The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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morning glory said:
For anyone listening in who is not from the UK, Lidl's and Aldi are the two main 'cut price no-frills' supermarkets in the UK, who have gained enormous ground over recent years.
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They must have done. I've heard of neither.
 
Yorky said:
They must have done. I've heard of neither.
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And how long is it since you were in the UK...? Lidls has been around since the mid 90's and I used to shop in one back then. But it might have depended on regions. The one I remember, back then was in Surrey. Aldi's first UK store opened in Birmingham in 1992, (I just looked it up!).
 
No wreath on our door either. it will be a while yet before our tree goes up. we usually only decorate a few days before Christmas. We don't like the commercialisation of Christmas that it has become, so keep things simple and short. if i really could hey away without a Christian celebration I would. I would much rather celebrate the shortest day and mid winter ,celebrate and welcome in a new year.

This year the tree will have roots, my new boyfriend is adamantly vegan and even the idea of cutting down a tree to bring indoors is not on. But one with good roots and soil should be ok for a short period. fingers crossed.

And a plastic one is just not an option. Plastic equals oil... And you don't need to hear the rest :laugh:
 
morning glory said:
And how long is it since you were in the UK...? Lidls has been around since the mid 90's and I used to shop in one back then. But it might have depended on regions. The one I remember, back then was in Surrey. Aldi's first UK store opened in Birmingham in 1992, (I just looked it up!).
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We don't have a local Lidl although I have been into 1 and wasn't all that impressed to be honest
 
Not all good news:

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Woolies, Coles, Aldi caught up in child labour scandal
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www.thegrocer.co.uk/home/.../horse-meat/horse-meat...lidl.../236698.article
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Lidl in the midst of a new scandal: 150,000 liters of mineral water ...
www.business-review.eu › Featured
 
epicuric said:
Not all good news:

Aldi biscuits made in 'dirty' factory recalled by manufacturers over - Mirror
www.mirror.co.uk › News › UK News › Aldi
Aldi confirms up to 100% horsemeat in beef products | Business | The ...
https://www.theguardian.com › Business › Food & drink industry
Woolies, Coles, Aldi caught up in child labour scandal
www.smh.com.au › Business › Consumer
Cocaine Aldi Bananas: German Supermarket Chain Faces ...
www.foodworldnews.com/.../cocaine-aldi-bananas-german-supermarket-chain-faces-c...
Horse meat: Aldi and Lidl pull products in Germany and Austria as ...
www.thegrocer.co.uk/home/.../horse-meat/horse-meat...lidl.../236698.article
German supermarket chain Lidl accused of snooping on staff | World ...
https://www.theguardian.com › World › Germany
Lidl in the midst of a new scandal: 150,000 liters of mineral water ...
www.business-review.eu › Featured
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Cocaine in bananas :thumbsup: :giggle:

Seriously though I should imagine a lot of food preparation places are questionable although Germany does surprise me.
 
morning glory said:
Does anyone here have a Christmas wreath on their door?

I haven't - but nearly bought one from Aldi (there were piles of them, quite cheap), I only popped down there for a loaf of white sliced - I have an Aldi at the end of the road.
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I don't (don't do Xmas) but I would love the white, brown or yellow sliced even though I am suppose to be staying away from bread. I want to lose some weight. Anyway we have no Aldi or Asda . Can you swear in this thread? I just had a British customer who left the outfit behind because it was too pricey. In my eyes it's quite cheap. When did the pound drop so drastically?
 
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winterybella said:
I don't (don't do Xmas) but I would love the white, brown or yellow sliced even though I am suppose to be staying away from bread. I want to lose some weight. Anyway we have no Aldi or Asda . Can you swear in this thread? I just had a British customer who left the outfit behind because it was too pricey. In my eyes it's quite cheap. When did the pound drop so drastically?
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Asda goes under a different name that side of the pond.

And the X in Xmas is down to the Greek alphabet.

From CC.
The X in Xmas is actually the Greek letter Chi, which was a common abbreviation of Kristos, Christ’s name.
 
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Ellie said:
No wreath on our door either. it will be a while yet before our tree goes up. we usually only decorate a few days before Christmas. We don't like the commercialisation of Christmas that it has become, so keep things simple and short. if i really could hey away without a Christian celebration I would. I would much rather celebrate the shortest day and mid winter ,celebrate and welcome in a new year.

This year the tree will have roots, my new boyfriend is adamantly vegan and even the idea of cutting down a tree to bring indoors is not on. But one with good roots and soil should be ok for a short period. fingers crossed.

And a plastic one is just not an option. Plastic equals oil... And you don't need to hear the rest :laugh:
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Another option for the tree....
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winterybella said:
I don't (don't do Xmas) but I would love the white, brown or yellow sliced even though I am suppose to be staying away from bread. I want to lose some weight. Anyway we have no Aldi or Asda . Can you swear in this thread? I just had a British customer who left the outfit behind because it was too pricey. In my eyes it's quite cheap. When did the pound drop so drastically?
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I believe Asda are or at one point were owned by Walmart.
 
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