Why is LIDL Food so amazingly good??
24 August 2005, 01:37 PM
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Why is LIDL Food so amazingly good??
WHY??
Everything I have bought there is, by far, the best of its type .... and, probably the cheapest too!!
Come on Tesco, Safeway, Sainsburys, etc. WE WANT LIDL QUALITY FOOD!!!
Pete
Everything I have bought there is, by far, the best of its type .... and, probably the cheapest too!!
Come on Tesco, Safeway, Sainsburys, etc. WE WANT LIDL QUALITY FOOD!!!
Pete
24 August 2005, 01:41 PM
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I hear Aldi is pretty good too...especially the frozen stuff....i mean, frozen stuff is always pretty tasteless so at those prices it's gotta be the way to go
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24 August 2005, 01:46 PM
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I think I'll stick to Waitrose 
This is another blatant wind up..... thought you had f**ked off for good, didn't think it would last, prepare for more drivel posted daily
FFS If I was your age, and with as much money as you claim to have, I'd be out enjoying it not still working and spending most of my time posting on an Internet BBS. You can't take it with you and your kids will only be left with 60% of it when the government has taken their share.
This is another blatant wind up..... thought you had f**ked off for good, didn't think it would last, prepare for more drivel posted daily
FFS If I was your age, and with as much money as you claim to have, I'd be out enjoying it not still working and spending most of my time posting on an Internet BBS. You can't take it with you and your kids will only be left with 60% of it when the government has taken their share.
24 August 2005, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
WHY??
Everything I have bought there is, by far, the best of its type .... and, probably the cheapest too!!
Pete
Everything I have bought there is, by far, the best of its type .... and, probably the cheapest too!!
Pete
24 August 2005, 01:55 PM
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Even if the food was good, the fact that Mrs chav in her leggings and belly top at 20 stone, dragging around six kids, all named chantelle, charmaine and various derivatives of her anomie are embrocating themselves on the foodstuffs prior to any eleemosynary purchase that I am forced to touch 'second-hand' has put me off for life. Costermongery aside, all their quotidian products including their incardine meat section should not be made available in this day and age as food to the general populous 
24 August 2005, 01:59 PM
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Now, I agree that the Pikeys go there ................ but I live in Pikey Heaven anyway, so its a pretty normal sight round hereabouts!! 
BUT, and I hasten to add that this is GENUINE!!!
The food is EXCELLENT!!
Those who poo poo it haven't even seen a LIDL, let alone stepped foot in one!!
Its absolutely superb stuff - more than a match for M&S and a tenth the price!!
Pete
BUT, and I hasten to add that this is GENUINE!!!
The food is EXCELLENT!!
Those who poo poo it haven't even seen a LIDL, let alone stepped foot in one!!
Its absolutely superb stuff - more than a match for M&S and a tenth the price!!
Pete
24 August 2005, 02:35 PM
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The Pikey Test
Should you be on the island?
Take the test and find out.
Study the questions below. Answer "yes" or "no" to each question and note your answers. At the end of the quiz tot up your "yes" answers and the scroll down for your rating.
1) Have you ever purchased someting from Bejam or Iceland?
2) Have you ever owned an electrical appliance made by Hinari?
3) Have you ever purchased a KFC Family Bucket?
4) Have you ever hung pine fresh tree shaped air freshener on your rear view mirror?
5) Have you ever bought or worn shoes from Barratts?
6) Have you ever considered Pizza Hut an Italian Restaurant?
7) Have you ever bought Woolworths LadyBird clothes for Kids?
8) Have you ever eaten Findus Lasagne?
9) Have you ever worn jewellery from "Elizabeth Duke" or "Argos"?
10) Have you ever eaten a pot noodle?
11) Have you ever bought fresh cut flowers from a petrol station as a present?
12) Have you ever bought a second class stamp?
13) Have you ever knowingly bought own brand cola?
14) Do you think Marks and Spencer's food hall is too expensive?
15) Have you eve taken a Stenaline Ferry anywhere?
16) Have you anything in your wardrobe which ia at least 50% polyester?
17) Have you ever fantasised about owning a Ford Cosworth?
18) Are you on first name terms with any bus drivers?
19) Have you ever recommended a Berni Inn as a decent steak restaurant?
20) Have you ever relieved a hotel room of it's freebie shower gel or shampoo?
21) Have you ever drunk a can of larger you found on a train?
22) Have you ever offered to buy a cigarette from someone?
23) Have you ever brought a screw top bottle of wine to a dinner party?
24) Have you ever referred to dessert as "afters"?
25) Have you ever worn the same pair of socks 2 days running?
26) Have you ever removed a boiled sweet or gum and saved it for later?
27) Have you ever left washing out on the line for more than 24 hours?
28) Have you ever dreamed of owning a Winnebago?
29) Have you ever christened your home with a name and then included it on your postal address ie: "Dunroamin"?
30) Have you ever bought a garden ornament from B&Q, ie: Stone squirrel, Ornamental wheelbarrow etc?
31) Have you ever owned an "eternal beau" dinner or tea service?
32) Have you ever owned or used a sausage dog draught excluder?
33) Have you ever erected a flashing snowman or fairly lights outside your house at Christmas?
34) Have you ever placed a jewel encrusted tissue box on your rear parcel shelf?
35) Have you ever visited a Little Chef of Happy Eater apart from to use the loos in desperation?
36) Have you ever cut out and used money off coupons from a magazine?
37) Have you ever received a Christmas Card from your local Kebab house?
38) Do you know anyone from Penge?
39) Have you ever bought and used "shake n' Vac"?
40) Are any of your parents of family well known "down the precinct"?
Now tot up your "yes" scores and check below to see if you are a Pikey:
0 Yes Answers:
You live in Mayfair and spend all your time in Harvey Nicks. All your friends are called Henry or Henrietta and you've never even heard of TopShop. You don't drive as your chauffeur takes you everywhere. You live on a macrobiotic diet carefully prepared for you by Jamie Oliver. The only airlines you recognise are those that daddy owns. The only pikey you have ever come across is a stuffed one created by Damien Hurst and showing at the Tate Modern.
1-5 Answers:
You're generally far removed from Pikey Island, however, your brother once introduced you to a girl who lived on an estate and shattered your illusions of Barrett Homes being a character from an Emily Bronte novel. You like expensive shops and generally only travel by London Taxi. Your mother once served you fish fingers, however you have adapated enough in adult life to only purchase Tesco's finest crab cakes as a substitute. You have the presence of mind to sneer at a bottle of Freixenet.
6-10 Answers:
You are definately entering the danger zone here. You have owned at sometime in your life a pet fish won from a funfair. You regularly buy Superdrug's own brand toiletries but ensure you carry them home in a Clinique carrier bag. You have a number of gold cards and run a respectable enough car, however, you would do well to remove the "Baby on board" sticker from the back. You enojy good food and wine courtesy of Delia Smith's home cookery course and have been to University.
11-15 Answers:
You have a whiff of dog blanket about you and your shoes need to be resoled. You enjoy garden centres and eating out at country pubs. Your quite well known at the local KwikFit and think nothing of sticking a Bart Simpson doll yo your reat seat window. You have often enjoyed a curry or kebab after a night down the pub and have used a doorway as a public toilet. It is likely that you have been arrested for a minor offence and count George Best as an idol. You are likely to have been educated to A level standard.
16+ Answers:
There is no hope for you - you are well and truly an escapee from Pikey Island. You will now forever be known as first name "Pikey do as ya likey" surname. You think that Blue Nun is a choice wine and always cook Spag Bolat dinner parties. None of your home cutlery matches and a few of your mugs have established chipping to the handles. Every room in your house is painted Magnolia and you have a dado rail in your living room. You name children after pop or filmstars and buy the Sunday Sport as an informative newspaper. Your car is made by Ford and has *** burns in the driver seat. You've only been to Spain on holiday.
Should you be on the island?
Take the test and find out.
Study the questions below. Answer "yes" or "no" to each question and note your answers. At the end of the quiz tot up your "yes" answers and the scroll down for your rating.
1) Have you ever purchased someting from Bejam or Iceland?
2) Have you ever owned an electrical appliance made by Hinari?
3) Have you ever purchased a KFC Family Bucket?
4) Have you ever hung pine fresh tree shaped air freshener on your rear view mirror?
5) Have you ever bought or worn shoes from Barratts?
6) Have you ever considered Pizza Hut an Italian Restaurant?
7) Have you ever bought Woolworths LadyBird clothes for Kids?
8) Have you ever eaten Findus Lasagne?
9) Have you ever worn jewellery from "Elizabeth Duke" or "Argos"?
10) Have you ever eaten a pot noodle?
11) Have you ever bought fresh cut flowers from a petrol station as a present?
12) Have you ever bought a second class stamp?
13) Have you ever knowingly bought own brand cola?
14) Do you think Marks and Spencer's food hall is too expensive?
15) Have you eve taken a Stenaline Ferry anywhere?
16) Have you anything in your wardrobe which ia at least 50% polyester?
17) Have you ever fantasised about owning a Ford Cosworth?
18) Are you on first name terms with any bus drivers?
19) Have you ever recommended a Berni Inn as a decent steak restaurant?
20) Have you ever relieved a hotel room of it's freebie shower gel or shampoo?
21) Have you ever drunk a can of larger you found on a train?
22) Have you ever offered to buy a cigarette from someone?
23) Have you ever brought a screw top bottle of wine to a dinner party?
24) Have you ever referred to dessert as "afters"?
25) Have you ever worn the same pair of socks 2 days running?
26) Have you ever removed a boiled sweet or gum and saved it for later?
27) Have you ever left washing out on the line for more than 24 hours?
28) Have you ever dreamed of owning a Winnebago?
29) Have you ever christened your home with a name and then included it on your postal address ie: "Dunroamin"?
30) Have you ever bought a garden ornament from B&Q, ie: Stone squirrel, Ornamental wheelbarrow etc?
31) Have you ever owned an "eternal beau" dinner or tea service?
32) Have you ever owned or used a sausage dog draught excluder?
33) Have you ever erected a flashing snowman or fairly lights outside your house at Christmas?
34) Have you ever placed a jewel encrusted tissue box on your rear parcel shelf?
35) Have you ever visited a Little Chef of Happy Eater apart from to use the loos in desperation?
36) Have you ever cut out and used money off coupons from a magazine?
37) Have you ever received a Christmas Card from your local Kebab house?
38) Do you know anyone from Penge?
39) Have you ever bought and used "shake n' Vac"?
40) Are any of your parents of family well known "down the precinct"?
Now tot up your "yes" scores and check below to see if you are a Pikey:
0 Yes Answers:
You live in Mayfair and spend all your time in Harvey Nicks. All your friends are called Henry or Henrietta and you've never even heard of TopShop. You don't drive as your chauffeur takes you everywhere. You live on a macrobiotic diet carefully prepared for you by Jamie Oliver. The only airlines you recognise are those that daddy owns. The only pikey you have ever come across is a stuffed one created by Damien Hurst and showing at the Tate Modern.
1-5 Answers:
You're generally far removed from Pikey Island, however, your brother once introduced you to a girl who lived on an estate and shattered your illusions of Barrett Homes being a character from an Emily Bronte novel. You like expensive shops and generally only travel by London Taxi. Your mother once served you fish fingers, however you have adapated enough in adult life to only purchase Tesco's finest crab cakes as a substitute. You have the presence of mind to sneer at a bottle of Freixenet.
6-10 Answers:
You are definately entering the danger zone here. You have owned at sometime in your life a pet fish won from a funfair. You regularly buy Superdrug's own brand toiletries but ensure you carry them home in a Clinique carrier bag. You have a number of gold cards and run a respectable enough car, however, you would do well to remove the "Baby on board" sticker from the back. You enojy good food and wine courtesy of Delia Smith's home cookery course and have been to University.
11-15 Answers:
You have a whiff of dog blanket about you and your shoes need to be resoled. You enjoy garden centres and eating out at country pubs. Your quite well known at the local KwikFit and think nothing of sticking a Bart Simpson doll yo your reat seat window. You have often enjoyed a curry or kebab after a night down the pub and have used a doorway as a public toilet. It is likely that you have been arrested for a minor offence and count George Best as an idol. You are likely to have been educated to A level standard.
16+ Answers:
There is no hope for you - you are well and truly an escapee from Pikey Island. You will now forever be known as first name "Pikey do as ya likey" surname. You think that Blue Nun is a choice wine and always cook Spag Bolat dinner parties. None of your home cutlery matches and a few of your mugs have established chipping to the handles. Every room in your house is painted Magnolia and you have a dado rail in your living room. You name children after pop or filmstars and buy the Sunday Sport as an informative newspaper. Your car is made by Ford and has *** burns in the driver seat. You've only been to Spain on holiday.
24 August 2005, 02:37 PM
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Excellent, Supermarket snobbery. It's a supermarket FFS; they only sell food - one of the cheapest things on the planet. Who cares what it's called.
All the big brand name supermarkets sell you sh!tty food at over inflated prices. So much so, I refuse to buy any fresh food from them. Bring back farmers markets and support your local shops I say.
All the big brand name supermarkets sell you sh!tty food at over inflated prices. So much so, I refuse to buy any fresh food from them. Bring back farmers markets and support your local shops I say.
24 August 2005, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ozzy
Excellent, Supermarket snobbery. It's a supermarket FFS; they only sell food - one of the cheapest things on the planet. Who cares what it's called.
All the big brand name supermarkets sell you sh!tty food at over inflated prices. So much so, I refuse to buy any fresh food from them. Bring back farmers markets and support your local shops I say.
All the big brand name supermarkets sell you sh!tty food at over inflated prices. So much so, I refuse to buy any fresh food from them. Bring back farmers markets and support your local shops I say.
24 August 2005, 02:53 PM
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All the big brand name supermarkets sell you sh!tty food at over inflated prices. So much so, I refuse to buy any fresh food from them. Bring back farmers markets and support your local shops I say.
24 August 2005, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ozzy
Excellent, Supermarket snobbery. It's a supermarket FFS; they only sell food - one of the cheapest things on the planet. Who cares what it's called.
24 August 2005, 03:00 PM
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Its the pikeys that shop in them that are the problem, not the goods. Most goods are generic to all stores e.g. heinz, Bernard Mathews and other mass producers. They are still the cheapest places to gather all cleaning products, cheap electrical appliances and tinned comestibles. the problem is that I feel like strangling the people in the stores. Is there really a need to have a double pram and trolley and 4 other kids and shout their names loud enough for the whole store to hear them ?
Paying a premium to use a more upmarket store is fine by me to stay away from the great unwashed, as it is with restaurants and clothes shops.
I of course also shop at farmers markets as I live in an ideal location, but this is not convenient for city dwellers
Paying a premium to use a more upmarket store is fine by me to stay away from the great unwashed, as it is with restaurants and clothes shops.
I of course also shop at farmers markets as I live in an ideal location, but this is not convenient for city dwellers
24 August 2005, 03:16 PM
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I agree, I still buy some non-food stuff from a Supermarket. If I'm buying a can of deoderant I'll want to pay the cheapest and won't bother which supermarket sells me it.
Unfortunately, trying to find a farmers market or local grocer/butcher/baker is getting bl00dy difficult. Other than starving, sometimes you don't have much choice.
Some of the fruit you get in Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Waitrose/M&S looks perfect, but has no taste whatsoever. The general quality of British food is terrible in the supermarkets, especially fresh fruit, veg & meat . It's not that our homegrown stuff is bad (just take Scottish Salmon or Beef as an example), it's just that the farmers are pressured into selling stuff that only looks good and that's supposed to last longer than it would naturally. We even expect to get stuff that's
The best fruit, veg and meat I've ever tasted has always come direct from a farm via a local butcher or green grocer. I can't remember the time I actually enjoyed the taste of a bit of chicken or steak from a supermarket
I'll get off my soap box now
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Unfortunately, trying to find a farmers market or local grocer/butcher/baker is getting bl00dy difficult. Other than starving, sometimes you don't have much choice.
Some of the fruit you get in Tesco/Sainsbury/Morrisons/Waitrose/M&S looks perfect, but has no taste whatsoever. The general quality of British food is terrible in the supermarkets, especially fresh fruit, veg & meat . It's not that our homegrown stuff is bad (just take Scottish Salmon or Beef as an example), it's just that the farmers are pressured into selling stuff that only looks good and that's supposed to last longer than it would naturally. We even expect to get stuff that's
The best fruit, veg and meat I've ever tasted has always come direct from a farm via a local butcher or green grocer. I can't remember the time I actually enjoyed the taste of a bit of chicken or steak from a supermarket
I'll get off my soap box now
Stefan
24 August 2005, 03:33 PM
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Ozzy, i'd vehemently disagree with you about M&S fruit being tasteless. Either you've been unlucky or you've had a bad cold. But no way is there no taste "whatsoever".