Middle of Lidl

[okeydokey]

Just seen that sometime soon the middle of Lidl stuff will be closed partly due to falling sales
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/vir...3d82d3d254117b924e5fcb8f84ba0&category=foryou

 

[robgul]

Just seen that sometime soon the middle of Lidl stuff will be closed partly due to falling sales
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/vir...3d82d3d254117b924e5fcb8f84ba0&category=foryou

I'd suggest it may also be related to ALDI's far more comprehensive (and better quality) array of non-food products . . . . bandsaw anyone? That said, I can see that being rationalised in the scheme of things, but not completely obliterated.

 

[powertools]

I don't they will stop it it must draw customers in who spend on other items.
As an aside I see that the famous track saw is back next week.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I think the problem is that for every good deal there's four that are junk.

 

[Thingybob]

Bad move in my eyes as other sales will drop in store and the other big supermarkets will struggle with nonfood sales, When you are squeezed monetry wise fluffy knitting stools etc dont come high on your shopping list.

 

[Thingybob]

Heres a way for petrol /diesel prices to come down car share then when pump sales fall the big garage chains will look at their middle of forecourt sales and panic "wheres our masive profits gone " said the caring oil company

 

[Thingybob]

Just read the relater topic from Droogs on 1st Jan 2022 change your tea and salmon supplier mate

 

[Spectric]

good deal there's four that are junk.

only four!

 

[Robbo3]

Just seen that sometime soon the middle of Lidl stuff will be closed partly due to falling sales
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/vir...3d82d3d254117b924e5fcb8f84ba0&category=foryou

Your link goes to MSN & doesn't work for me.
Original story (I think) from the Grocery Gazette
- Lidl cuts back on non-food lines as middle aisle loses appeal

I suspect that where their items were originally value for money & hard to source elsewhere the market has now been saturated. Practically everyone who wants a battery drill has got one. Their prices have crept up & are not the good value they once were.

 

[clogs]

well for all the doom sayers.....
some of their stuff is very good......
I can never buy enough of their 125mm dia thin metal cut off blades/disc.....
and for rough work their carbide saw blades are a treat at €8's.....
even the packs of 4 metal stepped drils n countersink are v/good....have 2 sets....€4's..
plus large bevel gauges etc...just pensioned off my home made wooden effort after years n years.....
I bought one of their heavy hammer chisel masonary dris as mine died....
gotta say better than the Bosch, which wont get repaired now....
it'll work like I stole it and then buy another....

Your lucky we dont have an Aldi presance here....
ps, I still have an Aldi screamer oilless air compressor that works like new after 25 years...
so not all bad....but the warrenty is good.....wont get that from machine mart or others...just remember to keep the box and sellotape the receipt inside.....

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I have read it's worth copying the receipts as the ink fades.

 

[robgul]

I have read it's worth copying the receipts as the ink fades.

Indeed - that's the case for pretty much anything printed on a shop's till/thermal printer (I scan and print the receipts for larger stuff from the likes of B&Q, Screwfix, Toolstation etc just in case)

 

[Sandyn]

I can never buy enough of their 125mm dia thin metal cut off blades/disc.....

They are brilliant. I use these exclusively for cutting some large steel. Think I still have a couple of packs left. That should last a while.

 

[okeydokey]

I have read it's worth copying the receipts as the ink fades.

Thanks Phil worth mentioning.
Ive had trouble with faded ink on receipts so now I always photocopy the original and staple it to the original for any worthwhile purchase. Saved me a car battery that failed under warranty.

 

[Thingybob]

Just been to Lidl today bought a combination square and a six sided measuring tool plus a box of wing nuts, mentioned to the guy on till i was stocking up before it go s didnt know what i was talking about so either fake news or big shock to employees . Did notice in lidl weekly plunge tracksaw £79.99 with 140cm and 70cm track on next week

 

[okeydokey]

Whilst we're talking about nuts bolts washers Wilko sell them loose in a pick and mix style they have two sizes of plastic bags and you fill them with whatever combination of the above and its sold by the full bags not weight or content - cant offhand remember what it costs (Ive had a few bags) but struck me as very cheap

 

[Phil Pascoe]

£3 and £4. They used to be £2 and £3. Still remarkable value, though.

 

[whatknot]

Wilkinsons used to be the go to place for screws etc, I still have a few odd boxes left bu they changed to pick & mix, while they may appear cheap compared to other suppliers, boxes of screws were pennys before they went down that route

Whilst we're talking about nuts bolts washers Wilko sell them loose in a pick and mix style they have two sizes of plastic bags and you fill them with whatever combination of the above and its sold by the full bags not weight or content - cant offhand remember what it costs (Ive had a few bags) but struck me as very cheap

 

[Jonm]

Just been to Lidl today bought a combination square and a six sided measuring tool plus a box of wing nuts, mentioned to the guy on till i was stocking up before it go s didnt know what i was talking about so either fake news or big shock to employees . Did notice in lidl weekly plunge tracksaw £79.99 with 140cm and 70cm track on next week

Hi, I have looked on the internet and cannot find anything about track saws coming up for sale. Is it possible to say when the sale starts?

 

[Linus]

Hi, I have looked on the internet and cannot find anything about track saws coming up for sale. Is it possible to say when the sale starts?

Look on the tab that says coming up and it's on 28/8/22

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/diy/parkside-plunge-saw/p54072