The Power of Less

Ilan and I have been experimenting with Fresh Direct.

Delivery Guy: Where do you want the boxes?
Me: (Excited) Put them on the island, I guess? (Inside: I had no idea you offered this level of service!!!)
Delivery Guy: No problem -- whoa, it smells good in here!
Ilan: Yeah, this is our first time ordering from Fresh Direct; do you have any tips?
Delivery Guy: What? Oh, yeah, I accept tips.

Needless to say, it took some maneuvering to get out of this pickle (IRL it was me who asked if he had any tips -- you run out of things to talk about!).

Anyway, buying groceries is a balancing act:

1. You want to buy a lot at once so you don't have to transact as frequently
2. You can't buy so much that it will rot before being consumed
   

Of course the latter depends on how good the grocery is -- red cabbage goes bad more slowly than avocados, but it's also consumed more slowly and so you can buy about the same amount of each.

There are only a few groceries that are both tasty enough and last long enough to buy in enough quantity that it's worth the pain in the ass. Here they are:

• Jumbo carrots
• Pickles
• Apples
• Grapes (to freeze -- these are only necessary if you're planning on caddying or having sex and want to eat them afterwards)