Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Shock Report: Green Grocers opens on Tonbridge High Street....

What's this? Surely it can't be! It is you know. It's a green grocers shop. Remember them. They used to be everywhere. They were the shops where you'd get your fruit and veg from before Asda and Tesco started to take over the world. Well someone, Bishops of Tonbridge, has had the guts to give it a go, taking on a shop which I happen to know will be costing them about £25,000 a year in rent alone. They are going to have to sell an awful lot of cabbages and apples to pay for that. That is for sure. Good luck to them. They are going to need your help too, without wishing to preach and sound like Jamie Oliver, stop going for the easy option of buying shiney looking (but often tasteless) fruit and veg from Sainsbury's and Somerfield and make the effort to support this business (apologies if you already do!) It's all too convenient to only go to one shop, but it has to be worth the effort when they source top quality, tasty food and they actually talk to you when you're paying. They serve you, instead of just taking your money and there is a big difference. What next a High Street butchers shop? Any takers?...

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