Lootman wrote:terminal7 wrote:Almost as bad as walking down my street with a Lidl plastic bag.
I can put my hand on my heart and honestly declare that I have never been in a Lidl or an Aldi. That would be like flying Easyjet or Ryanair. Not gonna happen.
I had a chat with a friend over Christmas who breaths the same rarefied air as Lootman; someone who would never consider buying groceries anywhere other through an Ocado delivery - heaven forbid actually setting foot in a Waitrose.
They had been telling me how they had been working in the Canary Islands before Christmas (although working from a rented home to escape lockdown would be more accurate), and how they had been forced to shop in Lidl because it was the only store near the rented villa. They liked it...
stevensfo wrote:I had to use Ryanair once a month to visit my family when I first started work in Italy, and unless they've improved over the last few years, the great thing is that they make Easyjet feel like first class! I can honestly say that those frequent Ryanair flights from Stansted were the among the most soul-destroying experiences ever, though at least it prepared me for the equally horrendous Easyjet flights from Luton.
I have used Ryanair lots, and have never understood the 'hate'. It's just a means to get from A to B, and frankly unless you are flying long distance Business / First Class then Ryanair do it with just as much comfort and just as effectively as any of the 'full fat' airlines.
Now EasyJet on the other-hand - what a shower of.... Sneakily overbooking flights (Ryanair don't) and also cancelling flights at the drop of a hat.
stevensfo wrote:We have a Lidl 15 minutes from us, though I haven't used it for years. These days I target those places where they have a short queue policy and the manager opens a new till as soon as there are more than two people in line, or if one has a trolley full to the brim.
You have just described my local Lidl, because that is exactly what they do. Aldi on the other hand....