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Quote: Originally posted by billy on 10/7/2022

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Instead of paying 3€ each for cone or magnum from an ice cream seller pay 2€ for a box of 6 at Lidl or Aldi & gannet the lot between you in the car park before they melt. Works for us.

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Quote: Originally posted by billy on 10/7/2022

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Instead of paying 3€ each for cone or magnum from an ice cream seller pay 2€ for a box of 6 at Lidl or Aldi & gannet the lot between you in the car park before they melt. Works for us.

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Quote: Originally posted by chrisandsandra on 11/7/2022

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Just back from 5 weeks in Brittanny/Vendee/Loire Valley. Food prices in supermarkets seem a bit up from last year but there again they are in the UK.

Eating out about the same. Alcohol seems a bit more expensive but it depends on where you buy it.

Diesel about 1.98€ a ltr on average at supermarkets and 2.20€ on motorway.

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Quote: Originally posted by Keyboard warrior on 11/7/2022

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In our local Carrefour contact there is a 5€/kg difference between brands of chicken breast,the cheaper 8.95/kg looked inedible.
Lidl is good for some things but the meat has a higher water content than others.

Around here L’Elerc is the cheapest for a full weekly shop and the best meat comes from the abattoir.

Prices have gone up as usual because it’s summer but I doubt they will come down again.

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 11/7/2022

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Quote: Originally posted by billy on 10/7/2022

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Instead of paying 3€ each for cone or magnum from an ice cream seller pay 2€ for a box of 6 at Lidl or Aldi & gannet the lot between you in the car park before they melt. Works for us.

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I agree,just what we do, and perhaps give a couple away to others!

I would really like to see the results of the survey MGBGTV8 mentions as Lidl is definitely our cheapest supermarket. I wonder which fifty items they compare. A decent tasting chicken in Lidl costs us just €4.49 compared to twice that in SuperU/Carrefour/Intermarche. Roquefort cheese (the official version not the supermarket own brand) is cheaper in Lidl. Their all-butter croissants are usually under 40 cents. We buy in bulk and keep a freezer drawer full as our local boulangerie has the most delicious bread, but sadly his croissants are stodgy.   We can buy perfectly drinkable wine in our local Lidl for 1.99 a bottle (and cheaper, down to €1.49 when their September Faire du Vins is on). It's our 'go to' supermarket, along with many of our French friends and neighbours and at the moment I prefer the evidence of my own eyes rather than a survey.

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