Hi, guys. Welcome back to my channel. In today's video I'm going to be showing you everything
that I bought at my first ever Aldi shop, and also tell you a bit about my experience.
I've never been before because our nearest one is about 30 minutes away so it's not the
most convenient, but after years and years of you guys having meat to try it out, how
good the products are and how much money I'll save, I thought I would go and see what it's
actually like for myself. I was really excited. You know you're old when you get super excited
about herbal teas and food shopping.
I went there today I spent loads of time. Before I went, I actually wrote out on Instagram
to you guys and said, "What are the products that you would really recommend from Aldi?
What other things that you buy over and over again?" I have actually bought some of those,
so I'll also be showing you my viewers' recommendations as well. There's a few things to note. Well,
I actually went there without a list, which is probably a bad idea, but I was just so
excited to just see what it was all about for myself. But I didn't have a list and I
was hungry, so I ended up buying quite a lot of stuff. I spent £84 pounds on this shop,
but I've also got everything that I'm going to need for Easter for the boys. I also picked
up loads of treats and just things that you guys recommended. I feel like it's quite a
random shop, but I have loads to show you.
I would also love to know your comments. Any other products that you guys recommend. It
was a little bit thin on the ground there today because of the coronavirus. Everyone
was clearly stockpiling and some of the shelves were empty and stuff like that, but I have
got quite a lot of stuff to show you anyway. But yes, I hope you really enjoy this. I'm
just going to literally talk you through it like you're at my house. Yeah, here we go.
I'm just going to start over here with some of the breads that I picked up. So many of
you recommended the bread section and especially I think there was five people that messaged
me to say, "Get the chocolate brioche bun," so I bought this. It's like one big brioche
that you tear and share. It comes in this tin here. I thought, "Oh, maybe you actually
put it in the oven and then serve it like that," but there's no instructions on how
to heat it up or anything, so I think it just must come in that. But this was £1.59. I'll
definitely test this out with the boys. The boys love brioche anyway, so I'm sure they'll
really enjoy that.
Then I picked up some flatbreads. These were 75p. I just really liked having these with
soups and hummus. Then I also got some hot cross buns. These were like 59p, I believe.
They were really, really cheap. Then so many of you recommend that I try the tiger bloomer.
My boys love tiger bread and giraffe bread. This was 99p, and the best thing about it
is it comes precut so we don't have to make a huge mess. We've already eaten a few slices
of this with our lunch, but yeah, that was really, really delicious.
Then the last thing that I bought in the bread section where these brioche burger buns. They
also had the hotdog buns as well, but I bought these to go with the sweet potato burgers.
Again, this was something that you guys messaged me over and over again, and I was excited
because I'm trying to eat a bit more plant-based and just generally eat a bit less meat. Yeah,
these look really yummy. They have chickpeas, carrot, red pepper, and a hint of chili. I'm
going to serve these on one of the nights for all of us.
Then I also got for the boys these Italian chicken chipolatas chip sausages. These were
£1.99, and again, it was recommended to me by you guys. I'm really excited for the kids
to try them. Then I also thought I would pick up some of the chicken goujons in there. Now,
these were £1.25 in Aldi. I normally get the boys goujons from M&S, so these are considerably
cheaper. I'll be interested to see what the boys think of those ones. Then I also picked
up one of their sourdough pizzas. Again, so many of you recommended this to me. They had
loads of different flavors but I got the sun-dried tomato and buffalo mozzarella. There was a
big section on it and it said that they won the Chilled Pizza Retailer of the Year, so
I'll be interested to try that out. That was £3.25.
Then I also picked up some vegetable crisps, I think that was 85p. Then I picked up a few
fruits and veggies, not many because to be honest we went to the market this weekend
and I picked up loads of vegetables, but I did get these tender stem broccolis. That
was £1.19. Then we also picked up a red grapefruit. Matt has a grapefruit every single morning.
We just got the one because he's quite fussy about it and he wanted to test it out before
he committed to buying enough for the whole week. So we've got one to try. I also picked
up some Pink Lady apples for the boys, the Gala apples and all the other types of apples
I felt were really, really reasonable. I think there were about a pound. But the Pink Lady
ones were more expensive, but these are the ones that the boys really tend to like.
Then I also got some blueberries and strawberries. The strawberries were only a pound and they're
definitely cheaper than where I'm currently buying them. I thought it was quite cute that
these are the wonky strawberries. Obviously they're not going to look perfect, but I mean
they look perfect to me. Obviously, for the boys I tend to just cut them up, so I mean,
no one's going to care if they're slightly less attractive.
Then I also picked up this curry sauce. This is the jalfrezi one, which is quite spicy,
but they had all the different curries there. Again, this was recommended to me by you guys.
You guys said get the curry sauce with the spices on the top, so that's what I did. I
think you heat up the sauce for about four to five minutes and then you add the spices
for another few minutes. I'm excited to test that out, because we're really into our curries
at the moment. Another product, so many you guys recommended to me it was this tomato
and mascarpone pasta sauce. I found it so interesting that so specific that you all
really enjoy this product, so I thought I'd definitely try it out. It was 72p and it's
just a stir through sauce, so again, really nice and quick and easy to make for the kids.
I'll definitely serve this with garlic bread one point this week and let you know how we
get on with it.
Then I picked up some 100% percent pure Canadian maple syrup. This was £3.49. It is normally
quite pricey, but you only need a tiny bit of it. But my family really does go through
it because we have it on pancakes, we have it on oatmeal, we have it if I bake certain
things, so I needed some more of that. Then I also picked up some smooth almond butter.
Now, this was the biggest one that they had in there today, because, as I mentioned, so
many people were stockpiling, but I've got this one. I think it was £1.69.
One section that really stood out to me that I thought was definitely cheaper than other
places that I've been to was all the stuff for packed lunches or snacks when you're out.
I got the Quavers dupes, these are called Cheese Curls. They were 85p for 10 packs,
that just seems insane to me. We're going to test them out, see what the boys think.
Then I also picked up of these Squidgy Pouches. You get four pouches in here, two strawberry,
two raspberry, from wash-free pouches. Now, Jackson loves these, he sucks one down every
single day. They were 80p for four of them and I'm currently paying 80p for just one.
So this would really save me money if he does like these. I'm excited to try these. Then
I also picked up some wafer bars. If the boys ever do have a packed lunch or we want a pudding
when we're out, I normally buy the Time Out bars, but these are kind of like a take off
of those. They were 85p for nine bars. I really did feel that like all the packed lunch stuff
seemed really good value.
So many of you guys recommended the room diffusers and also the candles in the home section.
I had heard in the press in various places that these are really good dupes for Jo Malone,
so I thought I was test them out for myself. Over here I've got the sweet almond and macaroon
at candle. It smells incredible. I love the pearlescent glass on it. This was £3.50,
whereas obviously the real Jo Malone candle is £50. It has a similar sort of lid, but
it is plastic, but you can still sit it on there and light it. I'm going to test it out,
I'm really excited to. Then I also got the room diffuser, which is lime, basil and mandarin,
which is actually a Jo Malone scent. I'm surprised that they can literally just completely rip
them off like that. But again, £3.50 and the Jo Malone room diffusers are like £50
pounds or maybe even more. But yeah, I'm excited to try this out. They had loads of different
scents. They had pomegranate, they had rose, they had loads of different ones.
Then I also picked up these super soft Mediterranean herb wraps. There's eight in here and it was
just 79p. I've been finding that I've been having lots of wraps lately. I love them with
hummus and veg in them. Then I also picked up this seasoning mix sachet. Now, excited
about this because it was 22p and I normally buy these for spaghetti bologneses or sausage
casseroles, chicken casseroles, stuff like that, and the one that I'm currently buying
is 80p. This is a lot cheaper, so I'll be interested to see what it actually tastes
like. Then I picked up some rocket because we really like to mix rocket, onion, and new
potatoes together with some salt and pepper and oil. This was 48p, which again, I thought
was really quite reasonable.
I also just wanted to take a sec to mention the random aisle in the middle of Aldi. Now,
so many of you guys messaged me saying, "You have to go to the random aisle, you have to
go to the mystery aisle. It's like Disney." I didn't know what to expect, but when I got
there I found that it is literally just a very random aisle with all kinds of different
products. When we were there today, there were toys, there was a zimmer frame type thing.
There was this thing that you could grow tomatoes in, so many different things. Fleece jackets
for men, shoes. It was just crazy. I'll try and insert some footage here.
The only thing that I bought today in the random aisle where these bag clips, they were
£1.29 and I just need them for snacks and things like that. But if you go, there looked
like there was so many good toys, but my kids have so many toys, I just didn't need to get
any more. But if you were going to a birthday party or something, there were loads down
the random aisle.
Now we're getting into loads of treats that I got for Easter and also just for home. The
first thing I picked up were some Oreo dupes. They were 36p a pack, so we'll test them out.
I also got a Terry's Chocolate Orange for Matt. This was 99p. This is like the ultimate
for him. When you ask him what he wants for Christmas, he just wants one of these, so
I thought I'd get him one of those. I also picked up some Kinder Joys. They were 79p
each. I thought that this Easter egg hunt kit was actually really good. It was £2.99
and you get 25 eggs in it. You might even get other things in it, I haven't actually
opened it up. Oh, there's one golden egg inside as well. I thought that would just be great
for our Easter egg hunt at home.
Then I got a few bits for the boys' Easter baskets. I picked up these hollow bunnies.
I think there were 99p each. Then I got these little nests of little chocolates, they're
like little bunny characters. Then I also got some Creme Eggs. We got five, but Matt's
already eaten one. Then some little mini Malteser bunnies as well. There's lots of individual
ones in there, so I'll put it throughout their baskets and I'll probably add in some toys
and some soft toys.
Then I actually got these ones for my niece and nephew, and a friend as well. I thought
it was really cute. It's called a pinata chick. You smash it open and it's full of mini eggs.
These were quite expensive. They were £5.99, but it is a gift. They did have all of the
normal Cadbury's Easter eggs, they were all like 99p, so they were really good value.
They had the Smarties ones and stuff, but I kind of just wanted to go a little bit extra.
I thought it was quite cool, I mean, I know that kids would just love smashing these up
and then stuff coming out of them. So I've got them, and I'm feeling nice and organized
for Easter now.
The last thing that I wanted to show you is that I got quite a few ice lolly packs. I
actually went down the frozen aisle to get the vegan ice cream because so many of you
guys recommended it, but it seems that everyone had been stockpiling the vegan food in there
today. They were really low on everything or completely out, but I saw all of these
lollies and I thought they would be great for spring and summer. I'll show you. I got
two packs of the tropical lollies, they were 85p each. Then I also got these little Mini
Whirlz. There's eight in here. Then I also saw these and I thought that they were a bit
special, a bit extra, maybe if they have friends over or something. They are Unicorn Cones.
I just think the kids would absolutely love that. Obviously, it's a special treat.
Then the last thing that I got is because you guys made me do it, someone messaged me,
they were like, "Get the gin ice lollies." Now, I'm not a massive drinker, especially
not gin, but I thought these would be so great to have in the freezer. If we have barbecues
in the summer, I could hand out a gin lolly or I might even try one as well. So yes, there
is some alcohol in these obviously, can't let the kids have these, but I'm excited to
try.
All right, guys. That is everything that I bought on my first ever Aldi shop today. I
hope you enjoyed this slightly different video. I appreciate that there wasn't loads of meal
inspiration in this, but if you're looking for videos like that, I have made so many
meal prep and dinner idea videos. I'll link them in the description down below. Thank
you so much as always for watching. I love you guys, and I'll see you in my next one.