Wexford strawberrys?

whisky_galore

What's the deal with all this selling at the side of the road out of vans?
Is it some kind of racket? Why don't they sell them to the supermarkets?

Say my name

To cut out the supermarkets.

This is it

They taste better from the side of the road, good n dirty.

So they can charge inflated prices for higher return. And pay the teenage vendor with acne a pittance.

enricoh

I know a big strawberry producer - the ones the supermarket wont accept get sold along the road.

hawkelady

Sure only two things ever come out of Wexford ...... strawberries & knackers !!!

And you don’t look much like a strawberry to me !
Boom 💥

corner of hells

whisky_galore wrote: »

What's the deal with all this selling at the side of the road out of vans?
Is it some kind of racket? Why don't they sell them to the supermarkets?

The strawberries are laced with LSD .
Try them, your journey will be much interesting.

Jamie2k9

Its like spuds sold on side of the road.

Much fresher than supermarkets and a good way to avoid the taxman!!

kingbhome

Do people actually buy of them. In all my years seeing them, I think I've only seen one car pulled over to them.

leonffrench

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So they can charge inflated prices for higher return. And pay the teenage vendor with acne a pittance.

Really? They are far cheaper from the side of the road than they are in the supermarket. And you're supporting a local business. And selling or picking strawberries is a right of passage here in Wexford that pays ok for young teenagers to have pocket money. It's a big tradition down here and I love seeing them every year and support as best I can by buying strawberries and new potatoes.

Markcheese

Plus some varieties suit direct sales better...
For a big Grower to pick, then pack, ship it to a distributor, who ships to a central distribution unit who ships it to a supermarket... Those have got to be tough strawberries,
Where as the man with the van can load his van in the field or at his farm, with strawberries picked ripe and ready to eat..

tayto lover

They’re not cheap.
Some sell them for more than the shops charge.

kneemos

kingbhome wrote: »

Do people actually buy of them. In all my years seeing them, I think I've only seen one car pulled over to them.

The one I pass every day always has someone stopped.

Frankie Cortese

whisky_galore wrote: »

What's the deal with all this selling at the side of the road out of vans?
Is it some kind of racket? Why don't they sell them to the supermarkets?

I’ve many a time seen a Pallas Foods van pull up next to a stall on the road coming into Adare in Limerick & hand over 4/5 cases of Strawberries to man with a sign ‘Wexford Strawberries’ for sake infront of his stall. They ain’t Wexford Strawberries coming out of the back of a Pallas foods can that I can assure you.

BorneTobyWilde

Seems to me they are 5 times the price on the road.

branie2

Selling strawberries to people who like strawberries

whisky_galore

I'm curious as to how does it pay to transport a van of product all the way from Wexford (allegedly) and then sit all day at the side of the road and repeat it all the next day.

fryup

sunny south east, conditions are perfect for strawberries down there

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BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

Seems to me they are 5 times the price on the road.

5 times? I know we all exaggerate a bit but you could at least exaggerate to something plausible like twice the price.

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branie2 wrote: »

Selling strawberries to people who like strawberries

Concrete business model.

kneemos

Wouldn't be hard to make fifty quid an hour. Adds up.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

branie2 wrote: »

Selling strawberries to people who like strawberries

You sum things up so well sometimes.

biko

They have been selling strawberries by the side of the road for yonks.
It's Irish culture dude.

tayto lover

branie2 wrote: »

Selling strawberries to people who like strawberries

They never seem to have any cream though.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

I mean seriously. I know it’s an angry time on the internet. What’s the deal with people selling strawberries on the road? Nothing.

I don’t think anybody is forcing you to stop and they wouldn’t be doing it if it didn’t make economic sense.

Cork Lass

Wouldn’t touch them. There’s a guy sells them near us. Spends the whole day there so I’d wonder where he goes to “use the facilities” and where does he wash his hands :eek:

Tammy!

A while ago I was with my dad and we stopped off to get some strawberries. The strawberries were 5 euro and potatoes, 9 euro.

He said "give me 2 of the strawberry punnets and ill get some potatoes but give them to me for 7 euro" rather than the 9 euro.

The guy selling them said "no Im not doing that' so then my dad said "ok, give me 2 of the strawberries for 4 euro each and I'll take the spuds for 9 then" and the fella selling them said 'alright fair enough'

Anyway I always buy them at the side of the road. They always taste must better.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Cork Lass wrote: »

Wouldn’t touch them. There’s a guy sells them near us. Spends the whole day there so I’d wonder where he goes to “use the facilities” and where does he wash his hands :eek:

I don’t think he then fondles all the strawberries though. They are in punnets.

Collie D

Cork Lass wrote: »

Wouldn’t touch them. There’s a guy sells them near us. Spends the whole day there so I’d wonder where he goes to “use the facilities” and where does he wash his hands :eek:

Probably goes to the same place as the lad who picks the supermarket ones.

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Cork Lass wrote: »

Wouldn’t touch them. There’s a guy sells them near us. Spends the whole day there so I’d wonder where he goes to “use the facilities” and where does he wash his hands :eek:

Good fertiliser

whisky_galore

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

I mean seriously. I know it’s an angry time on the internet. What’s the deal with people selling strawberries on the road? Nothing.

I don’t think anybody is forcing you to stop and they wouldn’t be doing it if it didn’t make economic sense.

Not angry, cool your own jets.

Other countries have roadside stalls with heaps of veg, here it's just strawberries and maybe spuds and that's it. Driving all the way from Wexford as far as tipp or cork with wexford strawberries seems odd to me.

Phileas Frog

Frankie Cortese wrote: »

I’ve many a time seen a Pallas Foods van pull up next to a stall on the road coming into Adare in Limerick & hand over 4/5 cases of Strawberries to man with a sign ‘Wexford Strawberries’ for sake infront of his stall. They ain’t Wexford Strawberries coming out of the back of a Pallas foods can that I can assure you.

And why wouldn't they be?

Cork Lass

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

I don’t thunk he then fondles all the strawberries though. They are in punnets.

But he definitely makes contact with them, even just putting them on the table etc and he handles your money too. I’m far from a clean freak but I can’t get my head around this.

blinding

Cork Lass wrote: »

Wouldn’t touch them. There’s a guy sells them near us. Spends the whole day there so I’d wonder where he goes to “use the facilities” and where does he wash his hands :eek:

So long as there is no salty cream on them sure they’ll be fine !;)

freshpopcorn

Don't they normally sell new potatoes?
They probably have a good enough profit on them going on the price of them.

Franz Von Peppercorn II

Cork Lass wrote: »

But he definitely makes contact with them, even just putting them on the table etc and he handles your money too. I’m far from a clean freak but I can’t get my head around this.

They are in boxes. Humans also touch stuff in supermarkets.

odyssey06

Whats the roadside price per kg versus supermarket?

Marcusm

Frankie Cortese wrote: »

I’ve many a time seen a Pallas Foods van pull up next to a stall on the road coming into Adare in Limerick & hand over 4/5 cases of Strawberries to man with a sign ‘Wexford Strawberries’ for sake infront of his stall. They ain’t Wexford Strawberries coming out of the back of a Pallas foods can that I can assure you.

Pallas is an area of north Wexford not far from Gorey!

ILoveYourVibes

whisky_galore wrote: »

What's the deal with all this selling at the side of the road out of vans?
Is it some kind of racket? Why don't they sell them to the supermarkets?

Its cheaper for us its making more of a margin for them!

Franz Von Peppercorn II

odyssey06 wrote: »

Whats the roadside price per kg versus supermarket?

This thread is very clear on that. It’s cheaper or 5 times as expensive, depending.

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Cork Lass wrote: »

But he definitely makes contact with them, even just putting them on the table etc and he handles your money too. I’m far from a clean freak but I can’t get my head around this.

Every coin and note you touch is covered in shyte. From the cashier that didn't wash their hands to the farmer paying for a pint after spreading slurry, money, and many other things, are covered in crap.

whisky_galore

Marcusm wrote: »

Pallas is an area of north Wexford not far from Gorey!

Pallas Foods are based in Newcastle West, Co Limerick.

blinding

This is it wrote: »

Every coin and note you touch is covered in shyte. From the cashier that didn't wash their hands to the farmer paying for a pint after spreading slurry, money, and many other things, are covered in crap.

Keeps Peoples Immune system on its Toes .

lab man

whisky_galore wrote:

Other countries have roadside stalls with heaps of veg, here it's just strawberries and maybe spuds and that's it. Driving all the way from Wexford as far as tipp or cork with wexford strawberries seems odd to me.

and clare

Cork Lass

This is it wrote: »

Every coin and note you touch is covered in shyte. From the cashier that didn't wash their hands to the farmer paying for a pint after spreading slurry, money, and many other things, are covered in crap.

Still wouldn’t buy stuff at the side of the road though.

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Cork Lass wrote: »

Still wouldn’t buy stuff at the side of the road though.

That's fair enough, I don't either, it was your questioning of hygiene I was getting at

kneemos

Everything is covered in poo. Strawberries are grown to n the stuff.

Darc19

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

Its like spuds sold on side of the road.

Much fresher than supermarkets and a good way to avoid the taxman!!

No vat on fresh food, and the kids hardly earn enough money to go over the earnings threshold.

No license required to trade either, can only operate May to Sept, strictly restricted to growers themselves and strictly limited perishable fruit and veg too.

Hardly the easiest way to earn money, but you'd regularly see a couple of dozen boxes in the morning and hardly any left in the evening at some of the popular stops.

Darc19

kneemos wrote: »

Everything is covered in poo. Strawberries are grown to n the stuff.

I thought that was mushrooms?

odyssey06

Darc19 wrote: »

I thought that was mushrooms?

I thought it was on Mars!

Blueshoe

I buy them regularly. Normally 2 sealed boxes for a fiver. They taste much better than the supermarket ones and tend to be bigger too.

Very nice.