ALDI - The good and the bad?

**Tristans_Mum** · 16-10-2006 21:00

Yep the nappies are great!

**Jacki** · 17-10-2006 12:14

We've started shopping there recently. We go in with our shopping list and get what we can and then anything else we get from Safeway. So far we have bought:

Milk
Yogurts
Cheese
Margarine
Bread
Muesli Bars/Oven Baked Bars/Jaffa Cakes
Pasta Sauce
Fruit/Veggies
Noodles
Meat
Olive Oil

No complaints so far

It's just a pain to shop in 2 places but the savings make it worthwhile.

**SuperWoman** · 17-10-2006 14:00

I love the nappies too. Can't fault them at all. We pretty much buy everything from there except shampoo, washing powder and other odds and ends. I find their stuff great value for money!!

**Rainbowbrite** · 17-10-2006 14:49

There is nothing that they sell that I would buy anywhere else. I love Aldi

**Seekrit** · 17-10-2006 17:51

Another Nappy fan here!

Also the $2 frozen crumbed fish things! Can't go wrong!

(my husband loves them and he's an I&J fish snob)

Thier ice cream is divine

**Little Gorilla** · 17-10-2006 18:32

I have no probs with:-

mamia nappies & wipes
chicken skewers
mince meat
vaccum sealed lamb roast & pork roast (extra yummy)
marinated whole roast chicken
milk
cheese
pre-made salads
fetta cheese (plain & marinated)
any of their biscuits
bread
english muffins
canned tomatos
canned kidney beans
packets of chips are good too
frozen veggies
bacon
dishwasher tablets
washing detergent
loo paper
paper towels (cheap as chips)
pasta

hhhmmm you can tell I have an aldi round the corner from me

what I don't like:-

frozen chips (they just don't taste as good as the brand name ones)
cold meats (like hams etc....again I think the name brands taste better)
laundry detergent (think my son is allergic to it, plus doesn't seem to smell as nice or clean as good)
toilet blue loo (doesn't last as long as the name brands)
rice (just a bit funny tasting)

That's all I can think of for now

**my2boyz** · 17-10-2006 19:01

Wow, thanks for the replies

Well I am going on Thursday to check it out so I will put another post up then and let you know how it went!

thanks for the tips too by the way.

Em

**QTB** · 18-10-2006 00:29

the crumbed fish is great!!!
the nappies are excellent and cheap!!

only thing iv found that has been **** was a vaccume cleaner they are selling at the moment PRO 2000 or something $99... DONT GO NEAR IT... unless you are super strong! seriously, this vaccume has sooo much suction i cant move it along the floor... hubby can - just and hes a muscley truck driver that lifts 60-70kg at a time ... seriously... iv never seen anything like it, its got so much suction that it stinks

lol

other than that, i love aldi!

**Rockett** · 18-10-2006 08:56

The Aldi nappies are fantastic!!

I'm not keen on the wipes though.

**tickle** · 18-10-2006 09:05

I honestly wouldn't buy anything out of their non-regular lines, ie vacuums, prams, tools etc. Everything we've purchased along these lines has not been the best quality. Oh I lie, my BIL brought one of those massive jumping castles, it's great. Otherwise steer clear of other things. A pram they were selling didn't meet many safety criterias.