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Aldi And Lidl Do Twitter Battle And It's Quite A Rollercoaster

Make you laugh or want to scratch your eyes out?
Jessica Pitocchi
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Deputy Audience Editor, HuffPost UK

When Emily Cousins tweeted to ask whether Aldi or Lidl the better budget supermarket, she really had absolutely no idea what she’d just started.

The supermarkets began sparring through the medium of gifs.

Which is better @AldiUK or @LidlUK ? #questiontime

— Emily Cousins (@emzcousins) August 1, 2017

It's us. pic.twitter.com/DGdPlpzXDB

— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) August 1, 2017

Sorry to break it to you... pic.twitter.com/2wEBraqGuq

— Lidl UK (@LidlUK) August 2, 2017

We (respectfully) disagree.... pic.twitter.com/PKrelYdFpe

— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) August 2, 2017

We have no other choice... pic.twitter.com/95bTFLENFI

— Lidl UK (@LidlUK) August 3, 2017

Are you sure you can handle these moves... pic.twitter.com/JxmtC1lECg

— Lidl UK (@LidlUK) August 3, 2017

We invented those moves... pic.twitter.com/TrnEjeel5K

— Aldi Stores UK (@AldiUK) August 3, 2017

This continued for some time. We’re talking days.

Things snowballed when more supermarkets got tagged in, and that’s when M&S really tested the boundaries of what’s acceptable when it comes to online customer service exchanges.

You don't see these kind of bants from @waitrose or @marksandspencer pic.twitter.com/ydcDUNVEP1

— MonsterShop (@MonsterGroupUK) August 3, 2017

'YoU dON't SeE tHEse kINd oF baNTS fROm M&s' 😉 pic.twitter.com/HPTNdvpJif

— M&S (@marksandspencer) August 3, 2017

For some, the Spongebob meme was a step too far.

oh my fucking god https://t.co/8JTTmasFOb

— Alan White (@aljwhite) August 8, 2017

I want to die

— Rossalyn Warren (@RossalynWarren) August 8, 2017

I beg you to stop. https://t.co/Y7hZrnlII5

— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) August 8, 2017

But others found the whole thing very entertaining.

Crying lmaoo, their social teams are off the charts hahah just like Tesco 😂😂

— pendejo (@Mancunianated) August 4, 2017

THIS IS THE FUNNIEST SHIT EVER

— Thom Nichols (@tjrnichols) August 5, 2017

THIS THREAD CRACKED ME UP SO MUCH. Really needed a bundle of laughs today 😂💕 I'll pop out to do a big shop at each of your stores soon! x

— Zara 🌷 (@Zara_7cups) August 4, 2017

And now Emily can sit back and admire her work.

......When you start a #Supermarketwar pic.twitter.com/PuPI0L9Ehu

— Emily Cousins (@emzcousins) August 4, 2017

Thanks, Emily. Thanks a lot.

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