Saving Money

[maggiebee]

Had a wee chuckle to myself today. Met a former work colleague outside Aldi. Said she shopped there as it was much cheaper than Asda, Tesco etc etc. She then jumped into a taxi to take her home. Is it me?

[Ken4155]

I have a friend who shops regularly at Aldi and he says the difference between that store and the others is quite often the return taxi fare.

[douglas9401]

If it was a good sized shop she'd still be quids in Maggie.

[pastafreak]

How would she normally get her shopping home? If she takes public transport then maybe it's worth it to her to have a cab to her door...so saving on groceries allows her this little luxury.

[Tilly2]

Would she have had to hire a taxi to get to the other stores?

[mikey4444]

I think that the days when people shopped in Aldi/Lidl because they were cheaper are largely over.

I shop in my local Lidl, mainly because I like the range of stuff....lovely Brie for less than a pound, delicious smoked ham and wonderful yogurt, etc.

[weecalf]

Yes was talking to someone who mentioned that the price of food was getting worse .Then promptly open up a packet of ciggies at over a tenner a packet .Loved me ciggies but now a luxury I can't afford .

[scooping]

My father drove miles to get slightly cheaper petrol.

[maggiebee]

Ha ha, thanks for all your responses. Yip, I suppose that even with the taxi fare the shopping might be less than at a large supermarket. Mikey, I too shop at my local Lidl.. they have some great half price offers this weekend!!

[mikey4444]

Maggie....that Cotes du Rhone is back again....£2:99 instead of £3:99 !

[Biccylova]

I had to laugh when I met a rather toffee nosed neighbour in Lidle, she said she only came in to look, she had a massive trolley full of stuff, I don't suppose she put it all back before she left, she was mortified that I had seen her.

[Hopkirk]

Does your former work colleague also run a car? If not, getting a taxi might make economic sense.