ALDI Special Buys

[steve_b_wales]

Aldi are selling a 7ft Xmas tree bag, which could come in very handy for decoys/nets/poles etc.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/green-7ft-christmas-tree-storage-bag/p/707660430245502?utm_source=Aldi&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=green-7ft-christmas-tree-storage-bag&utm_campaign=OSDEMAIL211220&utm_cid=DM10070

[moondoggy]

7 feet, What do you decoy, ostriches? 😂

[crossy 666]

46 minutes ago, moondoggy said:

7 feet, What do you decoy, ostriches? 😂

😂😂

[Centrepin]

Sleeping bag on a bad day👍

[Jim Neal]

Sorry to be negative.  The trouble with most Aldi stuff like this is it won't even last until Easter.  Have been tempted a few times by Aldi special buys and it's mostly just tat that ends up in pieces.

Or if on the rare occasion it turns out good, you can't get another one because they only sold them for a month, never to be seen again!!

[steve_b_wales]

16 minutes ago, Jim Neal said:

Sorry to be negative.  The trouble with most Aldi stuff like this is it won't even last until Easter.  Have been tempted a few times by Aldi special buys and it's mostly just tat that ends up in pieces.

Or if on the rare occasion it turns out good, you can't get another one because they only sold them for a month, never to be seen again!!

I've had a few of their special buys, especially electrical items, and haven't had a problem. They also carry a 3 year warranty unlike some of the British rubbish which only has a year.

4 hours ago, moondoggy said:

7 feet, What do you decoy, ostriches? 😂

The advert states a 7ft tree folded. The actual measurements are in the advert.

[The Heron]

I have bought quite a few of there spanner and socket sets and for home use you can't fault them. 

Edited December 22, 2020 by The Heron
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[foxbuster]

I bought my binos and range finder from Aldi’s years ago. Bresser make. I’m sure I paid about £40 for the range finder, about £140 now when I checked online. And I only paid about £25 for the binos. They ain’t gonna set the world alight but fine for my needs. Do yeah, occasionally they do have some kit that will last and do the job well.

[Wharf Rat]

I've used a fishing bag from there for rough shooting, decoying, and clays that must be ten years old at least.  All zips etc OK so far.  

The TUV tested tools etc are great value. The long handled torx and hex sets on my van have lasted four or five years without a scratch, and I've used the 2' SDS bits a few times too. Only duff buy was an axe.  The head is hard as diamond and has never taken a proper edge, and the shaft was brittle.  Only cost a quarter of my Cold Steel axe and I did use it for a few years before it blunted.  One day I'll put the blasted thing on a bench grinder very carefully.  

[enfieldspares]

1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said:

I've had a few of their special buys, especially electrical items, and haven't had a problem. They also carry a 3 year warranty unlike some of the British rubbish which only has a year.

The advert states a 7ft tree folded. The actual measurements are in the advert.

This. 119 x 25 x 43cm (approx.)

[Gordon R]

Aldi's electrical tools have been fine. Got two angle grinders - one is 12 years old and going strong - belt, finger, drum sanders, cordless drill  -all faultless. Used to have some of their ratchet combination spanners - they appear to have two ranges. One is relatively crude, but usable. The other set was German made and better then Blue Point, which was about 10 times the price.

Also got T-handle torx and Allen drivers. Both are a couple of years old and compare well to the Mac and Beta versions I own.

[enfieldspares]

1 hour ago, Jim Neal said:

Sorry to be negative.  The trouble with most Aldi stuff like this is it won't even last until Easter. 

Yep. I bought a special buy pack of varnish brushes. They shed hairs unlike my French made varnish brush.

[Rim Fire]

I find Aldi stuff better than the what shop **** i bought a drill bit set and when i used it the drill bit bent at a right angle 

[Vince Green]

13 hours ago, Wharf Rat said:

I've used a fishing bag from there for rough shooting, decoying, and clays that must be ten years old at least.  All zips etc OK so far.  

 

II have one of them, been brilliant, wish I had bought two. Only problem from my point of view it that they are quite popular and on the ranges you have to make sure you go home with the right one 

[enfieldspares]

16 minutes ago, Vince Green said:

II have one of them, been brilliant, wish I had bought two. Only problem from my point of view it that they are quite popular and on the ranges you have to make sure you go home with the right one 

Try some coloured electrician's tape wrapped around the sling or handle? Or a cheap key tag from Timson's through one of the sling rings?

Like pigskin leather cartridge bags whilst gameshooting....it's why people had their initials put on them. So that others wouldn't "confuse" their (inferior) cowhide leather bags with yours! The word "confuse" being the excuse given by someone trying to steal it as in "Oh I'm sorry I confused it with mine...". Yeah right!

Edited December 23, 2020 by enfieldspares

[udderlyoffroad]

I find the hand tools from Aldi to be at best average, the Lidl equivalent is usually better. I’ve got a few of their 12v tools & they are light duty but are great for simple jobs/awkward spaces 

[London Best]

Bought an Aldi hedge cutter (labelled Spear and Jackson, yeah, right) that lasted ten years but the strimmer only lasted an hour.

[strimmer_13]

Use a fair bit of aldi and lidl tools. 16v drill lasted good, ratchet spanners haven't snapped or slipped yet, 2 bench grinders (1 is about 10 years old and my wire wheel grinder now). 

Got to admit I had a lure bag that lasted less than 6 months tho before the zips gave away 

[enfieldspares]

Well I saw and handled this bag on Thursday 28 December. There's red and green. Very flimsy. I doubt it'd stand up to being packed unpacked and in and out of car boots and across fields very well. For putting an artificial tree away once a year it'd be OK. But for continuous use I'd fear it'd not last at all. 

[figgy]

The quality of Aldi stuff has gone down the pan on most items, the odd gem still.pops up now and again.

The lidl parkside tools seem better but still some cack among them. For general home use they're fine. The parkside corded Dremel type tool is good, so is the cut tool with quick change blades that can take a sanding attachment.  I tend to look and feel them, then buy any I need if they pass the touch test. Let the blue smoke out and back they go, but keep the receipt.

[oldypigeonpopper]

Hello, hope things are better now Steve, as a side note cannot wait for the new Lidl to open in Abingdon, will be first in line for my shopping 🤔😁 and 👎 to Tesco 

[fatchap]

22 hours ago, figgy said:

The quality of Aldi stuff has gone down the pan on most items, the odd gem still.pops up now and again.

The lidl parkside tools seem better but still some cack among them. For general home use they're fine. The parkside corded Dremel type tool is good, so is the cut tool with quick change blades that can take a sanding attachment.  I tend to look and feel them, then buy any I need if they pass the touch test. Let the blue smoke out and back they go, but keep the receipt.

Parkside tools are re-branded Einhall tools. Designed in Germany let down by manufacture in China. I had a Parkside Arc Welder. Was a pretty good bit of kit if I'm honest. They also do a multi welder now Tig Mig and Arc, got pretty good reviews.

Edited January 3, 2021 by fatchap

[vampire]

Got the Lidl Parkside 25ltr compressor a few years back,compressor is still going strong and hasn't missed a beat,the accessories have been dying one by one,mainly internal o rings.

Only regret is I didn't buy a 50 ltr.

[figgy]

I had a 25ltr Aldi one for years, my son nicked it for few of them. Then bought the parkside 50ltr, perfect for my home needs. Not too big but enough air for most tasks.