Lidl is launching mystery boxes with over £100 worth of middle aisle items for only £20 – but there’s a catch
LIDL is giving shoppers the chance to buy over £100 worth of middle aisle items for just £20 with the launch of new "mystery boxes".
The discounter is offering customers a shot at bagging air fryers, slushie makers and barbecues for a fraction of the cost.
The mystery boxes are priced at £20 and come with an array of Middle of Lidl products inside.
Middle aisle products usually range from gardening gloves to trainers and can be a great chance to snap up a bargain.
New items are added to shelves every Thursday and Sunday although shoppers can only get the items in-store.
But Lidl's latest mystery box offer means shoppers can snap up any number of middle aisle items at a majorly discounted rate.
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The major catch is that only 1,000 boxes are up for grabs, from 10am on Thursday (August 15) via www.lidlmysterybox.co.uk, and it's first come first serve.
Out of the 1,000 boxes, 950 will feature items collectively worth over £100, with a massage gun worth £17.99, £12.99 saucepan and slushie maker worth £19.99 all up for grabs.
Meanwhile, 50 out of the 1,000 will come with bonus items worth up to £199.
Bonus items include a Grillmeister 2-Burner Gas Barbeque, Tower Air Fryer 5 in 1 Smokeless Grill, a Livarno Garden Furniture Set and even an Inflatable All-Round Stand-Up Paddle Board.
Lidl said all proceeds from the mystery box sales will go to its charity partner, the NSPCC.
We have asked Lidl for the full list of items available in the mystery boxes and their usual prices and will update this story when we have heard back.
Mystery boxes are all the rage with major retailers like Nike and Amazon offering them to shoppers.
The boxes are priced at a set amount but come with a number of surprise products inside.
One social media user revealed how she was left stunned after buying an £80 Amazon mystery box which came with a bundle of surprise goods including a Bratz doll worth over £80, a shower head and LED bulbs.
The latest promotion from Lidl, which runs around 960 UK branches, comes after it launched "Lidl Plus Offers" earlier this year.
The feature lets customers on its Lidl Plus loyalty scheme access additional discounts when scanning their phones at the tills.
The addition is different to Lidl's "coupons" which are personalised offers and have to be activated then redeemed at the till.
The discounted products appear in the "Offers" section of the app, and change weekly.
Lidl also has plans to open hundreds of stores across the UK as it looks to extend its reach to more shoppers.
The supermarket chain published a list of desired locations for potential new stores in April.
Richard Taylor, Lidl's chief development officer, said the retailer saw "no ceiling on our ambition or growth potential".
How else to save money at Lidl
If you're not lucky enough to bag one of the mystery boxes later this week, there are other ways to save on your next Lidl shop.
The retailer's Waste Not boxes come with around five kilos of fruit and vegetables inside and cost just £1.50.
They can be picked up from your local Lidl branch, which you can find by using the retailer's store locator tool.
The only catch is that the fruit and veg is slightly damaged, discoloured or deteriorated, although it is still good to eat.
Yellow sticker bargains are another way to bag yourself perfectly good produce at a discount.
Supermarkets add these labels to items when they are coming to the end of their shelf life, or are slightly damaged.
Lidl tends to reduce its items twice throughout the day - once in the morning and once at the end of the day.
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Another quick-fire way to save money on your next Lidl shop is by downloading the Lidl Plus App.
Frequent shoppers can get deals and freebies every Thursday - and they change every week.
How to bag a bargain
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Sign up to loyalty schemes of the brands that you regularly shop with.
Big names regularly offer discounts or special lower prices for members, among other perks.
Sales are when you can pick up a real steal.
Retailers usually have periodic promotions that tie into payday at the end of the month or Bank Holiday weekends, so keep a lookout and shop when these deals are on.
Sign up to mailing lists and you’ll also be first to know of special offers. It can be worth following retailers on social media too.
When buying online, always do a search for money off codes or vouchers that you can use and are just two sites that round up promotions by retailer.
Scanner apps are useful to have on your phone. app has a scanner that you can use to compare prices on branded items when out shopping.
Bargain hunters can also use B&M’s scanner in the app to find discounts in-store before staff have marked them out.
And always check if you can get cashback before paying which in effect means you’ll get some of your money back or a discount on the item.