As always, cross posted at lfar.ca

Back in the old days when I used to live in New York (i.e., last week) the biggest thing I missed about Southern Ontario was grocery stores. I believe this post(http://randomaccessbabble.com/2007/02/on-inadequacy-of-new-york-city-grocery.html) by Brianna shouts out enough to all the wonder of aisles wide enough for 3 carts, and piles of apples so large you wonder if the ones at the bottom ever get bought. I miss that decadence.

Everybody always says its soooo expensive to live in New York. My thoughts on that were always that yeah, rent is rather steep, but, settle down.

I just got back from grocery shopping. My first grocery shopping trip since returning to Waterloo.

HOLY COW.

EVERYTHING WAS SO CHEAP. Right at the front were peaches for a really good price so I was filling a bag with them until I noticed royal gala apples at 79 cents a lb (I've been paying like 1.50 all summer) so I start stocking my cart with them until I notice broccoli is only 75cents (instead of the 1.99 of NY). My eyes are now darting all over the place. Then I catch sight of the red peppers. 67 cents per lb! I've raaaarely seen them for under 2.49. That is 3.7 times more. I could buy almost 4 for the price of 1 in New York!

As I gaped at these savings, I suddenly realized I was the only one with such excitement. I wanted to tap the nearest person in the produce section and say "EXCUSE ME I NOTICED YOU HAVEN'T FILLED EIGHT CARTS WITH RED PEPPERS. IS THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED HOW CHEAP THEY ARE? BECAUSE SERIOUSLY!"

And that was just produce. I started getting light headed in the cereal aisle. Luckily the price of milk kept me grounded. How could it be more expensive? OH because different volumes! Quarts vs Litres! We win after all! AND HELLO LOOK AT FROZEN ENTRES! THESE ARE SO CHEAP I WILL BUY YOU ONE. MISS, YOO HOO, YEAH, YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE THESE FOR YOU SINCE YOU SEEM NOT TO NOTICE THEM OR SOMETHING. BECAUSE IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT YOU WOULD SEE THIS PRICE AND WALK ON BY.

However. I then spent like fifty dollars and had to bike back. Rats. Next time- when I have a car. You better watch out! I'll buy enough to ship out to all my New York friends! Because holy cow!