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Londoners fly to Lidl in Poland 'to save money' on weekly food shop

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Updated 07:30 5 Nov 2023 GMTPublished 13:28 3 Nov 2023 GMT

Londoners fly to Lidl in Poland 'to save money' on weekly food shop

Their stunt proved how pricey things have gotten

Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson

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When it comes to that weekly food shop, we all love a bargain.

There's no greater sense of satisfaction than seeing your huge haul only amount a mere pittance on the card reader.

It really makes you feel accomplished.

These two YouTubers headed to Poland for a bargain.
YouTube/Josh & Archie

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And when it comes to cheap supermarkets, Lidl is up there.

But have you ever wondered if you could get your Lidl shop in for a just little bit less?

Two lads put it to the test and bagged themselves a bargain - after hopping on a flight to Poland that is.

Josh Pieters and Archie Manners sliced an enviable £70 off their weekly shop by heading eastwards.

Despite spending £47 on their Ryanair flights and £8.55 for a bedsit, they still came out on top, having spent £11 less than they would have in Britain.

The 30-year-old pals filmed the experiment for their 1.5 million YouTube subscribers.

They bought 135 items that are used by officials to calculate rates of inflation, including bread, peanut butter and frozen chicken nuggets.

In the British store, this brought their cost to £164.47.

Not too bad for a huge weekly shop.

But over in Poland, they only spent £96.75 on the same goods.

With a saving of £67.72, it might just be enough to tip you over into moving.

Speaking to The Sun, South African Pieters said: "We were seeing how expensive everything has become in the UK.

"I went out the other day for a coffee and paid £4 for a flat white, which just seemed jaw-dropping to me.

"Archie had the idea of taking that crisis we are in and seeing how expensive everything is, combining the fact that in this weird world we live in, you can fly across Europe very cheap.

The experiment showed how expensive groceries have gotten in the UK.
YouTube/Josh & Archie

"It was just an experiment which turned out to be true by a factor of £11.

"Actually, the hardest part of it was making sure we got exactly the same products. Amazingly all but two made it back, including the eggs. Obviously we aren’t solving the cost of living crisis but we thought it was an excellent way to highlight how ludicrous things have gotten in an entertaining way."

Manners, who is a former Conservative Party activist, said: "It’s obviously nuts and nobody would do it, but it’s proving the point.

"Things like olive oil over here are more expensive than petrol so I’m still using the bottle we brought back."

That's one way to raise awareness about how pricey things are getting in Blighty, and make us all very very depressed, of course.

Featured Image Credit: Josh and Archie/ YouTube

Topics: Lidl, Money, UK News, Cost of Living, Travel, World News, Shopping

Ben Thompson
Ben Thompson

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