Shoutout to the guy at the Ballston farmers market who saved me $40 on tomatoes
I was about to buy a big box of tomatoes from a stand last Saturday when this older guy next to me quietly said the stand across the way sells the same ones for half the price. He was right, and I've been going to his recommended stand off and on for weeks now. Anyone else got a market vendor they trust more than the fancy signs?
That guy at Ballston sounds like the kind of market neighbor everyone hopes for, since a quiet tip like that can change how you shop for a whole season. I had a similar thing happen at the Del Ray market when a woman pointed me to the smaller egg stand behind the main row, and I never went back to the pricey one. It is funny how the best deals come from people who just want to help, not from the biggest signs.