DOLLAR STORE FOR PRODUCE.


so you guys, i am like totally still on a natural high from saturday- my report on visiting the haymarket is ready to burst forth-- are you ready?

haymarket: an outdoor market open on friday's and saturday's. located just outside government center in the heart of downtown boston. some would call it a farmer's market with attitude. i call it the dollar store for produce!

i am a self-proclaimed save-a-buck-junky. an outfit that is cute becomes 8 times more cute when you buy it on sale. the dollar store is my favorite place to wander around in... looking for really cool deals on ANYTHING. anything for free is a good anything... that's my motto!

how much is it? A DOLLAR YOU SAY?!?! I'LL TAKE IT!

so i am poor. yeah yeah i know you've been listening to me complain. but when one is poor, one must think outside the lunch box and find really cheap a@@ ways of feeding oneself. so i decided to make my favorite chicken veggie soup, in bulk, and eat that every day for lunch. and where can i go to get my ingredients at a steal of a deal???

you guessed it- THE HAYMARKET!!!

so sat morning my new roomie and i ventured out, cash and bags at the ready. we walked up and down, perusing the merchandise, squealing at the low costs and hungrily grabbing at the wares i had purchased.

so check this. here's what i got (all but one item was needed for my soup/meals):

5 sweet naval oranges
5 cloves garlic (came in a 5 pack- good thing it keeps)
1 large celery stalk
(1) 2 pound bag of already made salad mix
(1) 3 pound bag HUGE carrots

LOADS of food! LOADS!

and would anyone care to guess how much i paid for all of this amazing fruitage?

$6.00

i know! i am still freaking out about it! why would i EVER buy produce anywhere else? really? i can't understand why i haven't been doing this every week.

so dudes. hit me up baby! i will brave the cold on an early, sleepless saturday morning. i will get shouted at by the noisy bostonians who will say anything to get me to stop and purchase their wares. I WILL get pushed over by the little asian woman who thought i was in her way at getting to the avocados that were before me!

WHY?

because i'm cheap. and so is the HAYMARKET!