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Shoppers queue from 5am for Brighton's new Aldi store

11:00am Thursday 19th March 2009 in


Shoppers queued from 5.30am today to be one of the first to get inside a new Aldi store.

Bargain-hunters were going crazy for the discount store, which opened in London Road, Brighton at 9am.

The German retailer gave away golden tickets to the first 100 people in the queue.

The 1,040sqft store occupies the old Sainsbury's site.

The golden tickets give customers the chance to win a 26in television as well as other electrical items, subject to a £10 minimum spend.

Were you one of the first in the store? What did you think of it? What bargains did you snap up? Tell us below or call Sam Thomson on 01273 544545.

Comments(24)

Osama bin there says...
11:26am Thu 19 Mar 09

For goodness sake. It'll still be there tomorrow! Queue from 5.30am for a 28" TV when you've all got plasmas anyway? You have got too much time on your hands.
There's nothing wrong with Aldi, by the way.

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andygunner says...
11:31am Thu 19 Mar 09

classic - as if an Aldi tv is going to be worth lugging home anyway!

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CharlotteP says...
11:42am Thu 19 Mar 09

Queue.... at 5.30 in the MORNING... to get into Aldi...

I cannot even begin to think what made these people to this...

security word: dont-bother

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andygunner says...
11:48am Thu 19 Mar 09

i'd rather win a date with the girl in the picture¬

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Alison Smith says...
12:08pm Thu 19 Mar 09

They must have been very brave or stupid to be in London Road at 5.30am !

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kkj says...
12:15pm Thu 19 Mar 09

probably the same people who queued overnight when the 99p shop opened in the hope of getting a dvd player for 99p


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Brap Brap says...
12:16pm Thu 19 Mar 09

if all the staff look like her, i'll make a trip from Hove to get there.

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Dizd says...
12:33pm Thu 19 Mar 09

Shows this article wasn't proof read. 5.00 in the heading and 5.30 within the first sentence

These early risers need to get a life to be doing this!

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leedsnowfan says...
12:46pm Thu 19 Mar 09

oh dear! 530am! It was the local London Road Tramps mind.....the queue stopped at tweleve people as no one else could handle the "aroma"!

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Sidewinder says...
2:04pm Thu 19 Mar 09

IDIOTS..

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timm says...
2:21pm Thu 19 Mar 09

Yet another press release. ADVERT ADVERT ADVERT ADVERT ADVERT. Argus paper should be free. Sam, get with the project!

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Tea break says...
2:24pm Thu 19 Mar 09

They could've just gone to the one in Portslade yesterday.

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onlyme says...
3:24pm Thu 19 Mar 09

kkj wrote:
probably the same people who queued overnight when the 99p shop opened in the hope of getting a dvd player for 99p
is that the same shop that sold the swearing toy parrot - classic...... its pining for the fjords.....

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Guerrero says...
5:14pm Thu 19 Mar 09

If they hadn't nailed it to the perch it'd be pushing up the daisies.
Aldi is not a bad shop.We've had one here in Orihuela for four years and it is similar to Lidl,but more diverse and better quality.

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Brap Brap says...
5:19pm Thu 19 Mar 09

SOMEONE FIND ME THAT GIRL!!!

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Scoomer says...
5:45pm Thu 19 Mar 09

Brap (and others) - she looks about 15.

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Jim BB says...
5:53pm Thu 19 Mar 09

The balloons were very pretty when I walked past at lunchtime. Actually, it was good to see London Road looking so active and happy.

Only one druggy in sight!

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murraygreatwin says...
6:50pm Thu 19 Mar 09

What a chav-tastic story (yawn)

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Brap Brap says...
7:21pm Thu 19 Mar 09

Scoomer wrote:
Brap (and others) - she looks about 15.
Perfect, then.

And she looks about 20, not 15.

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hovesweethove says...
9:03pm Thu 19 Mar 09

What a bunch of nut heads, its like its the hightlight of the week! Get a life!

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Strugg Lynn says...
1:39pm Fri 20 Mar 09

Their open hours aren't competitive with other stores 9-7 and no good for the commuters they could encourage on the way to and from brighton station. Dissapointed.

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Strugg Lynn says...
1:40pm Fri 20 Mar 09

Their opening hours aren't competitive with other stores 9-7 and no good for the commuters they could encourage on the way to and from brighton station. Dissapointed.

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Pontop Pike says...
2:35pm Fri 20 Mar 09

While the low life queue for their cheap brand shopping. The Waitrose shopping kinfolk of Horsham quietly sleep....

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Bekky says...
5:53pm Fri 20 Mar 09

I will be there at 4.30am, but only if WOOLWORTH re open again.

A store to remember.

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