Pmsl not worth it anymore? Were you the smackhead in question by any chance? Lidl/Aldi are still waaaaaaaay cheaper than Tesco & Def a million times cheaper than Sainsburys

Smackheads also shop at Sainsburys and Tescos. :wink:

There is unlikely to be much of a connection between raising the wages and the changes in their promotions strategy.

The whole point of things like half price weekend deals was to get people in store and trying it (and then hopefully get them in the habit of going there). Since their growth is double-digit now and word of mouth and positive press is now getting people through the door for next to nothing, there is no longer any need for them to run loss leaders.

Personally I only ever visited when they had a good half price deal or sports gear. The shorter queues elsewhere were worth the (literally in my case) few pennies I would save queuing at Lidl.

Would disagree espcially about lidl their offers have gone crap since they made some changes at the begging of this year. Before as well as having half price weekends they also had quiet a few offers on different products throughout the week as used to be shown on the this weeks offers section which used to be quiet full on their website now it only lists 4 products. Overall we are getting a worse deal a lot of the meat in the pick of the week offers was included in the half price weekend promotions last year at a much cheaper price than these current offers. I agree with one of the other commenters that the cost of providing an increased wage for staff has had a negative effect on the prices they charge in store. It's starting to feel like just any other supermarket now.

Thanks! I was wondering why I can't see the online leaflet anywhere

Heat added - thanks.
Wonder why they stopped the half price weekend deals ?

costs them too much they pay over the min wage for staff had a feeling the deals wouldn't be as good anymore eats into there profits

Online leaflet available now
Looks like these are the best deals this Thursday though - particularly the pulled pork - Hot

Online leaflet is up now.

No half price weekend offers / no £5 off £40 spend each month and even the the manager was fighting with a local smak head in the store last time I went in one of their shops. Not worth it any more; I will be back to Tescos or Sainsburys and get get decent customer service and reward points. Ok whilst they did the deals but falling flat on their Lederhosens now.....Aufiedersein Lidl!

Pmsl not worth it anymore? Were you the smackhead in question by any chance? Lidl/Aldi are still waaaaaaaay cheaper than Tesco & Def a million times cheaper than Sainsburys

Definitely not worth it anymore and no I've never been a smackhead.

True but I have never witnessed any staff in either Sainsburys or Tescos hollering at the top of their voices and abusing anyone like this.

There is unlikely to be much of a connection between raising the wages and the changes in their promotions strategy.

The whole point of things like half price weekend deals was to get people in store and trying it (and then hopefully get them in the habit of going there). Since their growth is double-digit now and word of mouth and positive press is now getting people through the door for next to nothing, there is no longer any need for them to run loss leaders.

Personally I only ever visited when they had a good half price deal or sports gear. The shorter queues elsewhere were worth the (literally in my case) few pennies I would save queuing at Lidl.

Cheers.

According to a student pal of number 1 son's who works there P/T, they are chopping and changing their offers to try and 'spread the savings' over a wider range of products and attract different (?) shoppers

still the product quality is way above the ones sold in tesco/asda as most of their food is imported from germany/other countries! The uk made produce is just terrible terrible stuff most of the time...

I hope you are not insinuating I have taken any illegal substances.

I wouldn't worry, the police have too much going on to trawl through this site.

Looking at the angry students in the nus thread, you think hukd is an international crime ring!

Dropping the half price weekend offers seems like a mistake to me. We would make a special trip to pick up those offers - and would do the rest of our shopping whilst there. Without the incentive of the offers, we are far less likely to shop there.

Haha, we've all been there before. Angry and confused, fueled by instant noodles and self-righteousness!

Have to agree with the earlier comment, half price weekends used to get me in the door, then do rest of my weekly shop there. Noticed the quality of the veg has gone downhill too lately. Tried to buy gingernut biscuits the other day to be told they had been discontinued, which the shop assistant said was crazy as one of their best sellers!

Rewriting the rules of conduct I think not lol lidl prices invite them in the doors in there droves.
The produce of fruit and veg is appalling these past few months makes my stomach turn the baked good are equally as scummy what a dive sod lidl

The truth about Ginger nuts (and custard creams):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35482789

It's a national tragedy, where are International Rescue?