Having been lured into Aldi by their 39p advertising I began on the carrots, sprouts and lemons for 39p a pack. Who else gets annoyed at Tesco charging 30p for one lemon whilst Aldi can do it for 39p for a bag of 5?

Having been a fan of Lidl for a while and their European meat selection I thought Aldi had even better stuff available.

My downfall came in the frozen foods section. Bloody marketing. Actually I was very satisfied with my box of langoustines, huge scallops, duck legs in orange source, duck legs in plum source, lamb shanks and beef ribs in red wine. All very gourmet it seems. Should make for a tasty Christmas. Anyway, I hate Christmas so some yummy food and nice wine will take the edge off!

£50 I spent. What credit crunch, more like credit munch!