I read on Reddit that Mr. Piña on Havemeyer closed. I walked by and saw like 5 people just staring at the empty storefront wondering what to do. There was also cheap produce there.
There are other Mr. stores around and the closest one in Greenpoint probably isn't farther than Mr. Piña was, but I liked it because it was convenient for my citibike points and my trips to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
I am going to Mexico soon and I don't want things to go bad, so I shouldn't go buy things even though I want to. I bought 5 kirby cucumbers ($1), 2 zucchini ($1), and a bag of grapes ($1) yesterday. I'm also trying to eat healthier. But then at night, friends brought over beer and potato chips so shopping healthier doesn't even work.
In Mexico, I probably won't buy groceries. Last time I went to a store and bought a bottle of Clamato because I love that stuff. I didn't like the lid on the bottle though. It was hard to screw back on.
I previously wrote a guide to shopping at Whole Foods because it's cheap for some things. Later, I bought a big basil plant. Here is an updated guide.
I went to Whole Foods today because Chase Freedom's 5% back on groceries quarter ends next week and I wanted to buy 3 liters of olive oil. I got both extra firm and silken tofu because it's $1.79 for organic (they don't have non-organic). Tofu is at minimum $2.50 everywhere else. I got frozen spinach for $1.79 because it's usually $2 elsewhere. Food Bazaar was supposed to have 2 lbs for $2.50 this week but they were out of everything. I also got arborio rice for $3. I don't know if that is a good price.
