Aldi is selling a stunning garden sofa £100 cheaper than rivals – it’s hitting stores this week
ALDI is selling a stunning garden sofa for £100 less than other retailers.
The Gardenline Daybed, which hits the discounter supermarket’s stores this week, costs £199.99 – less than rivals including IKEA and Sports Direct.
The piece of furniture, described on Aldi’s website as “a garden must have”, can be used as a sofa or extended to look like a bed.
Anyone who buys the piece of furniture can choose one of four configurations – a three-seater sofa, left or right hand corner sofa, full bed or twin loungers with central table.
The sofa comes with three back cushions and three foldable base cushions.
The stylish sofa, weighing approximately 39.50kg, also comes with a warranty period of 36 months.
A similar modular sofa on sale at IKEA costs £300 – £100 more than the one hitting Aldi’s stores.
The acacia sofa, which can be adapted in different shapes, also comes with cushions.
A customer described the sofa as “great, sturdy, classy” while another shopper said it is “easy to build”.
Sports Direct is also selling a similar sofa for £299.99 – also £100 more expensive than Aldi.
This sofa can also be pulled out to give you more space to relax in the sun.
A customer described the piece of furniture as “very stylish and comfortable” while praising its quality and design.
It comes just months after Aldi brought back its hugely popular Rattan corner sofa.
The £199.99 sofa, sold among the supermarket’s Specialbuys, is simple to put together, and the space-saving design is perfect for even the smallest patios.
It also comes complete with matching seat and back cushions.
During the summer, retailers often slash the prices of garden sofas, and the Rattan sofa was also put on sale by Studio last month.
At the end of last week, Marks and Spencer launched its summer sale with prices slashed by up to 50% on items including homeware, clothing and designer beauty products.
Savvy shoppers can now find huge deals on a range of items from £4.
How to save on your supermarket shop
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you’ll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching “finest” or “luxury” products and instead going for “own” or value” type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.
Last week, Aldi was named the cheapest supermarket in the UK, with groceries costing £113.87 on average across the month.
Consumer campion Which? compared the average prices of a shop of 63 items including popular groceries at eight of the country’s biggest supermarkets.
Lidl was just behind Aldi’s ranking, with a shopping costing £116.24 on average – £2.37 more.
Waitrose was named the most expensive supermarket in July, with a basket of groceries totalling £146.9 on average, which is 29% more expensive than Aldi.
The list of products analysed included a number of both branded and own-brand items, such as Heinz baked beans, Hovis bread, milk and butter.
It also took into account special offer prices and loyalty prices where applicable, but not multi-buys.
Tesco Clubcard members would have paid £127.50 – which is £13.63 more than Aldi.
Without a Clubcard, the Tesco shop would cost £130.27, Which? said.
For those using a Sainsbury’s Nectar card, July’s shopping list of items cost £129.81, which is £15.94 more than at Aldi and still higher than the prices at Lidl and Asda.
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