American Couple Reacts: What's The BEST British Supermarket? First Look At UK Supermarkets, EVER!
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- American Couple Reacts: What's The BEST British Supermarket? First Look At UK Stores! FIRST TIME Reaction! We have NEVER seen inside any Supermarket in the United Kingdom. Today we get to take a look into a few of the most popular AND find out which is the best! We wonder if you will agree with the answer here? We know there are more Supermarkets/Grocery Stores in Britain than shown in this episode. We want to know which is YOUR favorite one and why? This was a SHOCKING episode as well just because of the food prices alone!! VERY different in every way to American stores! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below.
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We have NEVER seen inside any Supermarket in the United Kingdom. Today we get to take a look into a few of the most popular AND find out which is the best! We wonder if you will agree with the answer here? We know there are more Supermarkets/Grocery Stores in Britain than shown in this episode. We want to know which is YOUR favorite one and why? This was a SHOCKING episode as well just because of the food prices alone!! VERY different in every way to American stores! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
I should say I'm only joking here because I'm not great at communicating even with some friends and family because I can come across as rude or dry but couldn't be further from the truth, a few times I've worried about so called jokes or just brief comments I've left on here. I'm a gruff Scotsman, it's not my fault lol.... Anyhoo... In the thumbnail you look like those Americans who think us Europeans live in wooden huts and grow our own food in the garden and have a couple of goats and are just realising we actually have supermarkets 😂😅.
Ps I love this channel.... Obviously
Here in London anyway most supermarkets (Waitrose, Sainsbury's, ASDA, Morrison's, Tescos, Co-Op...) do online shopping with home delivery or pickup (they pick and bag your order and you just go and pick it up). In the past I've used Waitrose online but now use the Amazon Fresh and/or Morrison's via my Amazon Prime account.
@@1nikg Don't worry about it, this is from a grumpy old Englishman who could probably get a PHd in sarcasm with a dry sense of humour. I appreciate a bit of gruff, honest commentary and back-handed "compliments". The banter between myself and my old "dour Scotsman" work colleagues could get quite ribald but in reality was like a friendly competition. After a brief "getting to know" period, just be you, and don't take offence (even if it was intended - it's not worth the bother or worrying about).
If exchanging friendly insults were an Olympic sport I think England and Scotland would be vying for gold and silver (with Wales going for bronze - the Irish would probably get disqualified for taking offence).
Thing is, at this moment in time, we are getting so many product recalls it's astounding! Anything from potential allergens not on the ingredients list to small pieces of plastic, metal, even glass! Although, mercifully for myself, I don't shop for these particular types of goods - the goods being processed - I do wonder what the H is going on? I home prepare all my food from scratch, but it must be concerning for others that use these types of convenience products and I just wonder if, considering these bits of plastic, metal and glass, if the companies whose machinery used to prepare these foodstuffs aren't being maintained properly to cut costs. As I said, these incidences of product recall because of these bits being found are practically on a daily basis.
I mix shop every week between Aldi, farmfoods and Tesco. I spend approx £150-200 a week for my family of 5. (We have 2 teenage daughters. And and 8 year old son) That includes toiletries, dove wash, Toni and guy shampoo and conditioner makeup etc. they have so many brands of makeup and hair stuff in Tesco with many products in Tesco on offer. And you get things cheaper in Tesco of you have a club card and you get money back in Tesco too.
Congrats on your 35 years Debbie - did you start hairdressing at age 5-7? You look about my age, 42. You actually look younger now than when your show first started! I need to use the face cream you use! You look great! Younger by the week
Love you guys and your Show ❤
Samantha & family from Wrexham 🏴
Not paying for the trolley....using a coin to make sure the trolley is returned!
Some grocery stores like Aldi, you need to use a quarter to unlock it and I’m from the US.
@@marydavis5234 A lot of young people in America don't think they need to carry coins. A one pound coin in the UK is quite a bit more than a quarter in the US.
And if you're a cheeky sod like me you can just use the little blue charity chips which Tescos hand out for free anyway. They work a treat if you don't happen to have a pound coin on you
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@@marydavis5234yes, it is the same. pound coins here though which are worth more than $1, we've done it for decades here, you get the coin back when you return it. A lot of people have a token that clips only their keyring they use.
The German supermarkets checkouts are super fast because of the way they do things in Germany. Most people don't use plastic bags. Many people use foldable crates that live in their car boots. You just put the shopping back into the trolley and wheel it out to the car park then you pack your shopping direct I to your car. If you want to use bags, you put the food straight back into your trolley then go to the packing area away from the checkout where you can pack leisurely. This keeps the queues shorter and more efficient.
Don't know about Lidl in the UK but I know that quite a few of the off brand products are made in the SAME FACTORY as the brand products just under a different name here in the " "motherland" of Lidl and Aldi. 😁
The majority of big brand factories make the same products as the off brand. Take Snackrite crisps and nuts which are sold in Aldi.. These are actually made by the same factory as KP. And Belmont biscuits are made by United Biscuits. (McVities). The main difference is that they change some of the ingredients like the grain, sugar & preservatives to cheaper versions for the off-band version.
Saw a TV prog. Where there were four different conveyor belts depending on the stores. The more expensive stores may have different ingredients.
I don't like Asda, I prefer Lidl; it has fewer choices than other BIG supermarket chains, but then I don't need 40,000 different things to choose from.
My Mum worked in one such place in the 1970s in England. I recently saw a tv programme about the 'luxury' fresh soups one can find in supermarkets here.. much more expensive than the tinned type. It was disclosed they are EXACTLY the same soup.. make in the same factory.. just packaged differently. Do not be fooled. lol.
This is true. I work in a factory and we do exactly this. We have our own premium brand which is the full fat, full flavour and the stuff we make for the like of Lidl which in fairness does have a difference in ingredients (making it cheaper to make and have less flavour), but by the packaging you wouldn't know it was made by us.
She missed out Britain's largest supermarket chain - Tesco. Also, apart from the mention at 'Amazon Fresh' she did not visit Morrisons, and she also forgot about ALDI - a German 'discount supermarket' similar to LIDL. [In fact, these two supermarket chains were created after a split in the original ALDI company due to a disagreement between the owners.]
Yep. I think it would have been good to go to Morrisons or Tesco and concentrate on the variety of products. And what this nonsense about “no branded” products in Lidl was I dont know… its packed full, but they are continental brands, not british!! 🤦🏻♀️
Waitrose is probably the best quality but for me Sainsbury's is the best balance of everything. Great prices, great selection, great quality, and you can get everything in one stop almost all the time.
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Natasha your love/adoration for Debbie nearly made me cry at the beginning 😢. Happy birthday Debbie in a few days. We really appreciate all the work you both do. ❤
and how debbie looked genuinely surprised when you thanked her by name
You can buy 'branded' goods in Lidl, but not all of them. Branded goods, most often, just mean more expensive.
In Waitrose and M&S, own brands are brilliant, and elsewhere they are perfectly good in general.
No "branded" goods in the Lidl that's recently opened near me as they're all unknown brands, I've not used it but people I know who've used Lidl seem happy with them and say they're good.
I prefer M&S for baked goods, fresh meats and dairy produce, as well as Waitrose as you get what you pay for with regards to better ingredients used, and that means means better tasting, and better quality food/goods. It may well cost more, but I'd rather that than buy "inferior" products and not eat/use them as the poor quality impacts them. (Once bitten twice shy as it were)
Not sure that someone who goes out shopping for ready meals and meal deals is the best example of supermarket shopping in UK, nor by hunting for anything that's £1 which is really limiting, but it does give a vague idea of what's available. Best you hurry over girls and try out a shopping expeerience for yourselves!
I know you don’t partake but in Waitrose they will even let you taste that weeks highlighted wine before you buy it it!! That’s how much they look after the customer in Waitrose.
As to what I or we shop for in the store! I think it’s because of the prices and the quality, of corse there are the weekly spacial sales items too!!!
The trollies take a £1. But you can buy trolley tokens which are the same size but often have some sort of emblem, be it the supermarket logo or maybe a charity logo or small business. Some stores like Morrison's have been putting tokens in them before hand so you don't need em though, especially since the pandemic.
Hi Ladies. Firstly the chemistry and the personality differences between you both are what makes it feel like family and adds so much of the value - a bit like Morcambe and Wise (a very British reference there and meant as a compliment)!! Anyway, if you really are interested in British supermarket products may I recommend the 'Bald Foodie Guy' channel here on RUclips. He reviews lots of UK supermarket stuff although not Waitrose, as his nearest would be in Preston, about a 60 mile drive each way from Barrow-in-Furness, although he does cover Booths, which is his regional equivalent. Anyway I hope that you find him interesting but please ignore otherwise.
we never shop at Waitrose ,too up market for us,we do most of our shopping at Morrisons and our meats we buy at an independent butchers attached to a garden centre .We tend to shop around.We do shop at the german supermarkets ,ALDI and LIDL mainly for my Saturday tea time (FRICKADELLEN) a pork burger slightly spicy which I add melted cheese and fried onions to on a burger bap.I melt the cheese in the microwave . The most expensive food chain is M&S,I nearly took out a second mortgage on my house it was so dear!!
Waitrose sells a lot of luxury products so the general price range is on the higher end relatively because you really can spend a lot easily. You can still get cheap everyday stuff there too though.
YOU put a £1 in the TROLLEY to RELEASE it WHEN you return the Trolley you Get the Money the COIN BACK :)
Asda is owned by Walmart, Lidl and Aldi are German companies.
You're a lovely couple. Both of you brighten my day! ♥♥
Yes we need a deposit for a trolly here because people just used to take them, they ended up in rivers or dumped in other random spots. The food is cheaper here because our wages are poor a newly qualified or infact experienced nurse can barely survive. the price difference is probably round about correct when you take everything into account. All food is way to expensive every where sadly
❤for Debbie
And, Natasha 🤦♂ Go stand in the corner! Bad, bad Natasha!
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Oh, and neither of you change. Soooooooo funny! 😃
Hi girls great speech love this video I enjoyed and very informative our super market like asda we could get bread for 3PENCE they leave them out on rack other super market put a yellow sticker on it and you get the cheep some family's look out for yellow sticker and they can get a weeks shopping doing it like that ❤❤❤
I’ve got a Sainsburys delivery coming later today.
I work in Lidl, and the bakery is fantastic. The smell of the bread coming out of the oven is gorgeous. There are some banded stuff there, but not a lot.
Oh and Debbie, a lot of people have come over here, at the same as they do at home and have lost weight. An American man came here and ate lots of food considered bad, and still lost weight. Your additives in your food in the states are wild.
That’s why Lidl has the bakery section at the front of the store, the smell certainly gets my tastes buds going, you end up buying more! 😋😋😋😋 🤭 would like to correct the girl filming though as Lidl do have some branded items like Cushelle which is the only brand of toilet paper I buy!
@@suemcdonagh7650 indeed, she said that and then proceeded to put Heinz beans on the checkout belt
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@@suemcdonagh7650 she did say that there were some branded goods just not a lot.
the 'payment' for the 'cart' is a deposit, just makes sure people return them rather than just dump them after loading their cars
...or you can use a 'trolley token' which is the same weight, size and shape as a £1 coin, which is handy to keep about your person when you're shopping, (especially if you usual pay for your groceries by card and don't have loose change with you!)
@@DaveBartlett. Or if your door key has a rounded top, that works too.
A FEW branches of some chains,eg Waitrose,have reverted to not charging for trolleys...it has to be said that these are mainly in more middle-class areas (where,yes,trolleys still get stolen)❤Debbie (and,you too,Natasha)🎩
@@timglennon6814 I have it on authority (from an employee of ALDI,) that the key from a can of corned beef (handle end) works well too!
It tends to be that supermarkets in towns and cities will need a coin/token, the big out of town hypermarkets don't tend to bother
Natasha's lovely message to Debbie made me cry. ❤ From the look on her face, Debbie appreciates you just as much! Lovely to see a couple so sincerely in love and so respectful and happy with each other. Kind of rare these days because drama and angst get more views. We appreciate you guys! ❤
hear hear
Have a lovely birthday Debbie,❤loved your message to Debbie, Natasha❤🍰🎂🍨🍧🥂🍻cheers lovely ladies,❤❤
Amen.
❤ for Debbie. We all need a supportive loved one in our corner
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi still should be compared
Marks & Spencer and Waitrose. Expensive but the food in these stores is lush 😋
Apparently if you go into Sainsbury's and Waitrose without a club card, Sainsbury's is now the more expensive of the two! Madness.
Booths too but I also save by going in home bargains for some things and aldi for others
M&S not necessarily that expensive.
I like to buy my food at M+S but my wine, fresh bakery stuff and, when available, cheese and charcuterie at Lidl as they are both cheaper and of high quality. Strangely, Morrisons seems to be insanely good for pickles (gherkins, pickled red onion slices, sauerkraut and similar) whereas Lidl seems quite poor on it's range of these.
i used to work in a biscuit factory- and theyre the same biscuits , in different wrappers, that go to different shops- and wildly different prices
As a kid I always used to wonder about that! Thanks for the insider information 👍
It's like that for everything, kid opened a multipack of LIDL(or ALDI can't remember) brand hoola hoops and it was full of packets of actual hoola hoops.
Regarding the prices, yesterday I paid 45p for a kilo of carrots, 80p for 1.5kg of potatoes and another 45p for a kilo of onions at the Co-Op.
Aye, the co-op is really good
My local morrisons is really cheap
For the Americans reading this comment, 1kg is around 2.2lbs
@@oopsdidItypethatoutloudMorrisons cheap? Mine is twice the price of my local Tescos
@@oopsdidItypethatoutloud I’m a co op member so I get a few bob of various things. My favourite being £2 off a bottle of vodka.
Your better off going to a grocer or market and ordering a sack of potatoes for 10 quid which will last a month
In Lidl your not meant to pack at the till, your meant to put the stuff back in your trolley or basket and pack them at the shelf opposite
...or directly into your car. Recently you have to scan your checkout receipt (or the one on your phone) to get the free parking hour and a half. Forget and you'll get an expensive ticket in the post. Generally you'll save about 30% over the other supermarkets by using Lidl and Aldi. You just have to learn which are the good own-brand products and that's about everything in the meat and deli section in Lidl, also the bakery and wines. They do occasionally put well-know branded items alongside their own to tempt customers. For me they'll never beat Branston pickle, but their own brand Ketchups are often better.
Nah, just put your empty bags in the trolley after loading your items onto the belt, then pack straight into your bags as they're scanned. No need to faff around with the packing shelf.
As a Lidl employee that is how they are designed, which why the packing area is so small. Alot of costumer don't use them though which I understand since for most people it's literally a foreign concept.
@@MrLunarlander as long as you can file things into your bags as quick as the checkout staff can scan them. Which you may be able to, I’m not criticising. I don’t usually buy a trolleyful at Lidl, but I think I’d still prefer to dump stuff straight back in the trolley and pack at my leisure afterwards.
@@andrewvalentine6977 Can you not gently explain it to them? As a fellow customer I find it frustrating watching these people either hold up the queue or get stressed and angry at “being rushed”, when they themselves are the problem.
Waitrose and Marks&Spencer are my favourites. They are very good quality, and therefore not always the cheapest, but worth the cost! Sainsburys is my usual supermarket - it’s mid-range quality and price.
American here, now naturalised British citizen, and my fav grocery store is Waitrose. I do almost all of my grocery shopping online though and also use Sainsbury and Morrisons. I loved the tribute at the beginning, totally melted my heart ❤ if I go in person it's to my local Tesco or lidl and I like using the self scanning machine to take around with me at Tesco, I find it so fun
Another thing to remember is we do not have local sales tax!! Yes we have VAT(Value added Tax) but that is only on Luxury Goods(sweets,cakes ect) All core food Items that are considered essential food items are VAT Free!! All prices shown are inclusive of vat where applicable so What you see is what you PAY!! As the TV Meerkat "Alexandr Orlav" says It's " Simples " ??
Cakes are not classed as luxury goods so do not have VAT added, but biscuits do. Hence the McVities v Inland Revenue court case a few years ago about the classification of Jaffa Cakes.
@@daverail01 beat me to it
@@daverail01Jaffa Cakes... yum!😋🤤
A lot of States don’t have sales tax on food either.
That's the nicest thing to express your love Natasha. Debbie is a lovely person ! So clear to see!
A lot of supermarkets but not all have a trolley that takes a £1 coin or a trolley token, but you get back when you return the trolley
Wait ... isn't that the way Tucker C. told us that shopping carts work in russia ?
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I always thought £1 was cheap for a trolley, you'd get more than that in scrap metal value
are you trying to be funny ? £1 is for the use of the trolley, and refundable on return, not to purchase it.@@JungleTunes94
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The supermarkets didn’t use to charge. Then youngster on a night out started taking them for joyrides then dumping them in rivers. Also some people would use them to wheel their shopping home if they didn’t have a car!
As a single male who lives in an area with plenty of options for shopping for groceries, I find that I will always be visiting different stores in order to find items that are not available from every location. However for preference most of my purchases are made from the budget end of the stores, such as Aldi and Lidl, but I am a sucker for Asda’s muffins and there’s a particular make of pie that is only available from Morrisons (own brand) and I am always looking to find bargains or reduced items, I know the location of the reduced item shelves in every store I enter. In addition to the chain stores though I really enjoy touring the small independent shops and the local farmers markets whenever I get the chance, especially the butchers and bakeries. So there’s always something else to look for, I also since I live alone, find that I usually find myself having a chat or sometimes a cuppa tea and a quick snack either in the in store cafeteria or in a local sandwich shop just to get out of my house.
I'm the same. My local Lidl as soon as they open on Sunday morning is the hot spot for reduced items. My freezer is always full of 60% off goods. Not sure where you live but Google local social groups in your area if you're feeling a bit isolated. I joined a walking group a few years ago and it's very social (made lots of friends there, always something going on). You'd be surprised at the range of groups out there (cinema, dining, dancing, etc, etc....). Something for everyone and they all welcome new members. Your post resonated with me. You're not alone ! All the best !
You basically pack your own shopping in every UK supermarket, it used to be more common for cashiers to do it but we’ve never really had someone there just to bag your groceries like in the US
I work in ashop and checkout staff are supposed to time it so that the customer can keep up. No, nobody will bag your groceries unless you ask them to. Most Brits would be annoyed if somebody bagged them. We have our own way of doing it.
M+S will generally bag if you ask them which is useful if doing a big shop or it all piles up at the other end of the convayor belt at the checkout!!
especially when they put frozen food, in the same bag as fresh.
Much love from England. Best wishes for your Birthday.
The idea of the coin in the cart is to ensure that the cart is returned. You then get the coin back. It has two upsides. 1, the cart gets returned and 2. Less carts are dumped in the river! Many people carry a disk on their keyring that acts like a coin, so no need then to carry a coin.
Typically you have to pay 1€ for that disc thing, which is worth about 1 cent ... but if you use a coin for the cart you will ALWAYS have that coin left.
Every now and again I find an old £1 coin, so I use that as a trolley token.
Our local Aldi has trolleys that require a coin, but often I find a loose one. However, Murphy's Law says that if I don't take a coin with me, there won't be any untethered carts.
@@Muck006A lot of those trolley tokens are charity ones so you get a token for a donation you would have made anyway.
@@Muck006 At certain supermarkets you get those tokens for free, no need to use a coin.
@@Muck006yes, but you reuse the disk thing too.
Scan and shop is fantastic when you’re disabled, and when you have a tight budget. You scan as you go, so you don’t have to unload the trolley again, nor repack. SO much easier when you’re disabled.
And it adds it up as you go, so u can keep a close eye on the total as you go. Much easier to keep to the budget.
The trolley £ is returned when you return the trolley.
Waitrose is the higher end supermarket but they’ve recently extended their ‘essentials’ range and it’s much better. Plus their fresh chicken is SO much better quality. As long as you shop smart you can do quite well. If you buy branded it’ll inevitably cost more…
Scan v checkout.
Checkout wins for me:-
I pack my bags with the heavy stuff first so the cream cake /sliced loaf doesn't get crushed.
If you're scan checked they take it all out & shove it back in randomly.
self checkout systems always confuse me (unexpected item in te bagging aea)
Till checkout is friendly. You queue, chat, get help with your items put back in your trolley. Get the weather forecast, news , gossip-true or false no matter. Most important is you are interacting with the operater so life is not boring.
No they don’t! Sometimes they have a random scan for 12 or 7 items! It’s so much easier than loading up your shopping on the conveyor to be scanned & repacked!
Bit over 15 years ago during my gap year in the UK we had an Indian family run corner store down the road. They could procure anything, pretty sure if you asked for an oil rig he'd have it there in a week, discount for cash of course. More importantly have a great 29th Birthday Debbie!
She can’t be just 29. She’s been in business for 35 yrs.
@@phoenix-xu9xj Tut tut. Never ask a lady her age.
I'm lucky that the 'local' M&S and Waitrose are a fairish drive and a walk from the carpark into town away; that saves me a _lot_ of money.
Not that the are massively more expensive, just the have so much excellent and temping food that I usually spend a small fortune when I shop there!
Usually is enough to go into my village and use the co-op, and local, independent deli, green grocer's, baker's and butchers.
All high quality (often local produce), reasonably priced, supporting local shops, and not needing drive anywhere.
Occasionally I'll do a 'big shop', useally at Morisson's, as that a bit easier to get to. But these out-of-town shops are so big now. I usually end up with a basket or trolly full of things I didn't go for, and hardly any of the things I _did_ go for..
❤❤❤ Debbie! (And Natasha too!)
Debbie! 35 years of experience is a big deal and something to be proud of! I wish you a wonderful birthday and many more joyful years to come. 🥂
This show is becoming one of my favorites. Keep up the good work both of you.
❤&🕯 from Sweden.
Scan as you go is niceif you bring your own bags. Everything can go straight into the bag you want.
I would agree, even the Waitrose Essentials range is good quality.
Also Happy Birthday Debbie ❤
I never shop for brands and since going to Aldi, shopping trips are curtailed to 20 minutes in store (Aldi stores in the UK are small but contain 98% of what you need).
Depends what you cook. They have a very restricted product line.
Umm the middle aisle hooks me in 😅
So Waitrose is really nice inside and its so well designed. I would normally have a mix of brands and store label stuff, but normally the store label items are made by the branded companies, so the quality is normally really good. The trolly coin is returned to you when you return the trolly. In the 80's people would leave trollies all over town and stores had to go and collect them. You don't see them abandoned anymore. All we need now is electric shocks for people who throw their litter on the floor, I spit feathers when I see it, makes me cross. Anyway I'm surprised at your prices in the US. We British tend to complain about everything, totally oblivious to the fact we have life much better than 99% of the earth, so if people are belly aching ignore them.
I love Marks & Spencer food markets, they're such good quality and for me I find they're not too expensive for basics. Locally I prefer Tesco & Co-Operative. They have a great points system for purchases etc. Debbie well done on your 35 years in a job you clearly love. I'm in my 43rd year with the NHS, and have loved it too. Happy birthday when it comes x
Debbie is gorgeous ! I love her calm energy.But Natasha is so cool and funny !❤
Personally, I shop at Lidl (and occasionally Aldi too) and love it. In the small-ish town I live in we have Tesco, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer Food, Waitrose, Sainsburys, Lidl and Aldi…basically everything except Asda! 😂. 💚🧡
as I'm sure you know, Lidl and Aldi are both German.
I actually prefer the quality and range of products at Lidl (including the cheaper prices). Their veg in my local is always soo fresh and I love their international ranges. Always save a fortune
@@alandunbar4244 - me too. The fruit and veg in the last month or two has been exceptional 😍
@@alandunbar4244 Me too. I prefer their baked beans and tomato soup to any other brand regardless of price. And their meat and fresh veg is excellent. I started going during the pandemic when they were the only supermarket without a long queue to get in! Now I do 90% of my shopping there. Oh yes, And their loyalty scheme (Lidl Plus) is great too, you actually get some worthwhile returns.
they usually come out best, with aldi, in blind taste tests@@cketts8128
Just watched this one... Here is a lot of ❤️❤️❤️❤️ for you Debbie. Happy birthday and congratulations on 35 years in your field of work, making people look beautiful ✂️ Now please I need to say that it upsets me when Debbie sits in the background during your videos including a guest. After seeing the one with Natasha's brother, I haven't watched anymore of the videos with guests. I'm so sorry, but I would consider watching them again if your guest is the person sitting at the back. I tune in to see Natasha and Debbie after all 😍 Keep smiling lovelies 🇦🇺
I like that she says that you can't get branded items in Lidl but also picks up Vidal Sassoon shampoo and Heinz beans...
Yep, I noticed the Heinz beans too
remember the correct spelling : beanz meanz heinz@@helenbrown-om1ee
And the Dolmio sauce! I didn’t see the Vidal Sassoon shampoo, I thought it was cein (own brand)
There are branded options in the Lidls.
Natasha what beautiful words you had me welling up 🥰 This 💖 is for Debbie 😊 btw i'm new to your channel and i'm loving your videos Natasha you're hilarious 😁 i think you and Debbie make a lovely couple ❤
“Stressed at the checkout” Please!!! 99% of the time, the staff are so ignorant and dumb that there is no interaction with them to feel socially awkward about. I went to Sainsbury’s last time I visited the UK and the guy behind the counter was literally like a robot scanning the items, then sitting there with his arms folded, not even telling the customers in front of me how much their total was. So when it came to me paying, I made him speak by asking how he is today, and how much my shopping was. Albeit I only got one word answers. But had to make him talk. What happened to customer service. Makes my piss boil!!!! 😮
A store you might like when in the UK, is Iceland. It's a frozen food chain. Even better still if you go to the Iceland Food Warehouse stores, which are much bigger than the standard Iceland stores. They have tons of exclusive products, especially when it comes to ice cream! Lots of ice cream variants of famous British sweets. They do a lot of bulk buy offers and bundles and caters a lot to families. 5 items for £5, 8 items for £10 etc
Expecting my Iceland delivery in a couple of hours, using the price promotions, knocked £15 0ff a £91 order. Normally I don't spend that much, but I couldn't resist a whole leg of lamb for £10.
I've not been to Iceland for a long time as I found the quality of their goods to be lacking but if you're on a tight budget its ok.
Sorry,but the food they sell on iceland is garbage.MOstly processed food.
Lsacking is an understatement.Is garbage.@@Jason_L10
@@arielabril1981.
If that is what you want to buy. So do all supermarkets.
Waitrose IS famously expensive but quality and range is amazing. My thinking is, if you’re eating better quality food you need to eat less, so costs balance out compared to cheaper stores. Cheaper stores tend to bulk out food with cheap carbs and sugars.
SCAN & GO IS BRILLIANT. YOU GET A HAND HELD SCANNER, SCAN EACH ITEM TGEN PUT THEM STRAIGHT INTO YOUR BAGS IN THE TROLLEY, THEN GO CHECK OUT. IT SAVES TIME AND ALSO KEEPS A RUNNING TOTAL OF YOUR SHOPPING AS YOU GO
I totally agree, it's wonderful. I'm elderly but my daughter took me through it and now I love it. I know some people say it is impacting on employment but I'm afraid it does work best for me. I'm not as quick as I used to be and not all checkout operators are considerate of this and scan items at a rate of knots expecting me to pack my bags at the same speed. Doing scan and go I can go at my own pace round the supermarket and pack my bags at the same time without feeling harrassed. Terrific.
I loathe 'scan and go'. I'd never do it. The supermarket staff can do the scanning without me having to faff around wondering have I scanned or not scanned? I could change my mind and swap an item for another. Just throw everything in the trolley without me having to think about it. You could also have the humiliation of having your bags checked like you're a criminal. No way!
Would never use scan and go for 2 reasons 1: it is doing somebody out of a job and 2: they sometimes as happened in this video they pull you in for a trolley check so wastes your time
@@nevillemason6791 You can still change your mind and swap an item for another with scan and go. You can easily add or remove items from the scanner. We all may have different reasons for using different methods as I have explained in my comment. Taking items from the shelf to put in the trolley to then have to remove them from the trolley again to put on the conveyor is just wasted effort when you can just put them straight into your bag as you go.
As Sarah Milican says
The last time I scanned stuff, they gave me a uniform and a Wage
The best is undoubtedly Fortnum and Mason in Piccadilly, London. However, it is also the most expensive, by a mile.
Oh, who can forget your reaction to hearing Poundland for the first time 😂
Lots of Love Debbie for your Birthday 💘 You both have a wonderful connection. I been gay all my life and totally rejected by my family. Your videos really brighten up my day.
Tesco is the biggest supermarket in the UK - surprising it wasn't in the video!
The biggest four are Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons. I think they’re the most comparable in terms of market position and pricing and would be the most obvious ones to review together. Waitrose and M&S are at the higher end with Lidl and Aldi at the budget end. On the subject of Lidl, I think in Europe they pronounce it Leedle whereas in the UK we say Liddle, which Lidl themselves have picked up with their “Middle of Lidl” isle with offers. I’m just surprised they didn’t also call their customer toilets “Widdle in Lidl” 😂 (ignore me, that’s my warped sense of humour).
The biggest tesco extra is in walkden salford which is not well known its my local 😊
My local Tesco in Yate is over 2 floors with clothes up top and food downstairs. They have the best Free From range which is why I shop there.
No Tesco in my town apartment from one of the small stores with hiked prices.
Have a really happy birthday Debbie, another year younger. I'm sure you will have a great day, well deserved ❤❤
Hi there - I guess you are back to the 'Poundland' query from a previous video - thanks for your explanation, though! 😂
You get the coin back from the trolley when you push it back into the others.
I shop in Lidl and Aldi all of the time and they do have branded goods, they usually have an aisle full of branded goods. But the whole point of the place is to not buy branded goods, they're goods are just as good!! I actually prefer aldi baked beans over heinz. By the way, aldi and lidl are both german, they used to be one store but the family had a big fall out and one went away and opened their own store
The massive price difference between LIDL and waitrose is insane. Some things are twiceghe price at waitrose. So always LiDL for us.
Good info to have
She didn’t got to Tesco the biggest and most popular and relatively cheap store nor Morrison’s which is also very reasonable!
I hate shopping...if I go with my Husband, he tries to help with the scanning !! no !!! Scanning is a one person job !!!
I love my fiancé but he has learnt to let me do the bloody scanning 😂
Wow, you think our prices are cheap??
Well I'll blow your mind when i tell you in recent years those prices have skyrocketed and we call it a crisis!
I'm very lucky I have an Asda, Tesco & Lidl within a 10 minute drive from my house. Yes, Waitrose is expensive. Happy early birthday to the Queen of the USA Debbie! ❤
Thank you!! ♥️
Well ❤done deb bought tears to my eyes them words were lovley natasha
Happy birthday from Belgium Debbie , l so enjoy your show ❤❤❤
You're both legends, and we appreciate the effort you both put into these videos. Always entertaining, and respect to Debbie for doing a full time job in addition to this. ❤ And yes, please move to the UK. We'd love to have you here!
Thank you so much ♥️
By the way, "paying" for a trolley is to unlock the trolley from all the others, you get the coin back when you return the trolley and lock it back to the others - it stops lazy people from just leaving them anywhere and so they don't need to have staff running around and collecting them. Effectively, it costs nothing except the effort to walk it back to a "docking point". With the home delivery option I now use it's not an issue anyway.
Or the local begger will push it the 6m to the trolly Park for you and keep your £
Why were you giggling about £1 challenge? I don't get it! Please someone explain.
Congratulations with your up coming birthday Debby.
35 years in a job is not nothing. It is a labour of love. Well done and congrats for that too🎉
i found the young woman in video difficult to understand, and i am a londoner. she seemed to gabble and not speak clearly.
also having said there were no branded items in lidl, which was a limitation, she is then seen putting a pack of heinz baked beanz on the belt in lidl . . .
Waitrose is seen as the 'upmarket' grocery store.
But it's not expensive as long as you stick to certain rules.
Buy own brand goods and particularly those labelled as 'Waitrose Essentials'.
Make a shopping list and never, ever deviate from it 🙂
Pound challenge means nothing on Google. Weight loss maybe? Is it slang for something? I don’t get it.
Waitrose is very pricey but I do love it. Waitrose and M&S are my favourites.
Congrats Debbie!
Tesco my fave foods shop but make sure you sign up for a free clubcard before going there just to get the offers
❤ ❤ for Debbie ❤❤😊 love your reactions Natasha and Debbie
my favourite is Morrisons as i knew old Mrs Morrison in the 60s, BUT the best & cheapest wine is the chianti from Lidl
I live in France. I shop at Lidl (which is German) and LeClerc (which is French) as in my opinion they have the best deals. Yes, I shop for deals. We pay for carts but you can get a free token in the store if you ask. The scanner you saw at the beginning can be found in some stores.
The supermarket I've used the most is probably Asda. Aesthetically, it looks like Walmart, as they used to be owned by Walmart, so they had a lot of the same signs which they ended up keeping. They sold it a few years ago. That's the sort of store with groceries, instore bakery, clothing, general household stuff, basic motoring supplies, a cafe etc etc, plus they may also have other things in the store like an opticians, post office or even a McDonald's in some stores
ASDA IS from the origional company that was ASSOCIATED DAIRIES, WHO used to deliver milk & dairy products & some other groceries DAILY to your door,when supermarkets took off they created ASDA Taken from the first two letters of the parent Co name, Sadly it was a double edged sword as the supermarkets brought about the demise of the home delivery milkmen, who also acted as a free carer for the elderly & single Lone occupants if the milk was still on the doorstep from the following day they would contact the neighbours who could check on them or call assistance!! But all that was lost thtough modern Greedy Consumerism much to our Social Loss??
No.... ASDA used to be owned by ASDA - **NOW** they are owned by Walmart. Technically they are supposed to be owned by someone else as of a few years ago, but for all intents and purposes Walmart are still in charge.
but no firearms, or ammunition.
@@AndrewJonesMcGuireno Walmart do not own asda, two brothers bought asda a few years back.
@@beverleyringe7014 2 brothers have paid a few hundred million towards the purchase of ASDA. Walmart is still in control of the board and the general running of the company.
Firstly for Debbie ♥. Several people use different supermarkets like for example they'll use one of the budget stores Like Aldi or Lidl for the bulk of their shop then go to a mid or higher range store for those goods or brands they couldn't get at the budget place. I use Aldi for the bulk of my shop and then Sainsbury's (because it is nearby) for items and brands not available at Aldi. If I want a high quality ready meal or higher end or unusual ingredients I might go to Waitrose or M&S food hall. I'm not exclusively a supermarket shopper though, I'm lucky enough to have a small independent greengrocer (fruit and veg) at the end of my road so I get my quality fruit and veg from there.
I wouldn't shop at Aldi or Lidl even if you paid me to, terrible stores. Tesco, CO-OP, and Sainsbury's I'll shop at, Aldi and Lidl never ever.
The trouble with shopping from different stores is, if you're driving, the extra fuel cost, or, if you are using public transport you incur extra fares and if you're walking, you've got bag loads of shopping to lug around with you.
The Aldi and Sainsbury's I use are less than a mile apart in the town where I live so it is all one round trip on the same day. I walk to the green grocer at the end of my road@@davidspear9790
That was a lovely tribute to Debbie. Your loving relationship is so heartwarming. Love you both❤
how long you been together? glad you found each other. many more years
Waitrose may appear expensive,however all the colleagues are partners who have a share of the profits so are invested in good service.All british fruit and veg can be traced to each grower with details as to their methods and fair payment.They should also be producers within 30 miles of the source store.The meat is similarly tracked to each individual animal with higher levels of animal husbandry and humane treatment again local farms to each store.
These are some of the reasons you pay a fraction more ,but if you want to shop ethically with convenience Waitrose can be a starting point to this journey.Hope this helps.❤
Thank you from a partner of Waitrose. Some of our prices are on par with the likes of Tescos. I know that because my husband works for Tescos and I constantly price check many products.
Debbie we all appreciate both of you and thank you for sharing your time with us too 💞💞💞💞 you 2 are amazing love how newbies think Debbie is quiet lmao 🤣 🤣 she’s not these 2 lasses are fantastic cheer me up no matter how sad I’ve been xx much love to you both 💕💕💕💕
I think it is pronounce Leeeedel and is a German brand I think.
I'm a lidl girl.their app is great.
Happy Birthday for Thursday Debbie, It was my Birthday on the 2nd of March, Fun Fact: I was born the same day as Daniel Craig / 007 - James Bond and we are both 56 years young, Oh and it’s my Mum’s Birthday today!
The segment at the beginning of the Video at: 1:00 was so sweet by Natasha and have to agree with her sentiments! Love to you both from Anthony - Birmingham, UK! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Debbie ❤❤❤ great smile, great cook love you both ❤❤
Yay!!! ❤ 35 years! What an achievement. Debbie, you look younger every time I watch. That’s no lie.
You guys are great together ❤
Love your show
Love from Samantha and family in wales 🏴
Showing your appreciation is admirable you’re very lucky to have one another. We don’t tell our partners in life how much they mean to us….. before we know it it’s too late. Stay safe well and happy and the lovely ladies you both are. Happy birthday Debbie xxx
As a second comparison she could do Tesco, Sainsbury, Aldi and morrisons which with the ones shes done pretty much covers the major supermarkets inthe uk. Scan as you go is very convenient as you can pack as you go and then just pay and put them in the boot of the car.
The trolleys are racked and connected by chains that release the trolly when the pound is put in the trolley. The trolley releases the pound when you reconnect it to a chain chain. Most of these are also intelligent trolleys which lock their wheels if pushed over the supermarkets boundary to stop people wheeling shopping home and abandoning the trolley
I'd recommend Hannah Rickets going around Tesco for a good look around..think it's called the biggest supermarket in London..she does lots of that lions content so well worth a ?ol!.😊👍🇬🇧
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEBBIE. 💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you! We'll do that video soon!
Yes I would recommend Hannah, she is great. She takes you around London, into shops, has afternoon tea, shows you the sights, architecture etc etc.
Congratulations on your 90k subs and Debbie your a star for 35 years of hard work in a job you love, lots of love to both of you for being you, all the best of everything in your future from Lancashire UK xx
I shop for what I like regardless of brand or price
Natasha & Debbie there definitely needs to be a part 2. The big 4 UK supermarkets (in terms of turnover) are Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco, and are all similar in price and much cheaper than Waitrose. Morrisons and Tesco have "club cards" which give you discounts etc, and Sainsbury's has Nectar (which some other UK stores use) on which you accrue points for discounts etc. Also, these other three supermarkets have plenty of their own brand products which offer good value and for food items Morrisons and Sainbury's are pretty good (almost as good as Waitrose). Finally, these four supermarkets have service stations at their bigger stores and they are starting to introduce (which Australian supermarkets have done for over 25 years) schemes where if you spend a certain amount in-store you get a coupon to get a discount (usually 5p per litre) on your fuel bill.