This is the only way I can assess this market so far. According to Lukashenko, the market was created as an alternative to Komarovsky, but so far it has turned out to be something like a food hypermarket. Komarovka is, as they say, already a salted place with its own customs, "culture", active and talkative sellers. Yes, Komarovka does not have such modern equipment and cleanliness, but there are goods from all over Belarus, there is a real bidding process, a struggle for a buyer. Roughly speaking, I can say this, no matter how many modern hypermarkets are built, but Odessa import will remain Odessa import. So there is no substitute for Komarovka for Minsk residents. Valerianovo should become Valerianovo, not the first or second Komarovka. So far, this market is only at the beginning of the road. Prices and assortment are still much inferior to Komarovka.
We went to take a closer look, we took a closer look)
They came out with packages of meat, spices and some handmade products.
The whole market was not bypassed, but it was enough to remain satisfied.
There is a reason to stop by again)
It's expensive, it's a show-off, it's farm stuff. As everywhere, there are not grandmothers from their garden, but resellers from wholesale bases. Prices are inflated due to rental prices, an attempt to make a civilized place of trade, in my opinion, is a failure at an inconvenient location, it is difficult to get there and for a long time, prices are not low, the assortment does not differ from other points in the city. Therefore, this place is useless for me.
The second "Komarovsky market"! It's a little empty for retail outlets. Prices are slightly higher than in stores. The choice of goods is the same as everywhere else. If only you go home and look here for nuts and dried fruits at Smakata. I wouldn't go just like that.
Valeryanovo will continue to disappoint me. I bought vegetables, they turned out to be tasteless. The prices are high. The rows are half-empty on Wednesday. Who was it built for? It's not clear. Vitalur has become a better place in this mall. But there was no regular loaf in the store!!! People! Ow! What are you doing?! Can't order loaves!??? This is ridiculous. I left a receipt at the checkout, and I had to go to another store in Minsk to get a loaf!!!!! Tin!
We arrived on the working day of the market, and there .....almost empty. Honestly, we didn't quite understand. The work of the market is uniform, but there are no people at the counters at all. Of course, we bought products, but only from what was on sale.