Lidl is better for being in Sweden, and Aldi is better at not being in Sweden
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Lidl is better for baked goods, hot chocolate and Apollo noodles, and Aldi is better for price
I think the non-food stuff is better at Lidl on average, but I like going to Aldi (Süd) way more overall
Aldi: coffee
Lidl:baked goods
My country has neither
Neither is cheap enough to justify not going to an EDEKA or REWE if those are in reasonable walking distance. Usually, the cheap store brands of EDEKA, REWE are just as cheap as the equivalent products at Aldi and Lidl (in Germany, at least). And even if you use a car for shopping, EDEKA and REWE have a much bigger selection.
Rewe is absolute garbage in comparison to Edeka. At least here up north. That said, if you have shit impulse control, both Edeka and Rewe will make you poor. That is not necessarily the case for Lidl and Aldi. Plus, the budget brands of Rewe and Edeka are garbage.
You are right for the standard eg. Ja! Product line, where prices are the same in all discounters. But Rewe and Edeka put many products that are available as housebrands with Lidl / Aldi out of their cheap product lines into their named brands for much higher prices. Examples are certain cuts of meat, cheese, etc. Look for example at chicken breast, which comes from the housebrand for a cheap price at Aldi and Lidl, is sold for much higher prices (Wilhelm Brandenburg at Rewe) for much higher kg prices. Same meat same package plant imaginary markup for walking to Rewe.
If you have to closely watch your finances and need to feed several people, you should never go to Rewe or Edeka, ever, period.
We don't have either of those here unfortunately.
Do you have either Aldi or Lidl within easy walking distance to your home/school/workplace? If so, just go to that one.
I have both on my way home from work conveniently, but the Lidl is handier so I use that and not so much the Aldi, but I thought I might be missing some hidden gems. :)
There's 2 different Aldis.
Aldi is so terrible that they went bankrupt in Denmark. Lidl's still here though. Make of that what you will.
Lidl failed so hard in Norway that none of the Aldis ever tried.
Have you other large discount supermarkets there? Other than Lidl that is.
They both absolutely dominate the discount section in Ireland but thankfully have driven down prices in the other large chains.
Lidl is for people that dwell in dark, humid caves. Aldi is for people that prance and dance on the sunny side of the street.
Lidl is better for Lidl's shareholders and Aldi's better for Aldi's shareholders.
They are private companies
Private companies typically also distribute ownership via shares to people who are therefore shareholders. They're just not traded publicly. AFAIK only firms owned by a handful of people might use a different scheme, depending on the jurisdiction.
Lidl is better at discontinuing products I went there specifically to buy and Aldi is better in not existing in this country
Aldi is better at pumping every product with palm oil and making knock off branded products
Lidl is better at having a chaotic middle that never gets tidied
Lidl is better at confusing customers when similar products are scattered in 5 different places in the market.
Aldi is better with products, especially the ones that need at least some (whatever) quality.
I only shop at Coop or Edeka :(
Lidls bakery section is better, some of the beer is better…that’s it. Nothing else is worthy. The vegan options, while inconsistent, is better in Aldi.
Very similar to what I'm experiencing at the moment. The vegan options are disappearing from Lidl and Aldi is getting more vegan options
Aldi’s problem is a lot of things aren’t consistent…there were two or three pie options and some pizzas. Both were great but I haven’t seen either in weeks.
I don’t rate Lidl as highly as others though. Had a few bad experiences.
Lidl is better for abusing their employees. Aldi is better at dividing germany
Lidl is better for consonants, Aldi is better for vowels.
American here sorry, but I must concur that Aldi's noodles are garbage
How can you get spaghetti wrong?
If you don't squeeze them through a bronze thingamajig.
You chime in pal. Pure shite. 1/10. Like they put calories in my belly but it was a chore to eat them.
I wonder if yours are different. Hang on I'll get a pic....
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Don't they carry regular pasta (spaghetti etc.)?
Lidl is better for almost anything. I used to be a hardcore Aldi (Nord) loyalist until Lidl started having a very good vegan selection and better hummus. A couple years ago I probably could've named something I miss from Aldi, but at the moment I genuinely can't think of anything except that I remember their selection of local-cuisine-themed sweets to have a slightly better selection. When they had a Spanish week some months ago they had Almendrados, which is something I've never seen a Lidl carry.
But I think this highly depends on where you shop and what you need/are expecting a discounter to carry.
That shit they’re selling is not hommos…
Agreed, but the Ras El Hanout flavor one is edible and tasty if you're not expecting it to taste like hummus.
Fair enough, I’m just a hater
Lidls croissant are pretty decent IMHO.
Yeah their fresh baked section is very good generally. I've a 15 year old who is madly in love with their apple turnovers. I can make her day for the low, low price of 99c. :D
They do a really nice brown soda bread in Ireland but if you're not in early it's always sold out. Aldi does have a decent fresh baked section too mind you.