Do you buy the £1 fruit punnets....

dizziblonde

No, purely because I won't shop at our local greengrocer until he stops blocking 3/4 of the pavement with his endless fruit stands and the multitude of signs he keeps sticking out there to plug his mates' businesses. He's really taken it to ridiculous levels lately and it's becoming really arkward to get past with pushchairs and mobility scooters - so I'm boycotting.

lostinrates

Perryl wrote: »

I used to work on a fruit and veg stall, the bits we put into the £1 bowls were bits that were not always as fresh as the main contents of the stall, so personally I wouldn't be picking those as I knew they wouldn't have as long a shelf life.

I love our green grocer and miss market stalls, but tbh, I always felt the decision to buy for. Them was also a decision to shop 3 times a week really. Fresh saladings and soft fruits taste better from our green grocers but have a shorter life.

lily76

Going to buy groceries in the market you need a bit of luck to be honest.

Sometimes you do get things same priced as supermarkets but even worst quality. However, in summer time, this chance is much reduced. I like buying radish from my local market because they are with their leaves and more fresh. I once bought the"best celery in Europe"from a local shop which indeed was really good and impressive.

As for fruits I still prefer supermarket.

peachyprice

thriftymanc wrote: »

Well, we all know alcohol's good for sterilising things. I think I'll stick to my fruit in the form of a delicious strawberry beer instead. Hopefully no snotty dusty coughy poo germs in there.

Of course there are, they're just fermented snotty dusty coughy poo germs:D