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Tesco and Lidl threw some mortifying shade at each other on Twitter

Warning: includes rap.

Jun 17th 2015, 9:51 AM 20,141 Views 6 Comments

BRANDS ENGAGING IN banter on social media is one of Twitter’s great delights.

And when they try to get one up on a rival, things can get very entertaining. Over the weekend, Lidl Ireland and Tesco Ireland came to Twitter blows – and it got heated:

It started with a harmless enough tweet about the weekend’s weather

Bad weather set for the weekend. Don't put the BBQ's away, just get the 'BBQ King' to put on his raincoat! #SozDa
— Tesco Ireland (@TescoIrl) June 12, 2015

Source: Tesco Ireland/Twitter

Lidl came back with their own weather report

@TescoIrl Don't think u got the weather memo?It's pretty sunny from where we're standin #upinyourgrill #sorrynotsorry pic.twitter.com/8qrcjTBV7R
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

Then came the grammar shade

@lidl_ireland It may not be coal'd by us, however, at least we can spell... #You #Standing #JustSaying #OurPunsAreBetterToo #SorryNotSorry
— Tesco Ireland (@TescoIrl) June 13, 2015

Source: Tesco Ireland/Twitter

And puns, of course.

Lidl came right back at them

@TescoIrl Ah lads there's no mis-steak there 😉 #CharacterLimits #FeistyOneYouAre
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

The discussion then descended into a good old-fashioned bickering match

replace1 Source: Twitter

@TescoIrl Seriously lads, is that the best you can do? #Snooze #WeAreOutty 😋
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

replace3 Source: Twitter

@TescoIrl How long did it take you guys to come up with that? At least we can count #OhNoTheyDidnt #TryHards
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

And then, inexplicably, came the rap

@TescoIrl We brought the game, your responses were whack, pedal on son you're zero craic #OnYourBike #GameOver
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

@lidl_ireland When it comes to rhyming, we've got the touch of Midas. Your lyrics are of Lidl value, whilst ours are Tesco Finest. #PeaceOut
— Tesco Ireland (@TescoIrl) June 13, 2015

Source: Tesco Ireland/Twitter

#rapbattle

@TescoIrl God loves a trier, this much is true but with tweets that vanilla, let's face it the battle is lost on you #YouGotServed
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

#pleasestop

@lidl_ireland The only thing being served are our straight aces, we're at the finish line, you're still tying your laces. #GameSetMatch
— Tesco Ireland (@TescoIrl) June 13, 2015

Source: Tesco Ireland/Twitter

Lidl declared victory

@TescoIrl Ah come on lads you're falling behind, schooling you is getting boring, the followers have made up their mind #Winners #GameOver
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

But Tesco didn’t let them away with that

@lidl_ireland We'll bow out now, though not in defeat. Try harder next time, if you can handle the heat ;) #SchoolsOut
— Tesco Ireland (@TescoIrl) June 13, 2015

Source: Tesco Ireland/Twitter

;)

Lidl got the last word in, and one more rhyme

@TescoIrl There's no shame in being a quitter we enjoyed the banter but next time lads, get a little more educated on Twitter 😜 #Cheeky
— Lidl Ireland (@lidl_ireland) June 13, 2015

Source: Lidl Ireland/Twitter

So, who won? Who even cares? We’re just here for the shade.

We’ll let the public decide

finaltweet Source: Twitter

Can’t all our major retailers just get along?

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Tesco and Lidl threw some mortifying shade at each other on Twitter

Warning: includes rap.

It started with a harmless enough tweet about the weekend’s weather