shop like granny

16011996

i remember before fruit and veg shops went self service, i used to go with a list for 6 of this, 3 of that, or 1/2lb of something, and they'd do it for. much nicer.

md123

i remember before fruit and veg shops went self service, i used to go with a list for 6 of this, 3 of that, or 1/2lb of something, and they'd do it for. much nicer.

The fruit and veg shop where I stay still does this

16011996

cor, you are soo lucky. mine just leaves placcy bags about, and grunts when you want him to come to the till so you can pay.

cathy_3

the one "Local" to me (and I use the term loosely) smells lovely when you go in , and they will pick out the best for you if your nice to them lol

also they dont sell "baking potatoes" you just ask for big ones nor do they sell "mashing potatoes" or juicing oranges or carrots cut into funny shapes to entertain the kids >:( thank gawwwd

16011996

lol, carrots cut into funny shapes, i gotta say i never seen them.

filigree_2

My Gran used to live just off the Portobello Market in London - it's the area where they filmed Notting Hill. When I was a kid it wasn't nearly as posh as it is now. Floppy Hugh Grant types certainly wouldn't go there after dark ::) It was our local shopping street.

I remember shopping with her wicker basket on wheels - they don't seem to make them any more. She had a nylon shopping bag and she'd go to her favourite stall, hand over the bag and get all her veggies weighed straight into it. No wastage of endless little plastic bags.

Broken biscuits, day old cakes, bones for stock - we don't have them in the vocabulary now. Instead we have "reduced to clear" and BOGOF. Doesn't have the same ring to it somehow. I bet no-one under the age of 30 would understand the phrase "half day closing". I remember moving to a new area, you had to ask the neighbours when the local shops had half-days and what dairy delivered!

Aargh, nostalgia attacks... :-[

Lucie_2

Half day closing?? remember that?
What did we do before supermarkets were open all night & on Sundays?

I love my friendly local greengrocer - haven't bought supermarket fruit & veg for months. He has "proper" mucky carrots & always gives us things to taste. When I stand & look confused at the huge range of potatoes he asks me what I want them for & recommends the best. He doesn't mind if you spend £1 or £10. Actually spending £10 is quite difficult cos it's all so cheap.

Robert_Sterling_3

I came up with an idea yesterday  saved me a fortune and burned of  millions of calories as well  

If only!

Robert_Sterling_3

Sorry too early in the morning for spelling

I meant HOW did Granny shop for Christmas???/

If you spot that you have made a mis-spelling click on the Modify[/color] button and you can then correct the spelling and then nobody else will ever know.

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Robert_Sterling_3

My granny was born in 1873 and was married in 1899.
My father was born in 1899.

If you twist my arm I might tell you more.