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It started Thursday - so the stuff isn't on their website now.
I got the last pump at Well St although they had lots of shoes left. With the clothes everything left was large or xl. They had plenty of helmets too. Gloves I think I got the last pair of medium, just large/xl again left. There wasn't much else worth bothering with tbh, unless you want a saddlebag that turns into a rucksack, the biggest gel saddle in the world for £9.99 or a ladies cycling top.
Is anyone else having trouble with the links? Just navigates it to the home page for me and I can't see a way to get to the bike stuff.
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I have a lidl's opposite my house, hmm time to pop in me thinks
Lil lives opposite a Lidl.
That made me chuckle. :)
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I don't really buy all this buy ethical stuff with this kind of thing - it's good to support independent businesses yes and for bike stuff I mostly do. And I wouldn't buy cheap bits for my bike because I wouldn't trust them... but these track pumps have been seen elsewhere for much more money 'branded'.
They'll be made in the same factory as lots of other track pumps you'll pay way more for and feel better about, but the staff won't be paid any more.
The shoes came from Germany - not sure where they're made (probably far East) but this is no different to your Nikes, Shimano shoes (just checked and my Shimano shoes were made in Korea, hmm, doesn't say which bit, ethical!), anything else really.
Only difference is how much is being made off the top of the commodity - Shimano shoes just make more for the manufacturer/retailer. You still have the sweatshop in Korea or wherever, unless you're talking about something like PAC bags, hand made in a village in Canada, but you pay for the privelege...
I agree that it doesn't seem like doing much. But Lidl is a terrible company (just like most other large companies) with appalling business ethics, and even if I can't do much, I like whatever Lidl I can do. Pun intended, natch. My LBS employs more people under better conditions, trains and supports them better, gets some of its small profit back out into the local community, and I like them better. I wouldn't buy from Lidl if I could at all help it.
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Yeah, okay, I own shares in Lidls
We have'nt got a Lidles anywhere near where i live.With the size of my family we could make you a very rich lady with our weekly shop! :o)
Haha, out of my hands Im afraid, maybe they don't like Berks :P
I have about 3, one across the road, one about 15mins down, and the other 25mins away. Ha, hence me asking if you wanted me to pop in and find things for you guys. Ah well
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Are Netto stil going? Fuck me, they make Lidl and Aldi seem like M&S......people shopping in their slippers, arguing over the price of 6p beans........
Like Dawn of the Dead......with coupons.......
Oh aye - still a branch going strong in Whalley Range. Probably can get 70cl of 'Vodka' for about £7.
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Lil Lili Lidl.
That's just so Wong.
It's Allen your neighbourhood.
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I went to Well Street yesterday armed with my Daily Express '£5 off a £30 spend' voucher (and no, I don't read it, we just get all the papers at work) and got a track pump, a pair of the shoes and a pair of gloves. £4.99, £16.99 and £2.29 respectively, minus the Daily Express discount with some other stuff.
And I'm very happy with it all - the pump is really good, the pressure gauge doesn't work for toffee, but I can get my tires rock hard with it quickly and it seems reasonably well built.
Shoes are fine, they're just to replace my 'casual' Shimano SPD shoes. Like these ones but in blue and black and slightly tweaked:
Seem pretty well built and nice stiff soles. I've had the bottoms off to check the cleat attachments and they look fine, no different to my Shimano ones. Not tried them on the bike yet though.
And the gloves, well they're gloves. They're fine. Have the bit to wipe your nose on and the grippy bit. Fit fine. Cost less than a pint.
I don't really buy all this buy ethical stuff with this kind of thing - it's good to support independent businesses yes and for bike stuff I mostly do. And I wouldn't buy cheap bits for my bike because I wouldn't trust them... but these track pumps have been seen elsewhere for much more money 'branded'.
They'll be made in the same factory as lots of other track pumps you'll pay way more for and feel better about, but the staff won't be paid any more.
The shoes came from Germany - not sure where they're made (probably far East) but this is no different to your Nikes, Shimano shoes (just checked and my Shimano shoes were made in Korea, hmm, doesn't say which bit, ethical!), anything else really.
Only difference is how much is being made off the top of the commodity - Shimano shoes just make more for the manufacturer/retailer. You still have the sweatshop in Korea or wherever, unless you're talking about something like PAC bags, hand made in a village in Canada, but you pay for the privelege...