Let's talk Woolworths Fruits

[zulucat]

Lol it's the exact same stuff as elsewhere.

That could very well be the case. But perhaps Woolies chooses better in terms of ripeness and they store their fruits under better conditions to ensure longevity and preserve the taste.

 

[redspark]

I like Woolies and their fruit and veggies.

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Their deli roost chicken is miles better than Nandos. I like my chicken chewy, if you know what I mean.
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[pinball wizard]

waffle

Where's the "other" option in the poll?

 

[ShaunSA]

/looks at all the apartheid supporters shopping at Woolies

 

[rh1]

I buy everything from Woolies. I have really tried to give other retailers a chance and in search of better prices but the products are not up to standard most of the time. It’s like using android after using an iPhone. Everything else pales in comparison.

Best fruits, I ever had were straight off the trees. Nowadays, people are no longer growing their own stuff, but when I was young, a lot of people had fruit trees.

 

[ShaunSA]

Best fruits, I ever had were straight off the trees. Nowadays, people are no longer growing their own stuff, but when I was young, a lot of people had fruit trees.

Life's like that. When you were young chicks had the best boobies. Nowadays you're just feeling up silicone

 

[pinball wizard]

/looks at all the apartheid supporters shopping at Woolies

Boycott woollies forever, amirite, @Pineapple Smurf ?

 

[NR7]

Lol it's the exact same stuff as elsewhere.

It's like someone telling themselves their Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is the same as an X5.

 

[ShaunSA]

It's like someone telling themselves their Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is the same as an X5.

Well it's a car

 

[backstreetboy]

It's like someone telling themselves their Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is the same as an X5.

That can't be the indicator light will work on the Chery.

 

[pinball wizard]

It's like someone telling themselves their Chery Tiggo 8 Pro is the same as an X5.

And the reality is the Tiggo is far, far superior.

 

[zoozi]

Woolies fruit is tops but you pay. I still feel they last longer than other store bought fruit.

Vegetables as well.

 

[pinball wizard]

Woolies fruit is tops but you pay. I still feel they last longer than other store bought fruit.

Don't you wonder about the chemicals is full of to make it last longer?

Fresh produce is supposed to go rotten, not last longer.

 

[Polymathic]

Don't you wonder about the chemicals is full of to make it last longer?

Fresh produce is supposed to go rotten, not last longer.

It isn't so much what chemicals they use on the fruit but what cultivar of a fruit WW actually carries, for example the WW Nectarines are about 20% bigger than the nectarines I get at the local spar and WW Nectarines have a seed that's 50% smaller. WW Nectarines are also a lot of juicier but they are absolutely bland when it comes to flavour comparatively.

 

[FiestaST]

Don't you wonder about the chemicals is full of to make it last longer?

Fresh produce is supposed to go rotten, not last longer.

Last longer within reason, I’m not saying last longer like 6 months.

Aka McD’s burgers that grow no mould.

 

[The_MAC]

Considering end up paying up to 4 - 5x the times more for fruit from Woolworths

That's not true..

Maybe some of the really out-of-season stuff

 

[Polymathic]

That's not true..

Maybe some of the really out-of-season stuff

I said "up to 4 to 5 times more"

It's usually when a specific fruit is in season locally that you see the vase difference in pricing for Fruit vs other retailers, in Durban, anyway

 

[The_MAC]

I said "up to 4 to 5 times more"

It's usually when a specific fruit is in season locally that you see the vase difference in pricing for Fruit vs other retailers, in Durban, anyway

Well, I wouldn't be paying up to 4-5 times more unless it cured some sort of disease, so that's a fringe case

If you look at apples, naartjies, strawberries, banana's (from the top of my head), they are inline with other retailers, maybe 10%-20% more

Grapes, mango's, those I have noticed to be considerably more.

 

[Harmonic]

I eat lots of pineapple because my wife says it's good for her

 

[pinball wizard]

Well, I wouldn't be paying up to 4-5 times more unless it cured some sort of disease, so that's a fringe case

If you look at apples, naartjies, strawberries, banana's (from the top of my head), they are inline with other retailers, maybe 10%-20% more

Grapes, mango's, those I have noticed to be considerably more.

10-20% is a ****ing lot.