Lidl Super Weekend !

[mikey4444]

Don't forget...that scrumptious Cotes du Rhone is back again, at £2:99 a bottle !

[Buenchico]

Oh dear, I think Mikey is turning into an alcofrolic - and it will all be my fault!

(I might get to Lidl a little later but I've still got most of a case of Bordeaux left from their weekend offer a few weeks ago. To be honest, it's not one of their better wines!)

[mallyh]

stop telling people mikey ,by the time I get there it's gone lol xx

[Buenchico]

Well I went to Lidl but I passed on the Cotes du Rhone. However that's only because a bit of googling found that the Pedro Jimenez (also at £2.99) is recommended on various websites, including that of The Guardian.

I've had a bottle in the freezer ('cos I've not got a fridge) for an hour now, so it should be nicely chilled now.

Bottoms up!

;-)

[Tilly2]

I've stopped going to Lidl now. I go to Aldi and Waitrose instead. Aldi when I'm skint, Waitrose when I'm not.

[Prudie]

I went to a Lidl for the first time ever about a month ago. Thought I'd stepped into a parallel universe and will not be going back.

[Buenchico]

They closed our local Aldi down.

They closed our local Morrison's down.

We ain't got no Sainsbury's.

We ain't got no Waitrose.

'Choice' around here means Tesco, Asda or Lidl :(

[Buenchico]

For anyone who chances upon this thread before Lidl closes on Sunday, the Pedro Jimenez is definitely worth trying. (OK, it's not 'really special' but what can you expect for £2.99?)

I can't recall encountering it in a white wine before - although, no doubt, I've drunk plenty of the stuff in sherry (which is what the Spanish usually use it for).

[albaqwerty]

wish someone would close our local Morrison's, seems to me that they only employ rude people.

I like lidl.

Morrison's, Aldi, Asda and Tesco are a bit of a hassle to get to if you rely on public transport tho

[Buenchico]

^^^ I feel sorry for people around here who have to rely on public transport to get to a supermarket. Asda is the only easily accessible store (with a 4-mile bus ride each way) although they could also get to a 'Little Waitrose' or a small branch of Sainsbury's (with a 10-mile bus ride in each direction).

Many elderly people here rely upon our two local Co-op stores which, although convenient (with one of them open until 10pm daily), have limited ranges and high prices.

[Buenchico]

PS: I'm surprised that you find Morrison's staff rude. The restaurant staff in the nearest Morrison's to me (about 9 miles away) are amazing. They go out of their way to greet, and talk to, all of their regular customers, particularly those who're elderly or who exhibit 'learning difficulties'. At the same time they seem to be able to do a multitude of different tasks simultaneously, including serving at the till, clearing tables and taking food out.

It's the staff in Asda cafés who can really irritate me at times (although, to be fair, it's the stupid working practices imposed by Compass Group which are really to blame for their apparent inefficiency and surliness).

[albaqwerty]

ahh, the staff in the Morrison's cafe are nice.

Some of them on the 'shop-floor' seem to be a little bit err, 'off' to put it politely.

Forgot about my local Iceland, oh my dearie me to goodness, some staff in there I reckon, failed to meet Morrisons standard of rudeness lol

Dont quite understand why it's so difficult for staff to assist a customer when they are asked where to look for certain products. (if that makes any sense at all !)

[Buenchico]

I think many stores have unhelpful staff like that. There's a discount chain in East Anglia called 'Roy's'.

I once went to a checkout at their Sudbury store to be told; "Sorry, I'm closing now"

"But, . . . ", I said.

That was enough to annoy her: "Look, I've said I'm closing and that's it!"

"But . . . ", I said.

She was really annoyed now: "Don't you understand English? I'm closing. Go to another till!"

"But . . . "

"READ MY LIPS! GO TO ANOTHER RUDDY TILL!"

"But yours is the only till open! There's nobody else serving on any of the other tills!"

;-)

[albaqwerty]

LOL

'ok, you're closing, no-one on any other tills, I presume then these groceries I was wanting to pay for are free then?'

I bet she'd have stayed open lol

[douglas9401]

I think scrumptious I pushing it a bit but three quid a buzz ain't bad.

[albaqwerty]

the mini bottles of South Africa Chenin Blanc at £1.85 are rather nice.
well, contents, not the bottle lol