my 25 cent. mines.

I know we’re in a recession. I know the economy has tanked. I know that people have lost their homes. I know that eating out Is a luxury, shoot, even getting a nearly $5 Starbucks drink can almost be considered a frivolous spend. Somehow I’ve managed to still buy the things I love like my teas well they don’t cost that much. But, I still get my yogurt granola’s from next door, I still buy out during the week, I still manage to enjoy great fish dinners – be it salmon or trout or something other wildly caught sea creature. However, don’t ask me what bill was paid on time or not. Just know that they were paid, well most of them.

But, today I went down to BAM to get tickets for a friend and I to Alvin Ailey. Exciting, right? Yes! Now, I was a little hungry for a snack. I decided to go healthy and stopped by the street fruit cards. I usually just get fruit with a cover on it – like a banana. Its my opportunity to get an on-the-go snack without being super expensive. Like, when I stop by the local bodega they actually weigh the banana. And, that costs a whole lot more. I mean do we really have to weigh a banana, people. I remember a time when I’d go into a local little store and it was just 25 or cents. Now, if we were at an actual grocery store, weigh me and all my produce. But, I’m also expecting a high quality of fruits and veggies, but c’mon at a street cart I’m not expecting a whole lot.

So, I walk up to the cart and the Indian looking man there and eyed his yellow bananas. Great! Fresh and not bruised just how I like it. Cuz, I hate a bruised, borderline saggy banana. So, not cool! So, I picked out 2 bananas at 25 cents each or 3 for $1.oo and then a peach. Now, I don’t remember how much each individual piece was but the total he quoted me was $1.50. I handed him $2.00 and then the exchange went like this.

 “Take another banana.”  

 “I don’t want 3 bananas, I only want 2.”

“$1.50”

 $1.50? For this?

$1.50 for three and peach.

No, I only want 2.

Then he feigned kindness, and reluctantly changed my $2 dollars with a return of 75 cents instead of the 50 cents he was trying to give me. The audacity! I get it, you trying to get your sales hustle on too, but don’t try to work an extra 25 cents outta me, that’s my 25 cents if its only 1/32 of what it cost for me to get a soy latte from Starbucks.