Asda are having a "reinvention" and getting rid of a lot of lines starting yesterday .
The reinvention will go on for 6 months and every about 2 weeks an isle will have many lines reduced to clear , they are even using a promotion "end" to clear the lines .
Last night the cereal isle was done and most/all stores should have an end with heavily discounted lines ....
Including several kids Asda cereals for 12p
Coco pops 275g for 21p
Chewee bars 8p
Reductions will will be different in all stores
The next isle to be done is bws(in two weeks) , so worth checking down that isle next week to see if anything is reduced .
BWS means Beers, wines and spirits, to help clear things up
- Madman123
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Newbold to MAZZY60
4 Apr 1615#12
You might be surprised. It's a lot cheaper than Asda, but rather more upmarket.
aing69
4 Apr 169#28
Isle of Alpen or the Isle of Weetabix?
Sorry, couldn't resist :smile:
MAZZY60
4 Apr 165#4
never shopped at aldi or lidl, been in, couldn't bring myself to do a shop,
rporteo
4 Apr 165#17
Except the fresh fruit and veg, I've always found they don't last half the time as the 'main' supermarkets fruit and veg. Granted it's cheap but I always end up throwing it out. Asda wonky fruit is superb, roughly same price as lidl and aldi but lasts...
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toni4890
4 Apr 162#1
what is bws. ????
NHSstaff to toni4890
4 Apr 163#2
Beers, wines and spirits.
Newbold
4 Apr 164#3
Try as they might, nothing short of changing their entire business model (pretty much impossible in reality) will enable them to compete with Aldi and Lidl on price and quality.
They (along with Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons and possibly even Waitrose) are in for a long, lean decline now that the pricing cat's out of the bag.
davewave to Newbold
4 Apr 16#5
depends on whether Aldi and Lidl will slowly become similarly priced since their quality: price ratio is similar to ASDA and they have been on a spending spree on new stores.
Skyhiigh to Newbold
4 Apr 164#23
Yeah! They should disregard health and safety, plus make all staff work for free for a period of time each day in order to gain more manoeuvrability in their margins too!
(or did only I see that undercover programme on Aldi's shocking practices)
For fresh produce, Aldi are worse value due to the poor dates. Buy veg with tomorrows date for 69p which may last 2-5 days (Aldi), or buy same with 7 days date for 99p which may last 8-10 days.
Shop local instead :smiley:
Quids to Newbold
4 Apr 16#31
Agree entirely.
Was in Asda yesterday (friend called in on way home) and was genuinely surprised at the price of most things especially fruit and veg.
gidsterc to Newbold
4 Apr 16#35
Meiow...!
bellboys to Newbold
4 Apr 164#38
But the discounters (certainly Aldi) are themselves falling into the trap the Big 4 did in the past - opening even bigger stores and stocking even more variety. plus the CS at both Lidl and Aldi leaves a lot to be desired, although their warranties are excellent. But try and take something back and approach the CS desk. Oh wait there isn't one! Then it's a case of trying to see the manager (or waiting in the (inevitably) long queue to get the refund. They are cheap for a reason...
Plus their advertising is disingenuous to say the least. Comparing a shop of brand names at the Big 4 with their own brand products when the same sort of savings could probably be had comparing the Big 4's own brand products with their branded products.
MAZZY60
4 Apr 165#4
never shopped at aldi or lidl, been in, couldn't bring myself to do a shop,
hotukdeals30 to MAZZY60
4 Apr 164#10
Good.
Newbold to MAZZY60
4 Apr 1615#12
You might be surprised. It's a lot cheaper than Asda, but rather more upmarket.
blue1971 to MAZZY60
4 Apr 161#13
Really,so naive!
zippypants to MAZZY60
4 Apr 161#19
Why?... You must be very well off or a Snob...... or both !
pippajohnst1207 to MAZZY60
4 Apr 161#24
I 'was" the same. I remember walking in the first time and thinking, I cant be seen here. I find its a bit like a primark.... crap everywhere.
I regularly go now tho. Some of the food is really good quality and cheap compared to the big supermarkets. The meat being excellent quality for usually more expensive cuts. Even the flowers are worth a punt.
bevers to MAZZY60
4 Apr 16#29
They have some brand goods such as nescafe gold blend , Alta Rica, warburtons bread. I tend to buy a hand basket worth, never a full shop. Fridge items compare well with supermarkets but cheaper. Fruit is getting better, good savings to be had, they never have all the items I need there which is a pity.
sig1169 to MAZZY60
4 Apr 162#45
good, i hate shopping around idiots.
toni4890
4 Apr 16#6
thank you
Darzen
4 Apr 162#7
The BWS are already being discounted, the cereals were 2 weeks ago. Looks like your store is a bit behind.
codnan to Darzen
4 Apr 16#21
Nope . i am behind lol , i just didnt post till now
toni4890
4 Apr 16#8
thank you
toni4890
4 Apr 16#9
I've noticed the coffee.tea n hot chocolate is also been reduced at scunny......on Friday there was a end shelf with reduced pricing for cereals but no cereal there so presumed they had all gone
R1992
4 Apr 16#11
Missed out on the cereal. Local asda all finished (glasgow)
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Opening post
The reinvention will go on for 6 months and every about 2 weeks an isle will have many lines reduced to clear , they are even using a promotion "end" to clear the lines .
Last night the cereal isle was done and most/all stores should have an end with heavily discounted lines ....
Including several kids Asda cereals for 12p
Coco pops 275g for 21p
Chewee bars 8p
Reductions will will be different in all stores
The next isle to be done is bws(in two weeks) , so worth checking down that isle next week to see if anything is reduced .
BWS means Beers, wines and spirits, to help clear things up
- Madman123
Top comments
Sorry, couldn't resist :smile:
All comments (83)
They (along with Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons and possibly even Waitrose) are in for a long, lean decline now that the pricing cat's out of the bag.
(or did only I see that undercover programme on Aldi's shocking practices)
For fresh produce, Aldi are worse value due to the poor dates. Buy veg with tomorrows date for 69p which may last 2-5 days (Aldi), or buy same with 7 days date for 99p which may last 8-10 days.
Shop local instead :smiley:
Was in Asda yesterday (friend called in on way home) and was genuinely surprised at the price of most things especially fruit and veg.
Plus their advertising is disingenuous to say the least. Comparing a shop of brand names at the Big 4 with their own brand products when the same sort of savings could probably be had comparing the Big 4's own brand products with their branded products.
I regularly go now tho. Some of the food is really good quality and cheap compared to the big supermarkets. The meat being excellent quality for usually more expensive cuts. Even the flowers are worth a punt.