Frugal Food Shopping and Cost Comparisons

Those of you who have followed my blog for a long time know that I make a good effort to live frugally and find a bargain for virtually everything. In this new year I am experimenting with going farther afield (on public transit) to buy good quality food rather than just my local grocer. Last week I shopped at a place called Young Bros. Produce which is across town on the way to the University of British Columbia. It was recommended by a neighbour in one our hallway chats. As it happens I have shopped here a few times before but it's been many years since I was last there and I did not know the store by name. The photo below will show my produce haul. It cost $24 Canadian ($18 US, $27.50 Australian, 16.80 € , 2026 Japanese Yen and 1840 Kenyan shillings). I found the prices to be quite low compared to most other places in the city and the produce is fresh. All of this produce would cost two or two and half times more if I bought it at my local grocer. The downsides are