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• The good and the bad of shopping in Lidl and Aldi

  Published: September 22, 2007, 7:34 am

  Tags: Aldi, Grocery Prices, National Consumer Agency, Nca, Lidl

  following our Lidl and Aldi addition to the NCA Grocery Survey.While we did point out the fact that these two could be cheaper than the big 4, we also said that you may have to compromise on brands. Pricewatch coverage in the Irish Times mentioned the issue with the dodgy cornflakes - but as pointed out on Primal Sneeze, there are some

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• The most realistic, imaginary pretend thing you will read. But it's true.

  Published: September 27, 2007, 5:12 am

  Tags: Irishblogs, Humour, Activism, Technology, Business, Web, Blog, America, Satire, Lidl, Politics, Aldi, Fluffy, National Consumer Agency, Cows Guns

  Satire, lidl, Politics, Aldi, fluffy, National Consumer Agency,

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• Fluffy Links - Wednesday January 9th 2008

  Published: January 11, 2008, 4:28 am

  Tags: Consumer Association Of Ireland, Irishblogs, Price Rises, Fluffy, Petrol Prices, Dermott Jewell, Lidl, Irish Independent, Aldi, Saving Money, National Consumer Agency, Nca, James Doorley, Irish Consumerist

  Irish Independent, Aldi, saving money, National Consumer Agency, NCA, james doorley,

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• Canny Cash Tips - from the Irish Independent

  Published: January 8, 2008, 4:19 pm

  Tags: Aldi, National Consumer Agency, Nca, Lidl, Saving Money, Irish Independent

  certain items in Lidl and Aldi, and we wondered why the National Consumer Agency weren't telling consumers that fact.There are two paragraphs in the article about saving money. I'd like to expand on those by proposing again the Value Ireland Savings Plan. Check out how it works here.

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• Looking for split pea soup recipes!

  Published: January 25, 2008, 7:31 am

  Tags: Aldi S, Cheap Food, Cheapfood, Seeking Recipes, Soup, Split Peas, Splitpeas

  weeks ago, I found myself at Aldi's. For those of you not in the know, it's a discount grocery store that often carries an eclectic assortment of stuff. I like to stop in occasionally, as you never know when you might hit upon cheap maple syrup or European dark chocolate. During my last visit, I picked up a two-pound bag of split peas for next

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• Clipping, Scrimping, Saving

  Published: May 1, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Clipping, Scrimping, Saving, Marti Tracy, Eddie Beuerlein, Nicole Gindraw Parrott, Pauline Adutwun, United States, Aldi Group, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Harry Balzer, Kathleen Holly, Bangladesh, The Npd Group Inc, Wal Mart Stores Inc, Atlanta, Ban Ki Moon, Bethesda

  The last thing Marti Tracy wants to do on a Saturday is clip coupons. But last month the 34-year-old Bowie resident felt she no longer had a choice. She'd already given up organic meat and decided to buy organic milk only for her 2-year-old son, not for the whole family.

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• Clipping, Scrimping, Saving

  Published: May 1, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Clipping, Scrimping, Saving, Marti Tracy, Eddie Beuerlein, Nicole Gindraw Parrott, Pauline Adutwun, United States, Aldi Group, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Harry Balzer, Kathleen Holly, Bangladesh, The Npd Group Inc, Wal Mart Stores Inc, Atlanta, Ban Ki Moon, Bethesda

  The last thing Marti Tracy wants to do on a Saturday is clip coupons. But last month the 34-year-old Bowie resident felt she no longer had a choice. She'd already given up organic meat and decided to buy organic milk only for her 2-year-old son, not for the whole family.

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• Clipping, Scrimping, Saving

  Published: May 1, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Clipping, Scrimping, Saving, Marti Tracy, Eddie Beuerlein, Nicole Gindraw Parrott, Pauline Adutwun, United States, Aldi Group, Costco Wholesale Corporation, Harry Balzer, Kathleen Holly, Bangladesh, The Npd Group Inc, Wal Mart Stores Inc, Atlanta, Ban Ki Moon, Bethesda

  The last thing Marti Tracy wants to do on a Saturday is clip coupons. But last month the 34-year-old Bowie resident felt she no longer had a choice. She'd already given up organic meat and decided to buy organic milk only for her 2-year-old son, not for the whole family.

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• Rising Prices Hit Home For Food Stamp Recipients

  Published: May 27, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Rising, Prices, Hit, Home, For, Food, Stamp, Recipients, Christina Hall, Center On Budget And Policy Priorities, Fairfax County, Arlington County, Dorothy Rosenbaum, George W Bush, Reuben Gist, Aldi Group, America S Second Harvest, Capital Area Food Bank Of Texas Inc, Coun

  Christina Hall's weekly grocery shopping ritual begins Thursday night in the kitchen of her cramped mobile home in Fairfax County, with the low hum of the refrigerator and the steady drip of the faucet in the background.

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