The Honesty Box
Travel around NZ for any length of time and you are bound to see the “Honesty Box”. This is where someone arranges his or her wares for you to peruse and buy. The wares are normally home grown fruit, vegies and eggs although I have seen pots of honey and jam and even the odd bit of lace or crochet. The items are usually priced up and you leave your money in a box. Occasionally the items for sale are not so delightful – pony poo for your roses is a standard offering. Usually the price for pony poo is a gold coin ($1 0r $2)
This weekend we were driving through the mountains behind Kapiti on our way to pick Miss up from her first Brownie camp. A local farmer was advertising an Honesty Box shop on the roadside so we did a wee detour. Have to say it was one of the best honesty box shops we’d ever seen. We bought raspberries, tomatoes, apples and a dozen eggs all for $10. We’d have bought more but we were out of cash as they had also included home baking items like savoury scones, fruit dipping sauces, There were bunches of watercress and salad greens in a small trough of water, freshly dug spuds and jars upon jars of homemade jams, honey and pickles. This honesty box was located only 30k from the capital city. I’m glad to see this bit of Kiwiana still alive and well. Long make it continue
This weekend we were driving through the mountains behind Kapiti on our way to pick Miss up from her first Brownie camp. A local farmer was advertising an Honesty Box shop on the roadside so we did a wee detour. Have to say it was one of the best honesty box shops we’d ever seen. We bought raspberries, tomatoes, apples and a dozen eggs all for $10. We’d have bought more but we were out of cash as they had also included home baking items like savoury scones, fruit dipping sauces, There were bunches of watercress and salad greens in a small trough of water, freshly dug spuds and jars upon jars of homemade jams, honey and pickles. This honesty box was located only 30k from the capital city. I’m glad to see this bit of Kiwiana still alive and well. Long make it continue
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