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i need cheap strawberries!

Fojo
Fojo Posts: 100 Forumite
in Food shopping & groceries
Am on the hunt for cheap strawberries for choc fountain at school fair on friday. Asda have 227g for £1 and am now going to chec other stores on line. Does anyone know how much they currently are at lidl/aldi/netto as cant seem to get their prices online. Thanks
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  • Kered
    Kered Posts: 3,531 Forumite
    1,000 Posts
    Lidl had them for £1.79/400g yesterday and frozen ones were £1.99/750g

    Aldi are about the same price for fresh.
  • Fojo
    Fojo Posts: 100 Forumite
    having just done my online research, sainsburys were best at £2.00 for 400G (whihc is £5/kg) so lidl have come out in front there, thank you so much for that
  • Fojo
    Fojo Posts: 100 Forumite
    me again, i'm thinking that the frozen ones, when defrosted would be too soft/mushy for choc fountain?
  • Kered
    Kered Posts: 3,531 Forumite
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    The frozen ones do go a bit soft when fully defrosted but are good when used in desserts and smoothies :)
  • ravylesley
    ravylesley Posts: 1,105 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Try your local market, as I got a 2kg box of lovely Strawberries for £2 on Saturday hth

    Lesleyxx
  • Fojo
    Fojo Posts: 100 Forumite
    thanks lesley, we do have a good fruit shop and farm shop nearby which i'm going to try tomorrow for prices. thanks to all for input
  • jumblejack
    jumblejack Posts: 6,599 Forumite
    Could do strawberry picking at a local farm? Not as convenient maybe but much more fun than shopping!
    :A Every moment is a gift. That's why we call it the present.!:A
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  • Swans1912
    Swans1912 Posts: 1,658 Forumite
    I agree, I dont think frozen (though defrosted) strawberries would work very well on a stick that gets put in the chocolate fountain.
  • asparagusnextleft
    asparagusnextleft Posts: 332 Forumite
    If I was after a lot of cheap strawberries, I'd definitely find a 'pick your own' place!
    There is nothing better in life than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro.....
  • rabidbun
    rabidbun Posts: 321 Forumite
    Another vote for pick your own - got a tonne for a fraction of the price of supermarkets at the weekend (and they're nice). Now, if I could only find my microwave jam recipe... :o
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