From sourdough bread to halloumi, I buy most of my food items from Aldi. However, there is one item I don’t purchase from there as it left me disappointed.
I’m fortunate enough to live a stone’s throw away from two major supermarkets: Aldi and Sainsbury’s. Unlike most who do a weekly shop, I tend to nip in daily to pick up bits for the next day’s lunch or dinner.
Aldi is generally my supermarket of choice due to its wallet-friendly prices and scrumptious bakery items.
I can typically get everything I need for less than a tenner each day, while picking up a few essentials from Sainsbury’s can quickly tally up. However, thanks to its Aldi Price Match guarantee, Sainsbury’s does offer a range of items at the same price as Aldi.
However, many items I buy on a weekly basis are significantly pricier at Sainsbury’s, reports the Express.
Some of the items I buy throughout the week that cost more at Sainsbury’s include tofu, lactose-free milk, sourdough bread and halloumi.
Despite being an Aldi devotee, I always avoid one item at the discount supermarket chain: dishwasher tablets.
A few months ago, I attempted to switch to Aldi dishwasher tablets and ran into issues just a week into using them.
The tablets in question are the Magnum Premium Triple Chamber All in One dishwasher tablets which looked strikingly similar to the Fairy Platinum All In One dishwasher tablets I usually opt for.
Priced at just £3.99 for 37, I was eager to give the Aldi tablets a whirl, hoping that if they performed as well as the Fairy ones, which set me back a hefty £9 for 32, I could save a fortune.
However, within a week, I noticed some items emerging from my dishwasher were gritty and cloudy, with food residue still clinging to them.
I added more salt and rinse aid to my dishwasher and cleaned the filter, but the same issue kept cropping up, forcing us to re-wash several items in the sink.
Since that experience, I’ve sworn off buying those specific Aldi dishwasher tablets again.
Of course, I can’t be certain that my dishwasher isn’t at fault, but I haven’t encountered the same problem since switching back to Fairy tablets.
Fairy Platinum All In One dishwasher tablets and Fairy Platinum Plus All In One dishwasher tablets are always in stock at my local Sainsbury’s, but when they pop up in Aldi’s Specialbuys section, usually at a much lower price, I always grab a few bags.
I’m aware there are cheaper dishwasher tablets out there; in fact, I’ve yet to try Sainsbury’s Advanced Dishwasher Ultimate dishwasher tablets, but I can’t ignore the impressive cleaning power of Fairy’s Platinum dishwasher tablets.
What dishwasher tablets do you prefer? Share your thoughts in the comments.