FabSwingers.com forum: Your best (or worst) middle aisle purchase

By *ickshawed OP Couple
10 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

I've just got back from Lidl, and somehow managed to resist the Lidl branded clothing. Totally tempted by the bumbag though

But it got me thinking. What's your best, worst, or even middling purchase from that hallowed aisle?

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
10 weeks ago

Manchester-ish

So many! Best are the fake converse from Aldi. And the hammock. And the pizza oven.

Not really had a bad buy.

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By *iddlesticksMan
10 weeks ago

My nan’s spare room.

I got one of those rucksacks that’s also a stool.

Brilliant it is.

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By *ayRyuMan
10 weeks ago

Harrogate

"So many! Best are the fake converse from Aldi. And the hammock. And the pizza oven.

Not really had a bad buy.

I got the pizza oven, it's great

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By *4bimMan
10 weeks ago

Farnborough Hampshire

umbrella that has rubber ducks fitted to it that hang when its open.

forgot where i got it just thought it looked different

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By *illy IdolMan
10 weeks ago

Midlands

The best is the obscure tools you can purchase that get you out of the shit once a year.

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By *ansoffateMan
10 weeks ago

Sagittarius A

Some tiered spice rack thing that goes in your cupboard so you can see all the spices without moving them.

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
10 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

"The best is the obscure tools you can purchase that get you out of the shit once a year."

Out of curiosity, is that physical or metaphorical shit?

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
10 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

"So many! Best are the fake converse from Aldi. And the hammock. And the pizza oven.

Not really had a bad buy.

So you can lie in your hammock, kick off your fake shoes and munch that pineapple off your pizza

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By *illy IdolMan
10 weeks ago

Midlands

"The best is the obscure tools you can purchase that get you out of the shit once a year.

Out of curiosity, is that physical or metaphorical shit? "

It's none of your business

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
10 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

"I got one of those rucksacks that’s also a stool.

Brilliant it is. "

When you say stool, you're not talking like a doctor are you? 🤢💩

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By *eavilMan
10 weeks ago

Stalybridge

"I got one of those rucksacks that’s also a stool.

Brilliant it is. "

Yoda you are?

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By (user no longer on site)
10 weeks ago

Worst was a cycling Jersey size medium

I think they got the label wrong it was way too big

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By *hrek101Man
10 weeks ago

Herts

The fakey plants in Aldi, especially the giant banana ones

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By *odgerMooreMan
10 weeks ago

Carlisle

Ski boots & salopettes.. and the pizza oven… been a few and they’ve always been ok quality and dirt cheap.

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By *ittlebirdWoman
10 weeks ago

The Big Smoke

My colouring stuff from Lidl I think. Love colouring in ♥️

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By *batMan
10 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

I got a soldering iron that doubles up as a jam maker and plays all of the Beatles ‘B’ sides.

It’s on a Croatian plug so you need an adaptor. But apart from that, it’s the perfect purchase.

All joking aside, I was in Northern Germany and I was very tempted by suede lederhosen. I often wish I’d got them.

Gbat

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
10 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

"I got a soldering iron that doubles up as a jam maker and plays all of the Beatles ‘B’ sides.

It’s on a Croatian plug so you need an adaptor. But apart from that, it’s the perfect purchase.

All joking aside, I was in Northern Germany and I was very tempted by suede lederhosen. I often wish I’d got them.

Gbat "

Oh yes, for the fab picture opportunities if nothing else

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By *inkyropecoupleCouple
10 weeks ago

carluke

Best thing. A box of assorted washers - many a time that box has come to my rescue.

Worst thing would be the paint brushes - half way through cutting in the bristles came out.

Almost forgot the Lidl axe - that was great, cost £10 years ago and was far better for splitting firewood than the £100+ ones!!

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
10 weeks ago

Essex

An enormous inflatable flamingo.

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
10 weeks ago

Tamworth

"An enormous inflatable flamingo. "

Best or worst? Or both?

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
10 weeks ago

Essex

"An enormous inflatable flamingo.

Best or worst? Or both?"

Definitely the best

Although I finally burst it last weekend 😢

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By *ickshawed OP Couple
10 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

"An enormous inflatable flamingo.

Best or worst? Or both?"

And did it come with a puncture repair kit? Asking for a friend

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By *rsMistyPeaksWoman
10 weeks ago

Essex

"An enormous inflatable flamingo.

Best or worst? Or both?

And did it come with a puncture repair kit? Asking for a friend

No repair kit sadly. It’s been repaired beyond repairing now. Patchier than conversations with “single” men on fab 🤣🤣🤣

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By *uriousscouserWoman
10 weeks ago

Wirral

I bought a halogen cooker because it was much cheaper than I'd seen them elsewhere.

It sat in a cupboard for a good while until my old one died, but when I started using it it didn't sound right, the fan on it rattled.

On its third use the halogen bulb shattered, spraying glass all over my mac and cheese. I was more bothered about the loss of my mac and cheese than I was about the loss of the cooker.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
10 weeks ago

Wirral

"An enormous inflatable flamingo.

Best or worst? Or both?

And did it come with a puncture repair kit? Asking for a friend

No repair kit sadly. It’s been repaired beyond repairing now. Patchier than conversations with “single” men on fab 🤣🤣🤣"

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By *nnCeeWoman
10 weeks ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

Many years ago (think tail end of the 1990s, not just 5 years back), I bought a small, silver and purple tent to take to Reading festival.

We assembled it in my friends garden first. Which was lucky, as the poles didn't quite seem to fit. We shortened them, using a hacksaw and it looked alright.

However, on erecting it at Reading, it was seriously pissed, and no amount of trying would make it it right.

It was not assisted by a group of lads who took a joy in vaulting over it (with differing degrees of success). They got an absolute earful from me, but continued, gleefully.

Being that it was silver, it was even more like being inside tinfoil.

The poor tent never made it home, it was ceremoniously burnt at the end of the weekend.

Worse £20 I'd ever spent, sorry - wasted!!!

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By *batMan
10 weeks ago

Alicante, Spain. (Sometimes in Wales)

£20 tent, £20 sleep!!!

What were you expecting?????

Gbat

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By *nnCeeWoman
10 weeks ago

East of Eden, West of Hell

"£20 tent, £20 sleep!!!

What were you expecting?????

Gbat "

I was a student! And it was 1997!

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