Lidl

Lidl. Sure it’s only great.
Convincing us that your eggs and steak are finest quality, then why are they so cheap Lidl?! WHY?
I’m a fan of Lidl, always have been (my mother is appalled, she tried it once, didn’t care for it…) and generally do a fair bit of my shop in whichever one is closest to me. This particular branch is one of the bigger ones, so you’ll get the monthly offers of random things.
To be fair, it’s decent quality stuff and the prices are alright. It’s a bit pic-​and-​mix though. Some items are top notch, the rye bread is often called out here and maybe the veg, then you have your ‘stuff that it doesn’t really matter where you buy it but it’s cheaper here’ such as freezer bags or candles and then, down at the end you have the ready meals which I’ve never tried and probably never will.
If you’re a Lidl snob (Hey Mam) then just give it a try. Don’t try the weekly shop here but get a few bits and you’ll be laughing.

This is the nicest place to shop in the most awful New Kirkgate Shopping Centre (- see my review —
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It is not large, but it has everything (and more) that is needed for a daily shop. They even have a small ‘fresh market’ like feel to it now the freshly baked bread counter has been introduced. So good and cheap.
What do I usually buy here? Bread, vegetables, milk, salami, liquid soap, red wine, chicken, beef mince and chicken & pasta soup (those ones in a tin for 99p).
What I don’t buy? Beauty products, Slippers, workbenches, shoes, pans, spirits (I am little snob regarding these and unknown brands of Vodka, Rum, Whisky or Gin tend to irk me.)
Especially the special themed week discounts is a great way to get the brands and produce from the continent that you usually don’t get here in the UK. — I even bought Siberian Reindeer Steaks for Christmas last year!
I salute you Lidl Scotland, for making my shopping needs less of a chore!

Ah, Lidl. Where would I be without your shelves of cut-​price groceries, your cheap rip-​offs of well-​known brands, your large and cheerless aisles and extensive range of discount alcohol.
Probably leading a far healthier and more fulfilled life, to be honest. But anyway, Lidl does keep bringing me back time after time, unable to resist its astounding cheapness.
This branch, in Leith’s Newkirgate, is a big one, so has the added bonus if offering a sundry assortment of budget household goods — I found a very good air mattress here once.
Anyway, if money’s tight you can’t beat Lidl as a place to buy groceries, and I do maintain that there are a few things here — their German ryebread for example, or fairtrade bananas, that genuinely offer quality as well as value.

Lidl gets a lot of stick. When really, the stigma attached to this supermarket isn’t justified.
It’s cheap, but a lot of the food is of good quality. Don’t be put off by store lay-​out or the foreign products. If you shop here, you’ll be saving your pennies for sure!

Liddles is great! Their own makes are not only cheaper, but better than the expensive brands. The Booze is cheap and they have special wines. The ‘specials‘ they have each week are terrific value, and the flowers are affordable! I do wish that their site gave opening and closing times, as this would save having to ring up!

Situated close to McDonalds and Focus Lidl is a small supermarket. Stocking items such as fresh fruit and veg (often promoting special offers), bread, tins, juice, chilled meats, frozen goods, household cleaners and beers and wine. They produce a weekly promotional magazine which is well worth having a look at — some great items and very well priced!
You need to provide your own bags or pay a small charge, although the staff are happy for you to use empty cardboard boxes if available. Trolleys need a £1 coin or token to use.
It is a non major brand store normally, but will sometimes have promotional offers on main brands but well worth a try of cheaper brands — I have found sometimes I prefer brands supplied by Lidl to major brands.
If unsure have a look at the website and it will show store stocked products and has ingredient lists of products.
Shopping here can save ¹⁄₃ on normal supermarket shopping if you are prepared to try new brands, although sometimes I am unable to purchase all my weekly needs.

While some people are wary of these foreign stores, those of us who try them quickly convert. a lot of the brands may not be familiar yet, but there is no doubting the quality. the reason they are cheap is that they dont generally offer more than one brand of product. their cold meats, cheeses dairy products are all ecelent. they do ood ranges of canned fish. their freezers can be found to be full of luxury foods at basement prices. and occasionally they offer tremendous deals on wines and beers.
It is hard to find fresh vegetables at their pricrs anywhere in the city and they have some non food bargains which need to be seen to be believed.
this is one of the bigger stores and since it opened, you are more likely to find the special offers which seem to disappear so quickly from their smaller stores.
no-​one should mistake the cheap prices found here to to be comparible to the cheap own brand products found in ntional brand supermarkets