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Update 1 Oct 2008. This guide is being updated ... your chance to vote!

Three years ago, we asked MoneySavers to rate the good products from the bad at Aldi/Lidl/Netto and the results formed this guide. Now it's time for a new guide, so your comments and views are important. Add your comments/views

Supercheap supermarkets Lidl, Aldi and Netto smack the bottoms of their big name competitors when it comes to prices. The problem is their products can be hit and miss. To beat this I asked MoneySavers to rate the good from the bad – to help you find what to buy.



Lidl, Aldi and Netto: The Lowdown

They may not be as widespread as the well known supermarkets but if you've one in your area Lidl, Aldi and Netto are well worth checking out. Use the store finders on their sites to see if there's one near you.

How come they're so cheap?

Shop overheads are kept to a minimum to keep prices low. To do this they locate stores where land prices are lower, keep store furnishings to a bare minimum and charge for carrier bags. Lidl and Aldi don't provide baskets and tend to use coin-operated trolleys instead. Also, all three don't accept credit cards (apart from some Scottish and Welsh stores) so remember to take cash or a debit card with you.

Weekly specials

All three have special offers which change every Thursday; you can often pick up some cracking deals on electronics as well as everyday groceries. Lidl and Netto also have additional offers on Mondays. Keep your eyes peeled for deals on their websites or, even better, Lidl and Aldi both send weekly offers by email – sign up and you'll be the first to know.

The Great ‘Top Stuff at Aldi/Lidl/Netto' Hunt Results

Each week in my weekly Money Tips e-mail there's a Great Hunt which taps MoneySavers collective research power for the greater good. The following are the result of the that hunt (see the original). Our exacting judges have assessed everything from cider to shower gel – hopefully it'll help you decide which products are worth switching to.

How to use the chart

Find the item you're interested in to see if it scored well or just didn't deliver. To make the verdicts easier to decipher I gave each product a weighting. Where someone liked it, it got a plus point, where they didn't like it, it was given a minus point. So for example, just one person mentioned having bought whisky from Aldi and didn't like it so its weighting is -1.



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Aldi,Lidl and Netto

Product
Aldi
Lidl
Netto
Alcohol
2007 Vina Decana Rosado
1
Beer
1
2
Blue Vodka
1
Bordeaux
1
Bottled Bitter Beer
1
Cider
-1
1
Dark Rum
2
Dry White Wine
2
French Cognac
1
German Beers (All varieties)
1
GraffenWalder Lager
1
Hobgoblin
1
Hoegaarden
1
Lager
3
1
Own Brand Pimms
3
Peach Schnapps
2
Prosecco
5
Red Wine
2
1
Rose Pinot Grigio Wine
1
Rose Wine
1
Schofferhoffer Beer
2
Southern Belle
1
Spirits and Liquors
1
1
Tequila
1
Tio Nico Sherry
1
Toffee Liquor
1
Wernesgruner pilsner
2
Whisky
1
1
Wine
6
5
Wychwood Black Wytch
1
Baby
Baby Food
1
Baby Wipes
5
2
Nappies
6
2
Bakery
Barms
1
Bread
1
-1
1
Bread Mixes
5
Bread Sticks
2
Brioche
1
3
Cream Crackers
1
Croissants
1
Crumpets
1
Fruit Loaf
2
Low GI Oval Bread rolls
1
Oven Bottom Barncakes
1
Own Brand Ryvita
1
Pain Au Chocolate
1
1
-1
Part Baked Ciabattas
2
1
Part Baked Croissants
1
2
Part Baked Rolls
3
4
Pikelets
1
Pitta Breads
1
Sandwiches
1
Scotch Pancakes
2
SpongeBob Squarepants Crumpets
1
Tortilla Wraps
1
Waffles
1
Wholemeal Rolls
1
Cereals
Benefit Breakfast Cereal
1
Cereal Bars
-1
1
Cereals
5
-1
Cornflakes
-2
Fruit and Fibre
1
Luxury Muesli
4
9
Malted Wheat’s
1
Muesli Bars
1
4
Nordwaldtaler Oats
1
Own Brand Coco Pops
1
1
Own Brand Weetabix
3
2
Porridge
1
3
Strawberry Crisp Cereal
2
Sultana Bran
1
Chiller
Bockwurst pack of 10
1
Chicken and Bacon Pasta Salad
1
Filled Pasta
1
Fresh Pasta
1
Fresh Ready Meals
-1
Fresh Smoked Bacon Bits
1
Fried Breakfast
-1
Houmous
1
2
Jalapeno and Cheese in Breadcrumbs
1
Large Lasagne
2
2
Lasagne
4
1
Make Your Own Pizza
1
Marinated vegetable Tarte Fin Pizza
2
Mixed Bean Salad
1
Pasties
1
Pizzas
6
1
Potatoes (Ready To Cook)
1
Potatoes in Cheesy Sauce (Ready to Cook)
2
1
Potato Salad (1kg tub)
7
Scotch Eggs
1
Seafood Pizza
-2
Stone Base Pizza
2
Tapas
1
Tiramisu
1
3
Turkey Breasts
1
Condiments
Balsamic Vinegar
1
1
Black Pepper Mill
2
Branwells Table Sauces
1
Chocolate Spread
4
Coconut Milk
1
Cooking Oil
1
1
Gherkins
3
Gravy Granules
1
Herbs
2
1
Jam
10
7
Ketchup
1
1
Mango Chutney
1
Marmalade
7
3
Marmite
1
Piccalilli
1
Pickle
1
Red Balsamic Vinegar
1
Reeva Table Salt
1
Salad Cream
1
Stock Cubes
1
Dairy
Brie
2
2
Butter
4
2
Camembert
-1
1
Camembert in Breadcrumbs
1
Cheddar
1
2
Cheese
6
6
Coleslaw
3
3
Cottage Cheese
3
Cream
1
Cream Cheese
2
1
Crème Fraiche
1
Edam
5
Eggs
2
6
Emmental Cheese
1
1
Feta Cheese
2
5
1
Flavoured Soft Cheese
1
Fromage Frais
2
2
Gorgonzola
1
Gouda
1
1
Greek Yogurt
5
Gruyere Cheese
1
Mature Cheddar
3
4
Mayonnaise
1
3
Milk
1-
-1
-1
Mini Brie with Yogurt
1
Mozzarella
1
7
Mozzarella in Breadcrumbs
1
Mozzarella Sticks
1
Olive Spread
2
Organic Milk
1
Parmesan
5
7
Soya Milk
2
Tomato and Mascarpone Cheese
1
Vintage Cheese
1
Welsh Butter
2
Yogurt
3
9
Yogurt Drinks
4
1
Desserts, Sweets and Treats
Apple Strudel
1
Apple Tart
2
Belgian Seashells
2
3
Biscuits
10
11
Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream
2
Bramley Apple Pies
1
Cakes
1
1
Caramel Shortbread
1
1
Carrot Cake
1
Cheesecake
1
Choc Chip Luxury Cookies
2
Choc-Chip Cakes
1
Chocolate
14
21
Chocolate - 70% Cocoa
1
6
Chocolate Mousse
1
Chocolate Muffins
1
Christmas Cake
3
Christmas Gingerbread Biscuits
2
Christmas Pudding
1
Cinnamon Crunchy Biscuits
1
Coffee Chocolate Bars
1
Cookies
1
Dark Chocolate
3
1
Desserts
1
Dutch Cinnamon Christmas Biscuits
1
Egg Custard Puddings
2
Fairglobe Chocolate
1
Frosty’s Luxury Ice Cream
3
Fruit Gums
1
Fudge
1
Gellatelli Ice Cream
1
Ginger Nuts
2

Holly Lane Cake Slices
1
Holly Lane Christmas Cake
2
Ice Cream
3
3
Ice Cream Cones
1
Ice Lollies
1
1
Iced Coffee
3
Iced Marble Cakes
1
Jaffa Cakes
6
Jelly Babies
1
Jelly Beans
1
Kinder Eggs
1
Lebkuchen
1
Microwave Chocolate Puddings
1
Mini Battenberg’s
1
Mini Ice Cream Lollies
3
Mini Stollen Bites
2
Mint Humbugs
1
Mister Choc Caramel
1
Muffins
1
Neapolitan Wafer Ice Cream
1
1
Orange Cake Bars
1
Organic Nut/Chocolate Chewy Bars
-1
Own Brand Bounty
1
Own Brand Cornetto
1
2
Own Brand Fruit Pastilles
1
Own Brand Magnums
5
Own Brand Mars
5
1
Own Brand Milky Way
2
Own Brand Penguin Bars
1
Own Brand Snickers
5
3
Own Brand Twix
4
2
Party Mix Sweets
1
Plum Tart
2
Popcorn
3
Premium Vanilla Ice Cream
1
5
Quark Strudel
1
Raspberry Jaffa Cakes
1
Ready Made Custard
1
Sandwich Ice Cream
1
2
Schogetten Chocolate
1
2
Sesame Seed Biscuits
2
Shortbread
1
4
Stollen
2
1
Sweets
2
5
Tinned Rice Pudding
2
Vanilla Ice Cream
2
1
Vanilla Non Dairy Ice Cream
-1
Wakos
2
Wholenut Milk Chocolate
1
Wine Gums
1
Drinks
Alcafe Coffee
2
Apple Juice
4
4
Bottled Water
3
1
Coffee
1
Cola
1
Cranberry Juice
1
Diet Cola
1
3
Flavoured Fizzy Water
2
1
Fruit Juice
1
5
Ground Coffee
1
1
High Juice Squash
6
3
Hot Chocolate
2
-1
Iced Tea
1
Instant Coffee
8
3
Instant Latte
1
Juice Cartons
6
Lemon and Ginger Tea
1
Lemon Iced Tea
2
Mango Tea
1
Mint Tea Bags
2
Multivitamin Juice
5
Orange Juice
10
7
Orange Squash
-1
Orangeade 2l
1
Own Brand J2O
1
1
Own Brand Red Bull
2
3
Red Grape Juice
3
1
Tea Bags
4
2
Tomato Juice
1
Tonic Water
1
White Grape Juice
1
Fish
Breaded Fish
1
Crayfish Tails
1
Filled Plaice Fillets
1
Fish
1
Fish Fingers
1
Fish Goujons
1
Frozen Fish
4
5
Frozen Lemon Sole Goujons
0
Frozen Salmon
1
1
Frozen Tuna
1
1
Herring
2
Mackerel
2
MSC Alaskan Frozen White Fish
1
Prawns
1
Rollmops
2
Salmon Fillets (Tinned)
1
Salmon Fillets with Herb Crust
1
Smoked Salmon
1
8
Smoked Salmon with Mustard
1
Tinned Tuna
3
Fruit and Vegetables
Amarena Cherries
1
Apples
1
Artichoke Hearts (Jar)
1
Aubergines
1
Avocados
1
Bagged Rocket
1
Bananas
3
Bottled Cherries
1
Cherry Tomatoes
1
Cucumbers
1
Fruit and Vegetables
13
22
-1
Grapes
1
Olives
3
1
1
Potatoes
1
1
Salad Bag
1
Strawberries
-1
1
Sundried Tomatoes
1
Frozen Food
Carlos Frozen Pizza
1
Frozen Chips
5
5
Frozen Fruit
2
Frozen Gorgonzola and Spinach Penne
1
Frozen Green Beans
2
Frozen Grilled Mediterranean Vegetables
1
Frozen Peas
1
Frozen Pizzas
8
6
Frozen Potato Wedges
2
Frozen Ready Meals
1
Frozen Vegetables
4
1
German Frozen Spring Rolls
1
Onion Rings
1
Health and Beauty
Cien Shampoo
1
Cotton Wool
1
Deodorant
-1
Disposable Razors
1
Excite Toiletries
2
Facial Cleansing Wipes
1
Feminine Hygiene
2
2
Galpamol
1
Hair Products
1
Hairspray
1
Make Up
1
Men’s Deodorant
1
Moisturiser
1
Mouthwash
2
Pool Shower Cream
1
Q10 Creams
2

Shampoo
2
1
Shaving Foam
1
Shaving Gel
4
Shower Gel
4
1
Siana Day/Night Cream
8
Siana Moisturising Shower Gel
1
Sports Shower Gel
1
Tissues
2
Toiletries
1
Toothbrush
2
Toothpaste
2
4
Tripe Blade Razor
-2
1
Twin Blade Razor
1
Under Eye Concealer Pen
1
Vitafit Vitamin C Tablets
1
Vitamins
1
Household Products
Antibacterial Spray
1
Bathroom Products
1
Black Bin Bags
3
2
-1
Bleach
2
1
Cling Film
1
Clothes Washing Liquid
1
Dishcloths
1
3
Dishwasher Cleaner
2
Dishwasher Powder
1
Dishwasher Tablets
5
3
Fabric Conditioner
1
1
-1
Febreeze
1
Formil Washing Powder
3
Freezer Bags
1
Household Cleaning
3
5
2
Kitchen Roll
5
Laundry Tablets
1
Microfibre cloths
2
Non-Bio Washing Powder
1
Paper Towels
1
Sandpaper
1
Sandwich Bags
1
3
Scourers
2
Shower Spray
1
Soap
3
Soap Powder Tablets
1
Tin Foil
2
1
Toilet Roll
6
7
1
W5 Products
3
Washing Powder
1
1
Washing Up Liquid
3
-1
White Bin Liners
1
1
Meat
Angus and Stilton Burgers
1
Bacon
4
BBQ Meat
-1
BBQ Spare Ribs
1
Beef
2
Beef Wellington
2
Black Forest Ham
6
Bockwurst (5 in a Jar)
2
1
Bratwurst
2
Burgers
-1
Chicken
1
Chicken and Leek Pie
1
1
Chicken Breasts
3
-1
Chicken drumsticks
1
Chicken in White Sauce (Tinned)
1
Chicken Kiev
1
1
Chicken Soup (Tinned)
1
Chicken Thighs
1
Chorizo Sausage
1
6
Frankfurters
1
French Deli Style Thick Cut Ham
2
Fresh Chicken
1
1
Fresh Meat
1
-1
Frikadellen
4
2
Frozen Chicken
1
Frozen Chicken Nuggets
1
1
Frozen Frying Steak
1
Frozen Lamb Shanks in Gravy
2
1
Frozen Meat
1
Frozen Quarter Pound Burgers
1
Frozen Spicy Chicken Wings
1
German Ham
1
Ham
3
9
Honey Roast Hams
1
Kabanos
1
Kabanossi Sausages
1
Lamb
1
Lamb Shanks
0
Minced Beef
7
Parma Ham
2
3
Pate
2
1
Peking Duck and Pancakes
2
Pork Chops
1
1
Pork Salami
1
3
Premium Sausages
1
Roast Chicken Crown
1
Salami
6
6
Sausages
1
7
Sliced Meats
6
4
Steak and Mushroom Pie
1
Steak and Onion Pie
1
Turkey Breast Joint
1
Wafer Thin Cooked Ham (400g)
2
Pasta and Dried Foods
Chinese Noodle Soup
1
Cordelia Sugar
1
Cup A Soups
1
Dried Pasta
3
3
Fajita Kits
1
Flour
1
Instant Noodles
1
Instant Risotto
1
Lasagne Sheets
1
Lentils
1
Macaroni Cheese
-1
Mushroom and Tomato Pasta Sauce
-2
Noodles
3
2
Packet Pasta
2
Packet Rice
1
Pappardelle
1
Pasta Salad
1
Pasta Sauce
1
2
Plain Flour
1
Plain Tomato Pasta Sauce
2
1
Pouch Pasta Sauce
1
Ravioli
1
3
Rice
1
Strong White Flour
3
Sunflower Seeds
1
Tagliatelle
4
Yeast Extract
-1
Pets
Cat Food
3
1
Dog Food
2
1
Dry Cat Food
1
Vitacat
2
Snacks
Crisps
4
4
Coriander Crackers
1
Dried Fruit and Nut Mix
1
1
Frozen Snacks
2
Hand Cooked Crisps
3
1
Japanese Rice Crackers
1
Nuts
6
3
Paprika Crisps
1
Pine Kernels
1
Prawn Crackers
1
Tortilla Chips
2
Vegetable Crisps
3
Specials
Specials
1
8
Art Supplies
1
Binoculars
3
Breadmaker
1
Business Shirts
1
Business Shoes
1
Camping Equipment
1
Clothes
1
-1
Computers
1
Cooker Hood Filters
1
Cycling Clothes
4
Electronic Goods
4
Envelopes
1
Floor Sweeper
1
Fresh Flowers
2
1
Garden Furniture
1
Kitchen
1
1
Men’s Socks
1
Outdoor Clothing
1
Plants
1
Printer Refills
1
Rechargeable Batteries
1
1
Running Clothes
1
Sandals
1
Skiing Clothes
1
Telescope
1
Tevion USB DVB-T Tuner
1
Steel Toe Capped Boots
1
Tins and Jars
Antipasti (Tinned)
-2
Baked Beans
-1
2
Carrots (Tinned)
2
Chilli Con Carne (Tinned 800g)
-3
Chunky Chilli Beef Soup
2
Indian Sauces
6
8
Lentil and Bacon Soup
1
Olive Oil
5
4
Oxtail Soup
1
Peach Halves (Tinned)
1
Peas (Tinned)
1
Pesto
5
1
Plum Tomatoes (Tinned)
7
6
Portugal Black Eye Beans(Jar)
1
Portugal Butter Beans (Jar)
2
Portugal Red Kidney Beans (Jar)
2
Processed Peas (Tinned)
-1
1
Salsa
1
Spaghetti Hoops (Tinned)
-3
Sweetcorn (Tinned)
1
Tinned Soup
-1
Tinned Vegetables
-1
1
Tomato Passatta
1
4
Tomato Puree
2
5


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