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Farzooks · 28th Jun 2019, 12:02 am

Don't know how I missed this, as I get the Lidl flyer every week.
I must have a toddle up to town, where there are two stores and wend my way back via another one, as I've often found the third store has much slower-moving stock. There's a good chance one of the three will have some left.

John10b · 28th Jun 2019, 8:14 am

Hi Dave, so you got three Lidl stores, how very fortunate for you.
Cheers
John

Peter.N. · 28th Jun 2019, 9:50 am

Our nearest one is nearly 20 miles away.

Peter

usradcoll1 · 28th Jun 2019, 4:15 pm

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Originally Posted by John10b

Hi Dave, so you got three Lidl stores, how very fortunate for you.
Cheers
John

Another Dave inquiring, is the Lidl concern, similar to Aldi, where there is general merchandise as well as groceries? The Aldi offerings are different in the US, versus other locations.

Dave, USradcoll1.

cheerfulcharlie · 28th Jun 2019, 4:59 pm

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Originally Posted by usradcoll1

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Originally Posted by John10b

Hi Dave, so you got three Lidel stores, how very fortunate for you.
Cheers
John

Another Dave inquiring, is the Lidl concern, similar to Aldi, where there is general merchandise as well as groceries? The Aldi offerings are different in the US, versus other locations.

Dave, USradcoll1.

In Lidl they have what is called the center isle, this is where all the strange stuff is found, strange in the sense there is no rhyme or reason why say there might be multimeters in a bin there one week and the next week that same bin has got support stockings in LOL

vidjoman · 28th Jun 2019, 5:30 pm

Don’t forget they don’t stock these items all the time. They are “special offers” that are only available while stocks last. Look at their weekly brochures and get a “feel” for this weeks products.
Last week they had Canon inkjet printers for £19.99. But only for a few days - when it’s gone it’s gone, so you need to be quick.

Refugee · 28th Jun 2019, 7:19 pm

Aldi is the same.
I bought a real drill press at out local branch and have never seen them again however there were full size band saws there a few weeks ago.

Alvin · 28th Jun 2019, 9:46 pm

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Originally Posted by cheerfulcharlie

In Lidl they have what is called the center isle, this is where all the strange stuff is found,

In their posters, adverts and flyers it is called 'Middle Of Lidl'

Ian - G4JQT · 28th Jun 2019, 10:10 pm

Apparently the main reason for the random stuff in the centre isles is to get punters to slow down and just look, if nothing else.

It's not intended to be nice to shoppers. It's because shoppers then slow their pace and buy more stuff from the other isles. All down to psychology - apparently.

Source: BBC Radio 4 - so it must be true.

Refugee · 28th Jun 2019, 10:57 pm

People just go in to see what is on the non food isle Lidl or Aldi.

Ed_Dinning · 29th Jun 2019, 8:42 am

Hi Gents, yes agree with the above, I only go in to see what they have, but I've had some good stuff over the years.

Croc clips etc still available at the Swalwell branch.

Ed

Alvin · 29th Jun 2019, 10:19 am

I'm the other way round going to Lidl 2 or 3 times a week for most of my food shopping and cleaning products, etc - excellent quality and prices and what's in The Middle is an added bonus.

usradcoll1 · 29th Jun 2019, 5:09 pm

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Originally Posted by Refugee

Aldi is the same.
I bought a real drill press at out local branch and have never seen them again however there were full size band saws there a few weeks ago.

It just dawned on me, I bought my notebook computer at Aldi several years ago. It is their own brand, "Medion" and it resembles a Toshiba.

Dave, USradcoll1

Paul Stenning · 29th Jun 2019, 6:16 pm

Medion are/were made by the same company as Packard Bell, Advent, eMachines and other store PC brands. Perfectly reasonable for what they are, but it almost certainly isn't a re-badged Toshiba.

Farzooks · 30th Jun 2019, 9:53 pm

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Originally Posted by John10b

Hi Dave, so you got three Lidl stores, how very fortunate for you.

Not exactly on my doorstep though; it's a 40 mile round trip to cover the three.
When the Lidl chain started opening branches here, they were so undercutting the local supermarkets it was worth my while to travel nearly 40 miles to the nearest one, once a month.
Since a local Aldi opened in 2013, I've hardly set foot in a Lidl.

Refugee · 9th Jul 2019, 3:52 am

Our local Aldi has got modest portable generators stacked to the roof this week.
However they will be shut at the end of the month for a week for refurbishment.
The builders are already there and doing what they do best so only half of the car park is usable.

vidjoman · 10th Jul 2019, 9:04 am

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Originally Posted by Paul Stenning

Medion are/were made by the same company as Packard Bell, Advent, eMachines and other store PC brands. Perfectly reasonable for what they are, but it almost certainly isn't a re-badged Toshiba.

This weeks adverts from Aldi show a Medion laptop and include the maker as 'A Lenovo Company' - that's not to say it always was them.

Paul Stenning · 14th Jul 2019, 4:38 pm

Yes the website says it is now owned by Lenovo, so hopefully the products will be decent quality https://www.medion.com/gb/index.html

Although online reviews suggest otherwise https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.medion.co.uk

According to Wikipedia they have been owned by Lenovo since August 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medion

Maarten · 15th Jul 2019, 6:55 pm

In the Netherlands, Lenovo started using the Medion service organisation. I've had to deal with them in 2016 or 2017 and it was quite the experience. No ticketing system, very slow service, no flexible solutions but in the end a quite reasonable refund which only went through because I happened to be a customer at the distributor that once sold the laptop to the (then closed down) shop where it was retailed originally.

28th Jun 2019, 12:02 am	#61
Farzooks Tetrode Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland Posts: 50	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Don't know how I missed this, as I get the Lidl flyer every week. I must have a toddle up to town, where there are two stores and wend my way back via another one, as I've often found the third store has much slower-moving stock. There's a good chance one of the three will have some left. __________________ ---- Dave

28th Jun 2019, 8:14 am	#62
John10b Octode Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales, UK. Posts: 1,158	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Hi Dave, so you got three Lidl stores, how very fortunate for you. Cheers John

28th Jun 2019, 9:50 am	#63
Peter.N. Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Charmouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 3,279	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Our nearest one is nearly 20 miles away. Peter

28th Jun 2019, 5:30 pm	#66
vidjoman Nonode Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: East Sussex, UK. Posts: 2,135	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Don’t forget they don’t stock these items all the time. They are “special offers” that are only available while stocks last. Look at their weekly brochures and get a “feel” for this weeks products. Last week they had Canon inkjet printers for £19.99. But only for a few days - when it’s gone it’s gone, so you need to be quick.

28th Jun 2019, 7:19 pm	#67
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 4,149	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Aldi is the same. I bought a real drill press at out local branch and have never seen them again however there were full size band saws there a few weeks ago.

28th Jun 2019, 10:10 pm	#69
Ian - G4JQT Heptode Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reading/Fakenham, UK. Posts: 903	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Apparently the main reason for the random stuff in the centre isles is to get punters to slow down and just look, if nothing else. It's not intended to be nice to shoppers. It's because shoppers then slow their pace and buy more stuff from the other isles. All down to psychology - apparently. Source: BBC Radio 4 - so it must be true.

28th Jun 2019, 10:57 pm	#70
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 4,149	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl People just go in to see what is on the non food isle Lidl or Aldi.

29th Jun 2019, 8:42 am	#71
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 5,489	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Hi Gents, yes agree with the above, I only go in to see what they have, but I've had some good stuff over the years. Croc clips etc still available at the Swalwell branch. Ed

29th Jun 2019, 10:19 am	#72
Alvin Heptode Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: East London, UK. Posts: 641	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl I'm the other way round going to Lidl 2 or 3 times a week for most of my food shopping and cleaning products, etc - excellent quality and prices and what's in The Middle is an added bonus.

29th Jun 2019, 6:16 pm	#74
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 7,287	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Medion are/were made by the same company as Packard Bell, Advent, eMachines and other store PC brands. Perfectly reasonable for what they are, but it almost certainly isn't a re-badged Toshiba. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Committee Member

9th Jul 2019, 3:52 am	#76
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 4,149	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Our local Aldi has got modest portable generators stacked to the roof this week. However they will be shut at the end of the month for a week for refurbishment. The builders are already there and doing what they do best so only half of the car park is usable. Attached Thumbnails

14th Jul 2019, 4:38 pm	#78
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 7,287	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl Yes the website says it is now owned by Lenovo, so hopefully the products will be decent quality https://www.medion.com/gb/index.html Although online reviews suggest otherwise https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.medion.co.uk According to Wikipedia they have been owned by Lenovo since August 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medion __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Committee Member

15th Jul 2019, 6:55 pm	#79
Maarten Nonode Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haarlem, Netherlands Posts: 2,455	Re: Croc Clips at Lidl In the Netherlands, Lenovo started using the Medion service organisation. I've had to deal with them in 2016 or 2017 and it was quite the experience. No ticketing system, very slow service, no flexible solutions but in the end a quite reasonable refund which only went through because I happened to be a customer at the distributor that once sold the laptop to the (then closed down) shop where it was retailed originally.