is spot on. Less choice than others but what they do have is equally as good as what you can get else were. If your veg is going off quick, take it out of the packets. It stops it sweating.
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But that improves the flavour your own portion too; chilli and bolognaise sauce too always turn out far better when you're making a huge pot of them rather than if you try cooking it with 1/2lb of mince for just two servings; add coffee (as mentioned earlier) and cook/reheat at least twice before serving.what_no_pies wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:23 am...obligated to cook extra every batch and deliver around to friends and family. Good job its a labour of love. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.
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I got banned from my local Aldi.
I was doing a big shop with my 2 year old daughter in the trolley. 90 quids worth of food piled high in Aldi trolleys.
I started to load the shopping on the conveyer, and I hadn’t even finished loaded and the check out women had scanned about 30 items which were now slung past the toll waiting to be packed. I thought “I’m not rushing” I was alright stressed because my daughter was becoming restless. So I finished loading and started methodically packing my shopping into a blue ikea bag which which fills most of the trolley. The check out women snapped “can you pack over there”
I calmly said “no, I’m going to pack here”
She shouted “no the rules are you have to pack over there”
I calmly explained “I know your rules, but I’m going to pack here”
She screamed “you can’t because of covid”
I said “it’s nothing to do with covid, that’s always been your policy, anyway I would have to avoid my large ikea bag to put the stuff in the trolley. Now we could argue about this but I’m not going to pack over there so you’re wasting your time”
At this point the manager came out and exclaimed “you have to pack over there”
“Yeah that’s not going to happen” I said
Anyway I finished my methodical packing and was subsequently banned.
I also got banned from Asda but that’s another story
I was doing a big shop with my 2 year old daughter in the trolley. 90 quids worth of food piled high in Aldi trolleys.
I started to load the shopping on the conveyer, and I hadn’t even finished loaded and the check out women had scanned about 30 items which were now slung past the toll waiting to be packed. I thought “I’m not rushing” I was alright stressed because my daughter was becoming restless. So I finished loading and started methodically packing my shopping into a blue ikea bag which which fills most of the trolley. The check out women snapped “can you pack over there”
I calmly said “no, I’m going to pack here”
She shouted “no the rules are you have to pack over there”
I calmly explained “I know your rules, but I’m going to pack here”
She screamed “you can’t because of covid”
I said “it’s nothing to do with covid, that’s always been your policy, anyway I would have to avoid my large ikea bag to put the stuff in the trolley. Now we could argue about this but I’m not going to pack over there so you’re wasting your time”
At this point the manager came out and exclaimed “you have to pack over there”
“Yeah that’s not going to happen” I said
Anyway I finished my methodical packing and was subsequently banned.
I also got banned from Asda but that’s another story
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Are you Jacob Rees-Mogg?Rowls wrote: ↑Fri Dec 24, 2021 11:16 amLife is very often what you make of it. There are plenty of reasons to feel unfulfilled (and a job you're not happy in is one of them) but we have so many reasons to be grateful staring us in the face here in the UK.
Aldi is one of them. Next time you go in, just take a lot at the wondrous produce all around you. Much of it from half way round the world.
Take, for example, the famed boxes of Quality Street. A lot has been made of their shrinking size recently but did you know that when inflation adjusted, the chocolates inside are IRO 55% cheaper than they were when the 5kg tins were available?
Have a wander down their cooking isle and look at how many milk alternatives are available - in Aldi! This isn't a Waitrose in some fancy south east communter belt town and yet if the fancy takes you, you can pick up almond milk.
Almond. Milk. Let that alone sink in.
We have such easy lives that we've come not to realise what bountiful wealth and abundance we have all around us and we've forgotten how to be grateful for it.
People from only 2 or 3 generations ago would be floored by the scope and ready availability of the produce we have available to us all. When they discovered our relative wealth they would be even more flabbergasted. People who suffered wartime privations might well weep tears of joy to see the a regular aisle in Aldi.
People from 3 or 4 generations ago would never have the chance in their lifetime to see half the things available in your average Aldi. They'd struggle to comprehend how it was even possible. They think of us as gluttons who had either made a deal with the Devil or were all living as delirous millionaires.
So yeah, a career at Aldi might not be for everybody but some people might very well enjoy it. It's what you make of it. If you enjoy working with your hands, aren't afraid of physical work and have a great time with your colleagues then you might well have the best time of your life.
Even if it's "only" a temporary job you might still have a great time working there.
And what are you actually "achieving" by working at Aldi - you're being an essential part of the process by which all this amazing produce and goods is provided to your local town and community.
I think there is so much to be grateful for in this world. Aldi included.
God bless everybody and Merry Christmas!
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Re: Aldi bargain Xmas food
You missed a trick. You should have gone to one of the local newspapers and done a 'sadface' photo. Pointing at something while having a sadface is even better.
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