Oh Do You Know the Beverage Man?

My new Swedish neighbor, Ulf, has hooked me up! Ulf is new to the neighborhood but introduced me to a great connection he had from his former neighborhood. Every Thursday, Jan the Beverage Guy, comes to our neighborhood selling a van full of any liquid you can think of plus some paper products. And if he doesn't have it in his van, I just need to give him my request and he'll bring it next week. He calls me on Thursday morning to confirm my beverage needs and then delivers it INTO MY HOUSE around noon for NO CHARGE! This is quite a find since we buy a lot of 1.5L bottles of water in quantities of 12+ each week. Lugging all of that water and a toddler away from the grocery store can be not so fun. Jan admits that his prices per bottle are slightly higher than the grocery store. Usually 2 or 3 crowns per bottle -- which amounts to about 10 cents! Yeh, I think we'll keep Jan comin' (along with his orange juice, and Coke Light, and jemne perliva (water with light bubbles).

And if we're ever so inclined to venture out and try some flavored water with grapefruit, lemon, or black currants or maybe even some pear juice, I am quite confident that Jan will save the day!