Aldi haul

Okay so I'm forever seeing fashion and beauty hauls on both blog sites and youtube alike, so I thought I would do my own haul; this time of all the things I bought in aldi that were defo not on my shopping list! Seriously I only went out to buy; bread, milk, potato waffles, cereal and washing up liquid. Not exactly a big shop. This is why me and Aldi have a love/hate relationship, as I love the bargains but end up buying too much. Anyway, I ended up having to buy another bag for life when I was there to just to accommodate all the extra stuff I bought! So here it is....

 

Hobby Case

If you haven't seen my blog post about my jewellery making endeavors this one might seem a bit random. At £2.99 this was a real bargain, as any crafter knows you can never have enough craft storage. This one is handy as it has different sections and a removable tray.

Various Condiments etc

These were a real bargain, and you could expect to pay a lot more from a main supermarket! So in order of appearance;

Rainbow Pepper Mill - 99p

Smoked Sea Salt from Cyprus - 99p

Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Tomato and Basil - 89p

Ground Cinnamon - 49p

Packet Mixes (shame on me)

These were too tempting to leave. You can actually smell the Toffee cake mix through its paper packaging, and it smells HEAVENLY. Just add water and vegetable oil and voilà, a scrummy cake for very little; the mix having only cost £1.49.

Peppercorn Sauce is something i've never made, mostly due to lack of ingredients (poor student kitchen :( ), but being a lover of steak this was a must have at only 99p

Fresh Pod

Cooking for only one most of the time, I rarely get through whole peppers in one sitting. Half a pepper ends up back in the fridge, the edges go soft or dry, and the whole thing loses its' freshness. This pod promises to keep these stragglers fresh and firm. They also had pods for onion and tomatoes in their respective shapes, I chose the pepper one because it was the largest and there's nothing to stop you putting an onion/tomato in it!

Glass measuring jug

I was really pleased with this as I've been wanting a glass measuring jug for ages, as at the moment I've got a flimsy plastic one that 

only goes up to 300ml and you can barely read. This one is Pyrex-esque and is dishwasher and microwave safe. Budget safe too at £2.49.

Lunch box with cutlery

I have to go on many fieldtrips as part of my degree and always seem to forget to take a lunchbox with me, resulting in squidged sandwiches in the bottom of my backpack. This one's great as it has different compartments for salads and sandwiches etc, and the cutlery clipping into the lid prevents them from snapping in transit. £1.49

Last but not least....

Recipe book selection

These were an absolute bargain at £1.99 each, with the RRP being £8. They had others available in store too. I've been looking for a decent soup book for a while, one that covers the classics like chicken noodle as well as more contemporary soups. The other two are presents, and are great guides especially for students.

So that's the haul. I also bought something else which I can't post yet as it is a birthday present for someone! I spent £24 in total INCLUDING the things I went out to buy in the first place. More than I intended to spend when I left my house, but nonetheless pleased.

Happy Eating/Cooking/Crafting and shopping x