Aldi is launching a gadget that’s up to £100 cheaper than big name brands perfect for getting your garden summer ready
ALDI is launching a handy gadget within days – and it’s up to £100 cheaper than similar models from big brands.
The discounter’s Specialbuys are fabled for offering decent value and one of its latest products is bound to be a hit with shoppers.
The retailer will be selling a Ferrex 20V high pressure washer in stores from May 29 for £29.99.
The cordless washer is ideal if you’re looking to give your garden patio a quick clean or spruce up a dirty bike.
It comes with a number of attachments, including a standard nozzle spray attachment and cleaning brush, and five-year warranty.
The Ferrex model is also up to £100 cheaper than some big name brands’ own cordless pressure washers too.
Argos is selling a Worx Hydroshot model for £130 while Toolstation is selling a Stanley FatMax V20 model for £134.98.
Aldi is also launching a number of other handy DIY tools in its Specialbuys section on May 29.
Shoppers will be able to pick up a Ferrex cordless circular saw for £34.99 and a Ferrex cordless chainsaw for £49.99.
The retailer will also be stocking dome tents for just £24.99 and tri ply pans for £14.99.
It comes after the retailer launched a garden furniture dupe for £40 less than the real thing.
Of course, with all Aldi Specialbuys, they’re of limited stock so once they’re gone they’re gone.
So, if you are keen to snap one of these DIY gadgets up you’ll have to be fast as they could sell out quickly.
Remember too, to always shop around to make sure you’re getting the best deal on a product.
You can use websites like Trolley or Price Spy to compare prices on offer for a specific product across the different retailers.
SAVE MONEY AT ALDI
Keeping your eyes peeled for cheap Specialbuys is just one way to save money at Aldi.
The supermarket often comes out cheapest for a smaller trolley of items in Which? surveys as well, including in April.
The consumer website recently found a shopping list of 79 items would have cost you £135.95 on average across the month.
Rival Lidl was close behind, with the same shop costing £136.64, if you had a Lidl Plus card.
It’s worth keeping an eye out for any red sticker products too, which are added to items going out of date or that are slightly damaged.
Aldi tends to add them to items in the morning so it’s best to get to your local branch early if you want to get the best discounts.
Take advantage of Aldi’s cheap alcohol which could save you some cash compared to going with branded versions.
Look out for Too Good to Go “Surprise Bags” as well.
They cost just £3.30 and come with £10 worth of food approaching its sell-by or use-by date inside.
You have to reserve a bag via the Too Good to Go app and then can collect it from your nearest store.
The app is free to download off Google Play or the Apple App Store.
You can find your nearest Aldi branch by visiting stores.aldi.co.uk/store-finder.
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Odd boxes – plenty of retailers offer slightly misshapen fruit and veg or surplus food at a discounted price.
Lidl sells five kilos of fruit and veg for just £1.50 through its Waste Not scheme while Aldi shoppers can get Too Good to Go bags which contain £10 worth of all kinds of products for £3.30.
Sainsbury’s also sells £2 “Taste Me, Don’t Waste Me” fruit and veg boxes to help shoppers reduced food waste and save cash.
Food waste apps – food waste apps work by helping shops, cafes, restaurants and other businesses shift stock that is due to go out of date and passing it on to members of the public.
Some of the most notable ones include Too Good to Go and Olio.
Too Good to Go’s app is free to sign up to and is used by millions of people across the UK, letting users buy food at a discount.
Olio works similarly, except users can collect both food and other household items for free from neighbours and businesses.
Yellow sticker bargains – yellow sticker bargains, sometimes orange and red in certain supermarkets, are a great way of getting food on the cheap.
But what time to head out to get the best deals varies depending on the retailer. You can see the best times for each supermarket here.
Super cheap bargains – sign up to bargain hunter Facebook groups like Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where shoppers regularly post hauls they’ve found on the cheap, including food finds.
“Downshift” – you will almost always save money going for a supermarket’s own-brand economy lines rather than premium brands.
The move to lower-tier ranges, also known as “downshifting” and hailed by consumer expert Martin Lewis, could save you hundreds of pounds a year on your food shop.
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