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'I ordered a £25 box from Bury Market and thought it was better than Tesco'
01.04.2023 - 06:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Whether you live in Bury or not, you'll have no doubt heard of its world famous market.
If you don't live anywhere near the place, however, chances are it's not somewhere that would feature in your weekly shop.
But for some that's all changed - since Pete's Fruit and Veg stall started delivering, right across Greater Manchester, free of charge.
It started selling £25 boxes to customers towards the end of the pandemic and now - with customers looking for alternative ways to shop amid the cost of living crisis - the company shifts around 100 every single week.
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Having heard how popular they've become, with customers praising both the quantity and quality of stock, I decided to get one on order.
The process couldn't be simpler. You can just message the Facebook page or send a text message to book a delivery and specific areas of Greater Manchester are covered on different days.
My patch, in Wigan, is covered on Tuesdays and I was told it would be coming between 9.30am and noon, which it did.
You get a selection of fruit and veg, which changes each month and it all comes from Manchester's Smithfield Market, in Openshaw, where Pete Whelan Jr, who took over the stall from dad Pete Snr, collects his stock daily at 3am. A couple of Cheshire farmers supply him with stock too.
My box was brimming with bananas, blueberries, pineapple, tomatoes, potatoes - you name it - there's been none of the shortages seen by the supermarkets.
The plums, pineapple and spring cabbage are probably the biggest and freshest I've ever seen. And, in my opinion, all of it more impressive than the fruit and veg I'd typically buy from Tesco, or any other
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