Price of fruit & Veg in supermarkets!!

fruit & veg

Yes, the Beaumont centre and the "Beaumont drive in centre" is the same place.

I think the place is great, not just for the fruit & veg but also for fresh fish and the hot deli section.

I would recommend that you go in the morning time especially on a Saturday as it can get very busy and you will have a better choice.

re: Convenience or laziness.

Hi Schnaek,

A very good point!

I live in Douglas, Cork and there are two Fruit&Veg stores within metres of our local Tesco. Even though prices are considerably cheaper at these two Fruit&Veg stores, most people seem to buy their fruit and veg in Tesco! And then these same people whinge about prices in Ireland and how much cheaper things are abroad!!!

punter2005

re: Convenience or laziness.

Just wandering around town this aternoon and another couple of places that might be worth checking for fruit & veg are the stalls in Camden Street and Thomas Street. Seemed like some good fare reasonably priced in the latter anyway.

Re: re: Convenience or laziness.

Northside, there's a fruit-n-veg place in blanchardstown about 500 yds beyond Superquinn on the right going out towards the Blanch centre. Not super cheap but good stuff. Also i find Lidl very good - much cheaper than dunnes/tesco and impeccably clean.

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> here's a fruit-n-veg place in blanchardstown about 500 yds beyond Superquinn on the right going out towards the Blanch centre.

Justin's?

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Hi
I totally understand where you are coming from
I used to buy all my stuff from Mr. Quinn for the Quality
then the Germans because of the prices
( we would often spend about Eur30 - 50 a week)
I was fed up not able to get the quality without having to leave my pay cheque at the door!
Anyway to make a long story painful
I had to give up work for personal reasons
but still needed to bring in some money
so I started up doing a Fruit & veg. delivery service in the Dublin 24/16/12/6w areas
People Email me or phone me by a Wednesday night
and i go to market on a Thursday
Deliver that afternoon or Friday morning so it's at its freshest.
So far so good mainly word of mouth recommendations.
Everybody has commented on the quality, compared to what they normally had to pay for, and the savings.
Looks like you need something on the Northside too!!

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I also find it very hard to get decent quality fruit and veg. Even Superquinn lately seems to not have great quality.

I have taken to going to the organic food market in Temple Bar on Saturday mornings. Quality is very good, but mega prices.

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Or the Dublin Food Co-Op in the Resource Centre in Pearse Street.

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I grow my own greens in boxes in my bay windows and it reduces the bill a little.
I grow Lettuce, spinach, kale, basil and sprout lots of fresh greens.
It means that you know that there are no additives and because you pick it just before you eat it you get more nutrients.
It is easy and it helps.