I did a £5 food shop in Lidl and bought all my family’s essentials – here’s what I picked up
A SAVVY-shopper did a £5 food shop in Lidl and bought all the essentials for her family.
A video on TikTok shows a bargain hunter heading to Lidl with just £5 to try and get a many items as possible.
The clip begins with the woman heading into the Lidl with a £5 note with the video captioned: £5 Essentials Shopping Challenge – Lidl Edition.
During her cost-cutting food shop, she picks up medium white loaf for 39p, tea bags for £1.09, six medium eggs for £1.09, granulated sugar 69p.
She also scored semi-skimmed milk for 89p and fusilli pasta for 69p.
In total her shop came to £4.84, just under her £5 budget.
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There were some items that burst the budget that she had to avoid.
She held up vegetable oil for £1.99, Oaties biscuits for 39p, instant coffee for £1.89 and mozzarella cheese for £1.99
The video was captioned: “£5 Essentials Shopping Challenge. What would you buy in Lidl for £5?”
With more than 25,000 views, the video garnered comments from a number of viewers who shared their thoughts.
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One person said: “Lidl is alot cheaper than Aldi I know that.”
Another wrote: “All that would be like 20 dollars in Australia.”
Someone else said: “Damn UK has cheap toast.”
A fourth said: “I think Lidl is great for students.
The video was shared on Off The Shelf, a channel dedicated to “reviewing the latest food and drinks so you don’t have to”.
Finding a bargain in the supermarket isn’t always easy – but knowing exactly where to look can help you cut costs as the checkout.
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Families have been warned that their food shop bill was set to soar by £360 this year.
Inflation has hit a 40-year high of 9.1 per cent and millions of households are grappling with a cost of living crisis as everything from energy bills to petrol prices rocket.