It’s not on a corner but it is the local corner store
and as the chalkboard says, Thirroul’s Fruit and Deli is ‘Under New Management.’
and as the chalkboard says, Thirroul’s Fruit and Deli is ‘Under New Management.’
A West Wollongong couple are the new faces of the old favourite on the southern side of the line, which changed
hands just weeks ago.
hands just weeks ago.
New owners Denise and
Danny say they stumbled across the Garden Fresh Fruit Market and Delicatessen when they were looking for a life-change. And you probably couldn’t get more of a change.
Danny say they stumbled across the Garden Fresh Fruit Market and Delicatessen when they were looking for a life-change. And you probably couldn’t get more of a change.
“Danny
had been a bus driver for a long time when we came across Garden Fresh,” says Denise.
had been a bus driver for a long time when we came across Garden Fresh,” says Denise.
She says the
hours can be tough because the community expects you to be open early mornings, late nights and weekends.
hours can be tough because the community expects you to be open early mornings, late nights and weekends.
And are
they finding it hard?
they finding it hard?
“It’s different that’s for sure, but everyone has been really nice and
welcoming. You couldn’t ask for more in that respect,” she says.
welcoming. You couldn’t ask for more in that respect,” she says.
“We
don’t work the same hours as the previous owners but we’ve made sure we’ve got
our new hours on the door to keep everyone up-to-date.”
don’t work the same hours as the previous owners but we’ve made sure we’ve got
our new hours on the door to keep everyone up-to-date.”
Garden
Fresh is your typical corner store harking back to your childhood days, with
fresh fruit and veg, milk, bread, ham and eggs.
All those last minute staples you need when you realise the cupboard is
bare.
Fresh is your typical corner store harking back to your childhood days, with
fresh fruit and veg, milk, bread, ham and eggs.
All those last minute staples you need when you realise the cupboard is
bare.
But Denise says as well as basic groceries, a corner store brings something special to a community.
“It’s
a sense of connection,” she says. “You might run into a friend, and you can pick up your bits and
pieces without going into the big stores. It’s a matter of convenience.”
a sense of connection,” she says. “You might run into a friend, and you can pick up your bits and
pieces without going into the big stores. It’s a matter of convenience.”
There is certainly something to be said for shopping in the smaller stores. After all, you can’t beat parking
right out the front and taking five steps inside to get what you need!
right out the front and taking five steps inside to get what you need!
Thanks to Nicky Way +Nicky Way @nickywaywrites
