The
student has become the (shopping) master.
With
September just days away it is very easy to forget that it isn't just
kids who will be heading back into the folds of education –
students will be both returning to the halls, or making their first
big step out into the world. To aid in that transition, Aldi have
gathered together a whole bunch of stuff which students, both new and
experienced, will jump at. We check out the Aldi Student Home &
Kitchen Specialbuy ranges.
Both
available in stores and online from 1st September, the
ranges tick pretty much every box for a young adult moving into
university accommodation, or getting their first house or flat. The
Home range features... a Mini-Vacuum Cleaner (£29.99), a Bobble Rug
(£14.99), a Pom Pom Throw (£8.99) and matching Pom Pom Cushion
(£4.99), a Four Drawer Tower (£14.99), a 27L Storage Box (£6.99),
Underbed Storage Boxes (£7.99), a Double Bed Set (£14.99), Sleeper
Pillows (£2.99), Bath Towels/2 Pack Hand Towels (£3.99), a Bath Mat
(£5.99), and also an Expanding Airer (£12.99).
Meanwhile,
in the Student Kitchen range, you get... a Kettle and Toaster Twin
Pack (£15.99), a Three Piece Coloured Saucepans set (£9.99), a
Colourful Knives Set (£3.99), a One Egg Frying Pan (Aww...) (£1.99),
sets of Stackable Mugs or Stackable Bowls (£4.99), a Kitchen Brush
Set (£1.99), the all-important Washing Up Bowl (£1.49), a Sandwich
Maker (£7.99), the classic student Double Hot Plate (£19.99), a
handy Mini Oven (£19.99), and the pretty amazing sounding Table Top
Fridge (£49.99).
Aldi
were kind enough to bung us a couple of items, one from each of the
ranges, to take a look at. They're nice like that. Or, having judged
us by the quality of our writing, they assumed we're all 18 and about
to start uni ourselves. Either way, cheers!
Sandwich
Maker
It's
£7.99. £7.99! £7.99! £7.99! £7.99! Not £79.99. Not £17.99. But
£7.99! Jesus Christ Aldi, how can you do this? We're pretty sure
there are coffees in Starbucks that cost more than £7.99, and here
you are offering a whole sandwich maker? Calm down, Aldi. You're too
good! Seriously, just £7.99?!?
Right,
now that's out of our system... This tidy kitchen appliance costs
just... sorry, we forget. Anyway, it's a great bit of kit from Aldi's
go-to tech makers Ambiano (who have featured on this site many a-time
previously). Capable of making any kind of toasted sandwich you
fancy, it is small, easy to clean, quick to heat up, AND ONLY £7.99!
BUY IT, YOU IDIOTS.
Mini-Vacuum
Cleaner
Once
you've noshed back your sarnie, there are bound to be crumbs all over
your new student kitchen. Why not help keep tensions between you and
your house mates to the absolute minimum by hoovering them up quick
as you can? Aldi's hand-held Mini-Vacuum Cleaner will the do the job,
and Do so with aplomb.
This
thing punches far above it's £29.99 asking price, because as well as
sucking up crumbs, this thing can also handle liquids. We weren't
aware that vacuums could do that, but this can, so if a late night
party gets messy, suck up all the spillages like a pro. It also
features LED lights to shine the way in dark corners, and four
different nozzles for handling different terrain, including one for
upholstery. Handy in your student digs, for cleaning out your car
before a first date, and for sucking those awful love-bite bruises on
your sleeping mate's chest. Triple winner!
Both
the ranges feature exceptionally useful stuff at amazingly low prices
(did you know they sell a sandwich maker for just £7.99?), so even
if you're not a first-time student, check them out in store, or at
www.aldi.co.uk