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nineveh_uk ([personal profile] nineveh_uk) wrote2013-10-06 06:42 pm
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A law of nature

When a potential shopper goes into Lidl/Aldi, one of two things must happen:

(1) They leave without making a purchase.
(2) They leave having purchased at least one item that they did not intend to purchase when they entered the shop.

This post is brought to you by a day on which I visited both. I was at least able to resist the licorice liqueur*, and sadly did not have to resist the merino mid-layer which was what I went for**, because although it was great and only £15, it had a high collar and the wool wasn't quite hard*** enough not to irritate my neck.

I do have some blackberry liqueur and a very large amaryllis bulb. And mini-stollen.

*Possibly the least difficult thing I have ever done in my life.

**Officially for cycling, but I reckoned it would work for skiing.

***That may not be the technical term, but I know what I mean!
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[personal profile] antisoppist 2013-10-07 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
Does that mean their special offer is no longer cheap sock wool? Damn. Missed it.

I think the jumper you went in for turning out to be itchy means you are entitled, if not obliged, to buy something else instead to make the journey worthwhile.

Monty Don was doing bulb planting for Christmas the other day (everyone goes out or to bed and I get the telly to myself and then there is nothing even vaguely watchable apart from Gardeners' World) and I was inspired for a moment but then I thought it would end up like the Provincial Lady, who is always going "must plant bulbs" and never actually doing it.
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[personal profile] nineveh_uk 2013-10-07 11:28 am (UTC)(link)
They might have cheap sock wool as well. Aldi had giant balls of some sort of Aran type mix.

Friday night is curiosly devoid of good TV. I got my mother to plant all my bulbs for me last year (after they had sat in the garage for a month). Short of that, you could get a bulb planter device.

[identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com 2013-10-06 05:50 pm (UTC)(link)
We too have blackberry liqueur, and are currently drinking it in the form of Kir :-)

[identity profile] nineveh-uk.livejournal.com 2013-10-07 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
That's a good idea. *takes note*

[identity profile] caulkhead.livejournal.com 2013-10-07 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Merino mid-layers are brilliant for skiing. Was that Lidl or Aldi?

[identity profile] nineveh-uk.livejournal.com 2013-10-08 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
That was Aldi. I was disappointed because they were really nice, fit well, and were just what I wanted. But I can be a bit sensitive to wool and as soon as I tried one on I knew that the ribbed collar and my neck were not going to agree. It's a pity, because there's no way I'm paying £100+ for an Icebreaker one!

[identity profile] caringfordad.livejournal.com 2013-11-12 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
I love Aldi's, but I can't take my husband with me, because we have a very tight food budget and he puts things in the cart. And why, if you want to try it and don't know if you like it or not, do you get two cans? This makes no sense to me.
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