Is fruit cheaper at big supermarkets or local green grocers?

daveshoelace

Title says it all, where is the cheaper place to buy fruit?

bcl999

It depends. Aldi & Lidl can't really be beaten for price on their fruit & veg specials. If you have a street market nearby, i would say generally that it would be cheaper than the supermarkets but you may find that the stuff lasts no time till it's past its best. I find greengrocers shops (as opposed to market stalls) more in line with supermarket prices. I'm sure others will chip in with different views.

youngie

farm shops are often cheaper if they are selling thier own produce

shikoku

If it's on a really good offer the supermarket, but generally the green grocer.

NekoMalik

Market stalls, hands down.

I don't like going to Aldi for fruit and veg any more...the last lot of sweet potatoes and TWO lots of onions had already started to go rotten when we opened the bags!! I like my produce loose and sold in paper bags

lizalloareds

Wish we had a green grocer but we don't so have to go to the supermarket

ian_duncan_smith

Local Pakistani Green Grocer.

System

I find the green grocer cheaper than Morrisons and Tesco

Vaila

Definetly the market. However i pick my own fruits from the nearby farm and freeze them , sooooo cheap !

thor

NekoMalik wrote: »

Market stalls, hands down.

Years ago nobody could touch the supermarkets for value but since they have been trying to increase their margins on the sly, I agree with Nekomalik.

zenseeker

Regardless of price, quality is usually better in the supermarkets. The stuff I see on market stalls and green grocers is, more often than not, tired and manky looking, and the taste is pretty foul too.