Years ago, when I was maybe 10 or 12, a local Berry Farm used to put an ad in the paper saying "come pick your own $0.25 a box". Maybe that was similar to a punnet. What we picked were called Arkansas berries, , quite small, but delicious.
Then for years, grocery stores carried big beautiful strawberries that had very little flavor. The last couple of years my local store has had 'specials' offering "buy two, get one free" for $5.99. There is no way that I, living alone now, can finish three plastic 1 lb. boxes. Because they had somehow bred those larger ones to taste better, I will buy an occasional container to cut up on my morning cereal..... and, do like Charmion says up above and dip them in sugar.
   Now if I had a source for authentic home-baked shortcake, (I am NOT a baker), those grocery store sales might appeal to me.