[yourusername]

>In the UK I prefer Lidl to Aldi for reasons I can't quite fathom

Maybe it is how the stores look? In NL Lidl looks like a normal supermarket that just happens to be cheap. Aldi is like someone went out of their way to make a supermarket as ugly and uncomfortable a shopping experience as possible.

[phatfish]

Maybe you have the "other" Aldi (Nord) in NL? In the UK the Aldi stores are quite nice. Far less pallets dropped on the shop floor and most of it on shelves. They are generally smaller shops and VERY busy though, which is all that is stopping me from using them regularly.

I think they reached the point in the UK that everyone willing to put up with chaos in store was already shopping there, so they had to start competing with the traditional supermarkets like Tesco and Sainsburys.

[notahacker]

In the UK there's barely any difference in presentation: both are relatively basic in layout and choice compared with the majority supermarket chains and even the logos and "middle aisle" full of assorted discounted toys and electronics concept are very similar to each other. Lidl is generally a little bit bigger and the clear winner if you consider freshly baked bread a hallmark of supermarket quality though...