I’m not the first person, nor the last, to talk about the ways of acquiring mangoes in NYC.

Once upon a time, I waited in the NYC summer heat for mangoes to arrive in the back of an unmarked white van. Unspecific build, plate, time.

People showed up enthusiastically… then dropped like flies as the time kept ticking by with no appearance.

“20 more minutes, stuck in traffic“

“Still 15 minutes away“, said the green box in WhatsApp

Eventually, the van showed up, and everyone emerged from their cocoons to grab their prepaid boxes.

$5 per individual mango.

Worth. It.