LIDL

This Lidl is way better than the one on Oxford Road. Whist that one is small and cluttered, this one is small and organized (and less busy). Its got a much wider range so you can actually (kind of) do your weekly shop here whereas the other Lidl lacks essential produce.
Its directly alongside Asda as well which I do find a little strange. Asda is the same as Lidl but they charge a bit more. It’s a sliding scale of supermarketing from Waitrose down to Netto, and Lidl and Asda are pretty close together, towards the bottom end. For me Lidl is the superior venue, as the quality is better than Asda and its cheaper. In Lidl the pasta comes from Italy, but in Asda it probably comes from an industrial factory in the north east. On the other hand, Asda has literally everything whereas you may find Lidl doesn’t have what you’re looking for.
So, it is better than Asda, but only a LIDL bit better.

The LIDL in Longsight looks so small comparatively to the massive Asda across the road. Outside it’s a classic picture of women with prams screeching into their mobile phones. Yum.
I always get confused with these European style supermarkets why the fruit and veg isn’t refrigerated. I swear at least some of it is refrigerated in normal supermarkets?
Nevertheless, almost everything in here is cheaper than in mainstream supermarkets by virtue of being brands we’ve never heard of before.
Me and the girlfriend always start our weekly shopping with a trip to one of these discount supermarkets to get cheap bare essentials and save some money, before we go to one of the larger supermarkets to finish off the job.