We're getting a Lidl's!

Lidl is a German discounter store:

I think Lidl's is somewhat a bigger version of an Aldi's, with a few more non grocery related selections. Of course I've never been inside a Lidl's (Pronounce Ly-Dul's) @DWDavis Oh and they are building it in Forsyth County, NC.

@ScribbledAdNauseum I've seen Aldi's in nearby towns and rumor has it we may be getting one here.

@asfarasiknow That they do - even putting the refund back onto your card, so long as you have the receipt.

The joys of the discounter store... :)

@pgntwo Years ago I bought some really cheap piece of small flatpack furniture in there. When I tried to make it there was some fault or other so I returned it. As it was a one-week item there were no replacements so I asked for a refund. I had to fill in a form and leave the item with them. About a week later, a cheque arrived in the post for the full amount (about 12 quid), along with a letter informing me that they agreed with me so my application for a refund had been successful! I assume they have a better system in place now.

@ScribbledAdNauseum Our little gas station used to be great. The owners have 2 but they put all their energy into their other one as they live closer to that. Their other one is huge and is across from a Fastrac and they're actually bigger and more popular than the Fastrac is. They ignore this one though, and recently fired a lot of good people... so I think maybe they should be closed down!

Happened to "The Pantry" a little gas station / convenience store we had here. A BP opened across the street from it and the pantry owners had to sell out to Kangaroo. The place is still there, just corporately owned now.

Yes, I have to half expect it will all be American fair and perhaps a bit of selection of German goods, as it's a German supermarket. Yes, Vimto's is the fizzy fruit drink in the purple / red can. I can get some British type foods at work, and could even special order some if I so chose. Haddon House is the distribution company that we (the store I work for) get our British goods from, but the selection isn't very good. Other stores around the area offer some selection, but the prices aren't the best. I use a US based company of expats who get the food items shipped in and offer somewhat reasonable prices and a loyalty program to boot.

@ScribbledAdNauseum You sure like to immerse yourself in everything that is British. Or is it more specifically English?

It will be a long wait for me, but I'm sure it will be well worth it.

You'll have to wish me happy shopping again once it opens up, it will be a few years.

@ScribbledAdNauseum a thought it would be soon. my bad ^^ will do

@Hatley the Jammie Dodgers are really good. I can get them now but I pay about $2.00 for a pack of them, plus the cost to ship. The Vimto tastes somewhat like the Holiday Welch's juices they have here, but a bit more fizzy.

Jammie Dodgers are a type of cookie, like a round custard cream with a jammy bit in the middle. Vimto is a mixed fruit soda.

We have Aldi's here as well, but it has been so long since I've been in one. The aldi's we have here is quite small. I am not sure if that is the norm or not. I believe that Lidl's carries a wider selection than Aldi's as well, but then that might vary per location.

They have a version of IrnBru? Then I hope they will have a good selection of foods then. I can get IrnBru here but it's about $2.50 for a bottle of it. I didn't stay for the whole news coverage on it, but I heard the word Lidl and knew exactly what it was. It probably won't be complete for another few years though.