A Scottish Aldi store manager has shared his top tips for finding the best deals in the budget supermarket, which was crowned the cheapest throughout 2022 by Which?
Thomas Gallagher, who celebrates his 10th year working at Airdrie's Aldi in February, has shared his top tips on how to secure the newest Specialbuys, enjoy a quiet store experience and pick up the latest Scottish produce offers.
The store is renowned for carrying the best bargains, as it was crowned the UK's cheapest supermarket by Which? in their annual supermarket survey. Out of the 12 months, Aldi was crowned cheapest in seven of them, beating rival Lidl by one - who were cheapest for half the year.
And now, long-serving member Thomas has revealed his trade secrets for securing the best deals at Aldi, including when to shop and what offers to search for.
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When it comes to shopping during down periods, Thomas said: "The best day to shop is Tuesday, particularly before 10am and after 6pm."
Thomas also noted that discount stickers ranging from 30 per cent to 75 per cent off are applied to products at various points throughout the day as they approach their best-before or use-by dates to help reduce food waste.
Products such as rice, pasta, cereal and tinned food are also reduced 30 per cent if the packaging is imperfect.
The manager stated that Thursday is when Aldi's ‘Fresh Weekly Offers’ are launched for meat and fish products, allowing you to snap up the best fresh produce deals.
Aldi’s middle aisle is iconic for bargain hunters across Scotland. For the latest offering from the Specialbuys range, make sure to visit stores on Thursday and Sunday when the products are launched.
Thomas also said: "Aldi Scotland is one of the best retailers in the country for sourcing Scottish produce, and we sell over 450 locally-made food and drink products from 90 different suppliers.
"On any given week, each Aldi Scotland store will have up to 40 different lines of Scottish fruit and vegetables.
"One thing you might have noticed is that Aldi has smaller stores than other supermarkets.
"The average Aldi store size is 16,400 sq ft. By comparison, big superstores can be up to 70,000 square feet. Smaller space means far less being spent on both running costs and maintenance, which in turn allows Aldi to offer lower prices at the tills."
Graham Nicolson, Group Buying Director, Aldi Scotland, said: “At Aldi, we want to ensure an enjoyable shopping experience for our customers as well as one that is favourable to the bank balance.
"We provide an extensive range of locally sourced products that our customers now come to expect."
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