Aldi advert getting on my t#ts

[MegaSteve]

Totally agree with Rosecott on the 'We Buy Any Car' ads...



Although herself shops at Aldi/Lidl for some of our food...

I am still a bit of a brand snob for coffee [Lavazza] and sauces [Heinz/Daddies]...

Same for breakfast she'll only ever have Kellogg's CNCF and Flahavans porridge for myself...

 

[bladeplayer]

The job of adverts is to catch ur attention , to make you think , they obviously worked ..



I do laugh at one, one of the kids picked up on the hand wash with the automatic sensor so you don't have to touch the dispenser what does it mater if you touch the dispenser if your about to wash your hand with a "great" product




Newish Specsavers ad over here , " Specsavers now do hearing aids , yes you heard correctly , hearing aids ".... eh doh ha maybe its just me eh ?As for aldi over here its savage value , I buy a lot in the local supermarket because ive a few mates working there & like to support it but aldi and lidl are good imo



Im with megasteve & mrs megasteve on the cncf & other cereal tho ..

 

[Rooter]

I am still a bit of a brand snob for coffee [Lavazza] and sauces [Heinz/Daddies]...

Same for breakfast she'll only ever have Kellogg's CNCF and Flahavans porridge for myself...

Thats bang on the point steve! There will be a few branded or posh items you don't want to change! but the majority, why pay more?!

 

[Smiffy]

Aldi Wagyu burgers they are the best burger money can buy. Re there steaks, Lordy Lordy.

Have to agree there Tashyboy. Tried their Wagyu burgers just before Christmas, best burgers I have ever eaten. Beautiful slipped inside a Brioche burger bun.
And the Missus cooked me up a piece of their rib-eye the other week. Superb cut of meat and cheaper than anything Tesco or Sainsbury's could come up with.
Aldi (and Lidl's) cold meat and nibbles selection is second to none, stuffed olives, that sort of thing.
We always go there for our bits and pieces if we are entertaining.

 

[MegaSteve]

Thats bang on the point steve! There will be a few branded or posh items you don't want to change! but the majority, why pay more?!

Veg/fruit is very good value but as I am turning into a bit of a veggie [three or four days a week] she makes use of local shops to get me a bit more of a variety when I've used up what's in my veg patch...

Bleach is another product she won't buy own brand... Domestos and that's it...

 

[Imurg]

The job of adverts is to catch ur attention , to make you think , they obviously worked ..
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To an extent, yes I agree
But if they actively turn you off buying/using the product/service they advertise then, as far as I'm concerned, they've failed.
Nothing on Earth would persuade me to use GoCompare because of that obnoxious moustachioed plonker!
And I could name many, many more adverts that will not persuade me to part with my cash - because the adverts annoy me or they're simply crap!
Talking about an advert doesn't put any profit in the advertisers coffers

 

[Norrin Radd]

i can just about put up with the product ads but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its the bloody money shark ones that do my head in ,have you seen some of the apr`s they advertise ,over 1000 percent ,and people still use them .
and then you get the begging bowl ads ,when they come on i turn the tv to another channel.

 

[louise_a]

The annoying Michael Parkinson ad for Insurance and that one with Jeremy Clarkson on a Segway both make me mute the sound.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I think all of the 'cockanee geezer' type betting adverts are horrendous......I have come to the conclusion that anyone who is influenced by them has a minus rated IQ. Bookmakers must love them.

 

[Smiffy]

i can just about put up with the product ads but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its the bloody money shark ones that do my head in

Amigo loans. Good "old fashioned" lending.
Yep, you're up to your eyeballs in debt and can't get finance so we'll rope one of your mates in and send him down the plughole too.
Really good old fashioned lending that is.

 

[upsidedown]

We had a new Aldi open near us 4 months ago and thought, as it is on the way to the golf club , would soon become our main supermarket for shopping but alas they don't carry all brands so still have to go to Waitrose to get everything we need. Also it's a pain if just poping in for bread and milk as no 10 items or less tills.
However having said all that we have found some excellent food and center isle bargains in there.

On the meat front since we were spoiled in NZ by rearing our own beef the supermarket beef here is as tough as old boots, tend to go for farmer's market/shop for prime cuts.

 

[larmen]

The products they are saying you can save money on are not even the same brand so how can they get away with saying you can save money when they are not the same product.

The stuff you buy at Aldi or Lidl is the same you can buy branded in other shops. In Germany they have books about what is what, like this one here: http://www.amazon.de/Welche-Marke-s...s&ie=UTF8&qid=1455966770&sr=1-2&keywords=aldi

And who doesn't like to pick up something random like binoculars, a bath mat or a power tool while doing the weekly shopping.

 

[bobmac]

Lidl were also the first supermarket to pay their staff above the living wage.
They also have a DIY special just started for a cordless circular saw and cordless jigsaw for £39.99 each..................apparently

 

[Tashyboy]

Have to agree there Tashyboy. Tried their Wagyu burgers just before Christmas, best burgers I have ever eaten. Beautiful slipped inside a Brioche burger bun.
And the Missus cooked me up a piece of their rib-eye the other week. Superb cut of meat and cheaper than anything Tesco or Sainsbury's could come up with.
Aldi (and Lidl's) cold meat and nibbles selection is second to none, stuffed olives, that sort of thing.
We always go there for our bits and pieces if we are entertaining.

When the pit was shutting the last few weeks we did on nights the barbecue came out and got some serious hammer. One of the last shifts we had I took to the pit Wagyu burgers Brioche buns, red onion chutney, cheese and Beef tomatoes. Oh my word I can still remember the taste. Lads said there gonna stop talking to me coz I should of took them in years ago.

 

[Rooter]

Lidl were also the first supermarket to pay their staff above the living wage.
They also have a DIY special just started for a cordless circular saw and cordless jigsaw for £39.99 each..................apparently

My dad bought one of their Workmates for 13 quid. I have it currently for my mitre saw! Its pretty bloomin good for the money and its stamped by TUV who are the German equiv to say a kite mark or similar..

 

[MarkE]

My dad bought one of their Workmates for 13 quid. I have it currently for my mitre saw! Its pretty bloomin good for the money and its stamped by TUV who are the German equiv to say a kite mark or similar..

I went to Lidl specifically to get one of those yesterday. Had to assemble it which was a bit of a hassle, but ideal for my needs. I really don't see how they can make them so cheaply. The only products that I insist on a brand name is Cornflakes. Tried every other version but none compare to kelloggs, and Tea. Has to be Tetley,Typhoo or Yorkshire.

 

[Sweep]

So what if I mentioned Gladstone Brookes?

No don't! Oh you just did. I hate you

 

[Del_Boy]

On the contrary, just because we are discussing them in a closed forum, doesn't mean any one will be buying the or taking them up on what they are advertising.

may just worth - this thread started by slating aldi -and hear I am now thinking of popping down there to see what all the fuss is about.

 

[Tongo]

There's a Lidl down the road from us. We go there to get a few bits and pieces and we have found it very good.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

We do most of our shopping at Aldi - majority branded items at cheaper prices than the Tescos just over the round

As for adverts - I mainly either turn over or use the time to make another cup of tea