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In the UK, I find our weekly grocery bill is about 30% less week on week at Aldi than any of the majors, whilst being equal or better quality. There a few notab

In the UK, I find our weekly grocery bill is about 30% less week on week at Aldi than any of the majors, whilst being equal or better quality. There a few notable exceptions and a few items we like that aren't available. So a trip to one of the majors once a quarter covers the gaps whilst keeping the enormous saving. For many things Aldi are also clearly better than both brands and other supermarkets on quality (e.g. bakery, chocolate) as well as being cheaper. So we need to buy fewer brands at all. I can't imagine going back to one of the others on a regular basis unless Aldi screw up badly or close down. :)

barry-cotter 8y ago
> For many things Aldi are also clearly better than both brands and other supermarkets on quality (e.g. bakery, chocolate) The minimum standard for baked goods and chocolate in Germany is far higher than in the U.K. What’s the reverse, where you just couldn’t sell it in the U.K. but in Germany you’d just occupy the low end of the market?
- DominikPeters 8y ago
  Sandwiches and other ready-to-eat food? ALDI UK has an unusually small selection of them (compared to other UK shops). Don't know about the quality, but surely better than what ALDI Germany sells.
- ahartmetz 8y ago
  I noticed tea biscuits (digestive cookies, ginger cookies etc) and chips (en-us) / crisps (en-uk) being better than in Germany in the UK. Chips are better than in Germany in most any country I've been to - though Lay's has been raising the bar (back, since Chio deteriorated) since their market entry. As far as you can buy Indian food in supermarkets, probably that too - at least the standard in restaurants is much higher in the UK.
- NeedMoreTea 8y ago
  Chocolate and baked goods are generally better anywhere in Western Europe that is not the UK. Good small UK bakers are getting few and far between. :( Aldi just has the advantage of not having the tasteless junk from what Tesco or Asda laughably calls an in store bakery, or the inedible slimy crap that Kraft now pretends is Cadbury or Green and Black chocolate. Aldi own brands just seem to retain some memory of bread needing to have taste, chocolate like chocolate etc. That said, their 70 and 85%, chilli and single origin aren't really low end. I don't think I miss out on much taste, or quality, just some flavour options.

barry-cotter 8y ago

> For many things Aldi are also clearly better than both brands and other supermarkets on quality (e.g. bakery, chocolate) The minimum standard for baked goods and chocolate in Germany is far higher than in the U.K. What’s the reverse, where you just couldn’t sell it in the U.K. but in Germany you’d just occupy the low end of the market?

DominikPeters 8y ago
Sandwiches and other ready-to-eat food? ALDI UK has an unusually small selection of them (compared to other UK shops). Don't know about the quality, but surely better than what ALDI Germany sells.
ahartmetz 8y ago
I noticed tea biscuits (digestive cookies, ginger cookies etc) and chips (en-us) / crisps (en-uk) being better than in Germany in the UK. Chips are better than in Germany in most any country I've been to - though Lay's has been raising the bar (back, since Chio deteriorated) since their market entry. As far as you can buy Indian food in supermarkets, probably that too - at least the standard in restaurants is much higher in the UK.
NeedMoreTea 8y ago
Chocolate and baked goods are generally better anywhere in Western Europe that is not the UK. Good small UK bakers are getting few and far between. :( Aldi just has the advantage of not having the tasteless junk from what Tesco or Asda laughably calls an in store bakery, or the inedible slimy crap that Kraft now pretends is Cadbury or Green and Black chocolate. Aldi own brands just seem to retain some memory of bread needing to have taste, chocolate like chocolate etc. That said, their 70 and 85%, chilli and single origin aren't really low end. I don't think I miss out on much taste, or quality, just some flavour options.