In article <
c3fd9fbf-85d7-4dbc...@googlegroups.com>,
Weatherlawyer <
Weathe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My experience with Lidl is that lower management is very negligent of
> their perishable produce. I wouldn't buy plants from them and expect
> good results and I seldom buy fruit and vegetable there either.
I tend to look at the condition of fruit and vegetables regardless of
where I buy them from. But such produce from a supermarket is rarely as
fresh as that from the local market - round here anyway.
> Some of the meat they have is still edible but UK standards are pretty
> low compared to halal and kosher requirements. I don't know what their
> management is like further up the food chain.
Again, can't say I've found much difference between supermarkets as
regards meat quality. If I want the best I'll use a local butcher. But
expect to pay a lot more.
> I can only suggest that a mixer that pours water and doesn't leak all
> over the place (if you are lucky) does not necessarily supply a "good"
> shower. If you are happy to get wet (and presumably clean) and are not
> to too bothered about temperatures, go ahead.
You seem to be assuming you only ever get what you pay for.
> In keeping with all other shops and supermarkets these days I imagine
> they get most of their products from China. So you are dealing with a
> cut-price company that has a background in communist eastern Europe,
> buying low cost produce from China (a country inhabited by people who
> will kill and eat their grandmothers for money.) And you want
> reassurance that it is going to work OK at half price?
Thing is that buying a 'known' brand you think is British is no guarantee
as to where it is made. Dyson being an obvious example. Indeed you'd be
hard pressed to find anything like this which is actually made in the UK.
And even if it is assembled locally, parts may be made anywhere.
I've no experience of Lidl showers. But do have considerable experience of
Lidl tools - both hand and power. And they tend to be superb value for
money. Unlike the junk some sheds and supermarkets sell at the 'budget'
end.
What they seem to do is negotiate a deal with a variety of makers. For a
fixed number of units - once they are sold, that's it. So it would be no
surprise to find they can be sold at a fraction of the price of a similar
quality 'stock' item.
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