Lidl

Lidl a recent arrival in Kingston is still not fully discovered and can be quite quiet at times. Strange choice of food for sale but excels in some areas such as chocolate always good value and more adventurous than British brands. Not as cheap as it would leave you to believe but there are bargains to be found if you look hard enough and ignore those strange brand names. Non food household goods changes weekly and is hit and miss this section is rarely kept tidy so use your jumble sales skills! Useful location near to Argos and the buses to make a quick getaway.

Confession time for me (yes, again) and I have to own up, when it comes to supermarkets, I’m not always faithful. Not totally promiscuous, you understand; I have my (various) favourites for their own special reasons. Lidl isn’t top of my love chart but they are a little different and good for household basics or for more unusual items — on the British market — like pickled herring and marinated salmon. Their prices will keep you smiling and quality isn’t compromised.
A quirky aspect comes into play with their weekly ‘specials’. Not always the most apt way of describing them, but you might just encounter a pleasantly surprising item lurking on the pretty basic ‘display’ units, from time to time.