I bought this big bag of vegetables for under R80

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I bought this big bag of vegetables for under R80 from a small online store

I ordered a big bag of vegetables from a small online retailer which supports local farmers, artisans, and small businesses - and found it was much cheaper than Checkers.

 

[Thor]

Nationwide?

 

[bwana]

If you are, however, the type of person who can plan their meal preparations ahead of time, you could save hundreds of rand per month by using WeHub rather than a conventional grocery outlet for specific foods.

I wish. We seem to fly by the seats of our pants when it comes to meal planning.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Nationwide?

WeHub’s name stems from its network of collection hubs in Gauteng – similar to Takealot’s pickup points – where shoppers can pick up their orders.


Alternatively, deliveries can be made directly to the shopper’s home address or office in Gauteng.

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[ToxicBunny]

I wish. We seem to fly by the seats of our pants when it comes to meal planning.

Yeah, join the club.

I tried to do the meal planning thing and it actually became a bit of a headache to manage and my volume of food waste went up a little bit.

 

[ajan]

Who the hell still eats vegetables and fruit?

 

[PhireSide]

Yeah, join the club.

I tried to do the meal planning thing and it actually became a bit of a headache to manage and my volume of food waste went up a little bit.

What also doesn't help is that nowadays veggies don't seem to last.

We have to do a store run 2 - 3 times a week because the veggies you buy on a Monday and put into the fridge are normally starting to wilt by the Wednesday already

 

[ToxicBunny]

What also doesn't help is that nowadays veggies don't seem to last.

We have to do a store run 2 - 3 times a week because the veggies you buy on a Monday and put into the fridge are normally starting to wilt by the Wednesday already

That is actually the only bit of "meal planning" I do these days actually.

The lazy dinner option is the Woolies prepacked veggies... they last a week generally, so I buy 4 of them and then I really only have to worry about the meat portion of dinner when it comes time to cook.

 

[Polymathic]

This is what MyBB considers a massive amount of vegetables.

I don't know how it is on Highveld but down on the coast family owned vegetables stores are much cheaper than Supermarket and the food lasts way longer.

I'd probably be able to get all those veg at a much cheaper price with free delivery from my local green grocer. And easily double that amount from an Oxford or Housewives Market.

Suppose this is one of the benefits of living in a subtropical climate where you can grow almost all veg year round.

 

[JohnStarr]

What also doesn't help is that nowadays veggies don't seem to last.

We have to do a store run 2 - 3 times a week because the veggies you buy on a Monday and put into the fridge are normally starting to wilt by the Wednesday already

Yep, across all the major stores. Only mielies seem to be decent at this stage.

 

[Napalm2880]

This is what MyBB considers a massive amount of vegetables.

That is a MASSIVE amount of plastic.

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

What also doesn't help is that nowadays veggies don't seem to last.

We have to do a store run 2 - 3 times a week because the veggies you buy on a Monday and put into the fridge are normally starting to wilt by the Wednesday already

Blanche and freeze?

 

[JohnStarr]

Yeah, that's not much for R80 if their pricing rivals Checkers. Now if it was cheaper it would be more newsworthy. Seems like they're trying to make as big a cut as possible.

 

[PhireSide]

Blanche and freeze?

I might need to, at this stage. Or rather opt to find local sellers and stay away from the retailers which I am sure are the cause of the issue

 

[Napalm2880]

We have to do a store run 2 - 3 times a week because the veggies you buy on a Monday and put into the fridge are normally starting to wilt by the Wednesday already

I'd love to know what the delay is between harvest till it lands in your fridge. I can only imagine that it spends a large amount of time sitting in a retailer warehouse

When I visited Southeast Asia a few years ago I was amazed at all the fresh produce markets. The majority of their produce goes straight from farm to cooking pot on the same day. It's easily accessible and there's no need for refrigeration.

 

[Fox1]

Problem is comparing to Checkers but nor Food Lovers where I found veg to be cheaper but the cheapest being my local Spar.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

Who the hell still eats vegetables and fruit?

People who do not think a questions/statement like yours, is somehow cool and edgy...

 

[Binary_Bark]

Not a bad site, not in Durban yet though

 

[Nerfherder]

I'll post a pic of the veg boxes we get from the farms for comparison. You can definitely get more when you go direct to the farm.

My only concern here is the amount of plastic. One of the benefits of getting direct like this is that you avoid all the packaging and crap.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Not a bad site, but their pricing is not what I would call fantastic really.

As others have said, can get veggies much much cheaper in the Durban area if you hunt around a bit to find the right farmer/farm group who sells direct to the public.