Produce Heaven

Not lying, something people probably don't know about me is I don't like shopping, unless it's for food 😂. I used to coupon until it became a weird addiction. I would buy things that I would rarely use. After I had a stock pile that needed its own room, that's when my husband told me, "You know, you can save more money by not spending money especially on things we don't need or use." Did I go through withdrawals or what after that?! I was addicted to and had more gratification in seeing just how much money I had saved rather than the products I had just purchased. If you have an addiction, please call a crisis center because I would probably just encourage you to keep going just so I can live curiously through you. 

So I found a new addiction (it's a controlled one this time 😉), it's called Produce Junction. They have something else other than produce in the store; they have --> plants <-- ! I love gardening as well so when I'm in this store I feel like a guy who goes into Home Depot. Actually that's a bad analogy because I like hardware stores too. You get the point though, I hope. 

So when you walk in, this is what you would see :

This was just a part of it. I didn't take any other picture because I was distracted by all the wonderful prices around me lol. The store is not that big but I can spend a lot of time walking around and looking at the produce and plants. Everything is from local farms and as I mentioned in my post from yesterday, they sell in bulk. I bought a 5lb. bag of red potatoes for $2.00! This is my recovery center from my previous addiction of couponing. 

So here is what I came home with today :

I purchased all of this for less than $20.00. I seedless watermelon, blueberries, Fuji apples, kiwi, red potatoes, celery, romaine lettuce, baby carrots, and cilantro. I wanted to look around for plants but I had to get home to feed my family lunch. 

For those who live in Southern New Jersey Shore and know of a better and/or cheaper place than the one I have found, please share and tell me so I can check it out. 

Until next time,
- Jen