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Australia's 'most handsome grocer' sets hearts racing as women swoon over more than just his incredibly cheap fruits and vegetables
A fruit and vegetable store famous for its low prices has grabbed attention for a completely different reason, with women swooning over the handsome grocer.
Skippy's Fresh Frootz at Victoria Point in Redland City, south-east of Brisbane, has become a viral sensation partly due to its crazy offers, such as five cent lemons.
The greengrocer was started by Sam Eletri and his friend Chris Tonks-Foote back in 2018, while Mr Eletri's son Elijah Etri promotes the special deals on TikTok.
Elijah appears to have given customers another reason to visit the fruit and vegetable store, with women falling head over heels in love with him.
'Ladies, can we all agree we're not going to Skippy's for the prices?' one said.
'Dude I'm 100 per cent sure everyone is going to Skippy's for the views not the prices,' another added.
'Oh hun, can you skip over me a couple of times? Here, Skippy,' a third said.
'God, he's handsome,' a fourth chimed in.
One said she was happy for Elijah to have his 'way with me' while another joked they would gladly pay 'full price for Big Skip'.
Loyal fans also noted in the latest video that Elijah appeared to be working out.
'Skippy's arms are getting bigger. Skippy's been working out,' one wrote.
'My short king,' a second said.
In the latest video, the Adonis of the Aisle spruiked cauliflowers as big as his head for $1.99 as well as avocados for 99c, 1kg of onions for 99c and dozens of other fresh fruits and vegetables for a fraction of the prices seen at Coles and Woolworths.
'Prices you've never seen the supermarket - and you never will - happen here almost weekly at Skippy's Fresh Frootz,' he said.
Skippy's Fresh Frootz has been gaining traction online since the company started posting videos in 2023, partly to expose the supermarket giants during the cost-of-living crisis.
In one clip watched more than 2.3million times, Elijah promoted watermelon for just 9c a kilo, a fraction of the cost seen at major supermarkets.
Elijah encouraged other Aussies to support local by shopping at independent stores.
'We aren't the only ones being competitive,' he said.
'Our prices are a bit more drastic, but other independent grocers are selling produce for cheap too.
'Aussies need to break away from convenience to challenge these major supermarkets doing the wrong thing.
'If more Aussies do that then more local business will open or thrive, and the major supermarkets will realise they can't get away with everything.'
Perth to Sydney have pleaded with the company to expand to other states.
