By Claudia Connell PUBLISHED: 17:47 EST, 10 June 2013 | UPDATED: 05:37 EST, 11 June 2013 Strawberries and cream... bread and butter... tea and biscuits... some things just go together. But cheese and compression bandages? Yoghurt and head torches? Not so much. Of course, this hasn’t deterred staff at the Walton-on-Thames branch of Aldi from displaying them proudly, side-by-side. It’s fair to say the shop’s displays don’t make much sense — but then there’s not much about the German discount supermarket that does. New territory: Claudia Connell does her grocery shop at her local Waitrose. This week, she went to her nearest branch of Aldi to see what all the fuss is about
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Aldi's own brand products are highly-regarded, such as award-winning tea and wine
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Could save £1,700 a year by shopping at Aldi rather than Waitrose which is 40 per cent more expensive
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Most popular products include £3.69 Spanish red wine and gin
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It is certainly a far cry from the glossy @placeholder store I usually frequent.
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Middle class destination: Shoppers who favour @placeholder are heading to Aldi to buy alcohol
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Appeal: The middle classes are said to be rushing to @placeholder for wine and gin.