Grocery Shopping in Zimbabwe

[@Faridbuza]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us and the world. We always watch your videos about Zimbabwe. You may not realise this but they are also important resource for geography lessons for school learners, especially here in the UK 🇬🇧 We're tired of the negative and demonisation of countries like Zimbabwe and its peoples. This humanises. Every country on earth has its own problems. We've had serious economic, social and political problems here in the UK in recent years, we expect things to get worse, but you'd never hear about them. It's important to showcase and celebrate the good and positive of African countries, especially of countries and peoples who have historically and constantly been demonised internationally like the people of Zimbabwe. Thank you for sharing the love .

[@tari2073]

Wow, well said Ousman! Most times it's all negative stories being peddled out. Despite the economic conditions, there's a lot of positives in Zimbabwe. Thank you for having your eyes open to the truth.

[@shelikays5120]

I agree

[@shamisomakuvaro9393]

Wow powerful enough respect and much love to you.

[@ad5772]

Most people who were privileged in zimbabwe. Went to the UK because of access to privilege , faced a lil racism, then all of a sudden they think Zimbabwe is rosy. That's the problem with some diasporians. They think it's all okay for the majority to live in the stone age because it's their way of life. Yet they won't last a year in zimbabwe. Especially without the pedestal of privilege. Fucking nonsense

[@timmurphy5541]

The prices are pretty extreme. When I left 78 dollars would probably have bought the same things 5-10x. If you want to step outside your comfort zone you could try boerewors. Biltong is worth a try but it should be dry in Zim. We used to have excellent chicken, dry cured bacon and steak. Now, I have no idea. I miss Zimbabwean branflakes which seem so much better to me than the Western cardboard flavoured ones. :)

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Tim Murphy I love boerewors! Biltong is nice as well I like the chili flavor! Sad how high the prices have gone

[@rojamillerover]

The prices are in RTGS not US dollars so that's why they look super extreme.l think she should have explained that.

[@LeawithoutBorders]

nana kazondo $78 is in USD! I did explain the rtgs total

[@Boomslang1]

The vienna sausages of old Zimbabwe were sooo tasty, the stuff they sell now is repugnant, the bacon was still good, Colcom still cure it nicely. The chicken hmnnnnnn..

[@nyashaketrinachuma7848]

Hie there Lea, echoes from Durban, am Zimbabwean, you make us proud makoti, i will definitely share your vlogs with my wife, i am apparently using her phone we will spread the word, stay safe Antony.

[@sn9464]

We love you so much Lea. I have subscribed to your videos and I will watch whenever you post. I wish you all the best and good health

[@kudakwasheoshinagnyamayaro463]

Its been 12 years since I left Zim. This kind of remind me what its like back there. Like the part you get to show us Bitong, as we call it Chimukuyu. This rad, thanks!

[@macha3214]

New here I miss home😭🥰thank you for this videos they keep us close

[@naragowda145]

Very valuable info. Nara. Florida

[@natassjamyers5999]

Thank you for your videos, I've been trying to find out how things are back at home and this is a well detailed video with all the info I've been looking for.

[@cmavhaty]

This is awesome haven't been in Zim in a longtime and I am loving all your videos

[@zamajoy2807]

Thanks for sharing Zim shopping is the best.I like that they now sell those nyevhe and different milled grains and all.This SPAR is loaded.When I go Zim am gonna have fun! Thanks I miss home no matter how bad things hv been.Zim remains treasure. May God revive the country in all systems.

[@ruep8732]

😍wowwwww......my friends should come gather here this family should definitely grow💃

[@ronakio]

Loving your vlogs. Keep them coming please.

[@honorfusire1316]

I miss Home so much. cant see myself travelling for the next couple of years. I get to live vicariously through your channel. thanks a lot for sharing

[@rozey86]

Welcome lea, feel at home 🇿🇼🇿🇼I hope you are settling alright

[@mak28busted]

I love cerevita. I miss home so much🥺. This is great content🧡

[@nts94]

Great video indeed I usually shop at Bridge Spar as well and definitely, retail prices have been pretty steep especially with the conversion rate to USD!

[@Commando_0]

Reminds me of home so much ,it’s been such a long time !great content

[@mosezmunzwe]

I subscribe to see more content from you. Please visit more places around Zim. I like your content, how long are you going to be in Zim.

[@ReeceMarshallPersonal]

She lives there, she moved with her husband who is Zimbabwean. Also you should check out her newer videos they show even more greatness and talent of zimbabwer

[@thatzimbomominkenya]

Hey dear new friend here missing home Zim so much thanx or sharing with us.

[@gloriagloria2210]

The prices don't make sense cause salaries in tht country are like 150 to 250 USD a month, eg for teachers and other Government employees, less than a packet of Matemba....maybe am missing something

[@LeawithoutBorders]

You’re right - it really doesn’t make sense

[@Tamtam772]

Are you working as a nurse in Zimbabwe. Where do you live. Interesting. You give me hope. Thank you for posting your experience.

[@LeawithoutBorders]

not currently but I did practice here for almost a year! Thanks so much for watching 😀

[@sweetlily456]

Home sweet home, I miss Zimbabwe.

[@jasss9153]

Come back then

[@rodneytrevorcremerbulawayo1708]

Hey like your Videos so exciting making us all home sick..coming to bulawayo and vicfalls this year 2022..keep it up Sweetie !! ,from the good old USA.

[@mhopi9744]

Fully packed supermarket. Awesome

[@pauliephizzle9847]

I just watched 20 minutes of someone shopping...and i ENJOYED IT!!! Waita hako Lea.Please posta mamwe mavideo eZimbabwe (Thank u Lea,Please post more videos of Zimbabwe)

[@Musathenomad]

Thank you for posting this. I miss home

[@rozviprincesstv5536]

New Subby here! So excited to bump into your channel. I feel so homesick after watching this video. Awesome content

[@LeawithoutBorders]

What looks most interesting to try? If you're from Zim what are some of your favorite traditional dishes I should make?

[@LeawithoutBorders]

RUFARONOW thanks so much for watching ♥️ I like porridge! Usually only it eat it when I’m sick with salt & sugar 😂

[@sharizee4165]

I think try making beef mixed with veggies (rape) and sadza

[@LeawithoutBorders]

@@sharizee4165 yasss!! I stand a chance at this one lol not goat or mazondo

[@ruep8732]

Hahaha if you can make sadza and okra that will be good ☺️

[@ruep8732]

Hahaha if you can make sadza and okra that will be good ☺️

[@Stephanie-hj6hu]

Buttermilk Udiwo maheu is really nice... Anyone who hasnt tried it, TRY IT!! And thank me later😻😻😻

[@bullynoir1207]

I agree... Its my favourite flavour

[@Girl-on-fire]

That's my favorite as well

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

YOU BUY POLONY FOR THE DOG??? 😲😵😲 HAYIBO!!!

[@patrickmhindurwa83]

Gaya, wobva wabowa futi kuti zvinhu zvadhura. Lea, kanyira imbwa iyo sadza nemukaka, food and drink. Solved two problems at once and at a cheaper price.

[@sithabelamandlawenkosiwodu6298]

@@patrickmhindurwa83 shuwa! Lol.

[@londiwendlovu9261]

😂

[@musamp5513]

😂 the dog is living it's best life,,our dog eats leftovers of whatever not special things like polony..

[@gavinmcleod7446]

Groceries are pricey - there was a time the Zim dollar was on par with the US dollar - 1980

[@gaildhliwayo719]

You are adjusting very well. Thank you for the vlog

[@1Bhishu]

Give that dog sadza and i get the polony😂😂😂😂😂

[@ceemu3966]

Wow, thank you. I've enjoyed this one. keep them coming 😃

[@DJSwezzleMusic]

Everyone is a trillionaire in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@user-yg8bn1bi9x]

Wow ❤

[@lazarusmangena6132]

i had missed the good traditional beer .. ''SUPER''

[@ceemu3966]

Have you tries maputi, masawu and the local foods from the vendors markets Lea?? 😁

[@nyashamaruta]

i got so excited when they showed the pfuko

[@christianboccheciampe1185]

Really ... People think that's expensive? I invite you people to Venezuela.... Even when we drop Wines prices to close to 5$ that yogurt cost you 8$ sausage maybe 6$, butter 8$ bread loaf 🍞 2.5 or 3$ apple 🍎 12$xkg so it's similar but way more expensive here... Plus 16% tax... Some foods are extent of Tax but most other doesn't. Thanks Lea

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Wow thanks for the insight! Crazy how much imported foods can cost!!

[@mbindustriestrust8553]

Under the Biden Administration, the US will see a price hike very similar to this if they continue to print trash dollars and dump it into the economy. Just my thoughts 💭

[@ralphmudeke3343]

Hi Lea just discovered your channel and have subscribed

[@michaelkg258]

Keep going Lea

[@viivo8513]

Can I recommend food lovers to you for fresh vegetables. They’re the best when it comes to fruit and veg and they won’t go bad quickly.

[@LeawithoutBorders]

vii vo thats where I go for produce & meat ☺️

[@annefrances8956]

I cant even look at polony anymore lol. We used to get it as part of our school packed lunch everyday growing up in Harare, and by 7th grade, i couldn't stand it anymore so would trade other kids for their lunches! For most kids in my school it was a luxury, so i often traded for good things! But other times, id swap with kids who could only afford to bring mambaira (sweet potato) every day. It's been 21 years, and i still dont think i could face it if i went back to zim lol.

[@RealLifewithBella]

I guess vegetables are cheaper in local markets than in Supermarkets but you right groceries are expensive although its all worth it because the quality is good😋😍😌

[@masonldn8647]

Just look at things before I travel after lockdown...now now ,this whole payment issue with difference currencies ,don't they just take bank cards ? I would definitely struggle keeping up

[@anglz_forever]

Try veggie markets for fruit and veg. Porridge Oats is great alternative to ceravita which is probably more expensive, and oats are nutritious too 😉. Meat is probably cheaper at the butchers.

[@samsontheroadman]

Great content here🙌😍🇿🇲

[@thembanithwala7860]

Love you videos great stuff please do videos about how we prepare our food and our cultures

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Thank you 🙂 Sadza cooking video coming soon 🤣

[@thembanithwala7860]

@@LeawithoutBorders looking forward to it Lea thank you will be waiting

[@thembanithwala7860]

And also please we are yet to see you visit Victoria Fall and Kariba, Nyanga, Great Zimbabwe etc to show the world how wonderful and beautiful Zimbabwe is thank you

[@LeawithoutBorders]

thembani thwala Victoria falls unfortunately I’ve visited several times before I started my channel but hopefully one day will go again! Nyanga is coming this week 😁

[@thembanithwala7860]

@@LeawithoutBorders that's great news I love Nyanga I am from Rusape thank you I will be waiting

[@tanatswabenyera2779]

Can you do a day in your life

[@aparajitamadan3377]

Hi thanks for the information but I would like to know if you are getting water all round

[@Michele-W.]

Super video. Thanks! It would be great if your voice would be louder OR the music less loud. In order to understand what you are saying one has to turn up the volume and when the music is playing one has to turn down the sound. It’s not fun, if one has to do that all the time.

[@tombimashri8149]

Agreed

[@jackiesnowdon8192]

Thanks so much for sharing, just loved seeing things back home - but the prices were unbelievable. One other thing next time please dont have the music so loud :-)

[@rojamillerover]

Nic nax yummy.Thank you for showing us home

[@boaspendaishongwa5316]

SPAR wholesale is very nice 'I will come to join u. Buy more food's

[@shelikays5120]

Sun jam, my favourite

[@shamisomakuvaro9393]

Sun jam made me think of our legend "Oliver Tuku"MHDSRIEP.

[@nomi2547]

The lack of traffic lights gives me anxiety. I miss Zim so much

[@tatendazuze]

No ZESA but they should install solar powered traffic lights and more solar powered street lights . More road signage . And pedestrian side walks should be adopted.

[@vajohnifi3d]

1 year later the rate is at 750 from 95.... Progress. Not sure if you had done a video comparing grocery shopping with other countries, would be nice

[@nyashadm4225]

Thank you very much you have helped me a lot 😊

[@indy345]

Thank you for sharing.

[@chaumbambondo3961]

Exactly the same number of subs as mine..Zimbabwe woye

[@glenb9643]

I am new to your channel and I am absolutely loving your videos! Please continue posting! I was last in Zimbabwe 4 years ago......so I enjoy catching up. Your videos are awesome 👌

[@tari2073]

Love seeing home. What song was playing when you were driving to the shops?

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Thanks for watching 😀 It's called Sweet Talk by: Tyra Chantey

[@tari2073]

@@LeawithoutBorders Thanks. Love it, am gonna check it out

[@tombimashri8149]

Hi Lea sre u ablebto tellnus how much pkt of zviyo for mskibg sadza. X love yr vlogg

[@artemis5993]

Nice content, oly thing I'd wish for is maybe more even sound volume when switching between music and talk, since the music seems way louder than you're recording your talk. Keep up the good work! :-)

[@indy345]

🙏yes I have to have sound on highest volume so I can hear. Music is on much higher volume.

[@agneswatson9592]

Where is Zim getting the money to bring all those foods from SA?

[@chiyenyumba7135]

😂 Where do you get the idea 🇿🇼 doesn't have money to buy foodstuffs

[@h.s6707]

Some food is imported from S.A most of Zim food is produced in Zim, don't believe all the western media!

[@innomagege]

75-80% food is produced in Zim... Where are you getting the idea that all that food is being imported from SA?

[@nqobilekhumalo2158]

Kindly delete your negative, low IQ question, 2021 zimbabwe banned grain import,huletts is in zimbabwe

[@Munyabrwn]

Who lied to you that Zim imports everything? In terms of food, 80% is locally produced the rest is imported. Don't believe everything you see on cnn, BBC, fox news etc.

[@raynovikpchevotszcheck5812]

so how are the prices?

[@magdaline6383]

@ 18:06 I am curious to know what that 2,763.60 is for. Your groceries were 3,476.84 + tax 504.14.

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Ah I see! I think when you pay in USD (or with an international card like I did) they do some “discount” so it makes your goods look cheaper 2,763.60 but then the added price

[@magdaline6383]

@@LeawithoutBorders Hi again. It looks like you were charged about 30 USD for using your card. You are in Zim for a long haul. I would ask them about that. I am in the west cost, that looks like a price I would pay.

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Mags M the way they do it on the receipt is funny - but they use the “bank rate” of the day. That day it happened to be about 85 - it’s not per se charging extra for using the card it’s actually the same price as if I’d pay in usd cash as well. They just do something on the system to adjust the pricing for international payments. I definitely spent less $ weekly on grocery living in the US!

[@shoshikaswell9282]

I miss Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

[@jasss9153]

Come back then

[@perlazywicz4684]

Hi, Good Job, in Zimbabwe use American Dollars, Euros, Rands, Pounds,... other Banknotes. Make one video. Bye.🤗

[@patricklo1514]

What currency are commonly used by Zimbabwe people now? USD or Zimbabwe bond notes?

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Usd, RTGS(local swipe cards), & mobile money (Ecocash) . Bond notes are rarely used because 120 = $1 usd and the currency is usually in 5’s and 20’s (bond notes)

[@orfie25]

@@LeawithoutBorders I saw, a few years back, that people in need were using gold in small amounts to purchases goods and even groceries. Do you know if this is still going on in some places??? Have people used silver as well???

[@kZim24]

My wife says can you do a cook with me video please

[@ellenmakiriyado4110]

👏❤️

[@tracys.5143]

Hi Lea, it was fun to watch you going round the shop that I also frequent the most! You probably don't want to know that that particular shop has the Best doughnuts in Harare.... You know, the US embassy used to have a grocery shop, anyone with a US passport could shop there. I wonder if that's still operational...? Might be a way for you to find some things you miss from home. Keep well, Lea, thanks for making these videos, I really enjoy watching them. Cheers, Tracy

[@LeawithoutBorders]

oh amazing!! I will have to look into it 😀

[@shamisomakuvaro9393]

People have money the shelves are not quite full in that Spar shop.

[@anasibnegias4887]

Do you know Bangladesh? And Bangladesh Cricket Team?

[@ss4jBCha0s]

if the rate was 95, you got ripped off by about 8 bucks. you need to be very careful, lots of people take advantage of people not properly knowing or counting

[@fwm146]

Pasi neDendairy. Good content though

[@lorrainemlingwa4784]

Zim 😍💞

[@Gracebarm]

$78 😳

[@anitasamuels8821]

Wow, that's very costly.

[@cletossunduza451]

What's the name of the first song that played

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Sweet Talk by Tyra Chantey!

[@matyfortune5734]

Wait what's the name of 1st song that played

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Sweet Talk by Tyra Chantey

[@Kpnta]

Your mans lucky

[@valeriamapfumo7855]

Where is that shop in zim

[@naomichareka790]

The Bridge Spar opp old georgians sports club in groombridge

[@gloriagloria2210]

Are these prices on USD or Zim dollar?

[@LeawithoutBorders]

USD!

[@tadiwanashechigowe9029]

I’m sure its RTGS

[@nqobilekhumalo2158]

@@LeawithoutBorders stop lying RTGS

[@georgewashington1132]

Let's Go Brandon

[@jeetkapur798]

Please do respond on my comments

[@LeawithoutBorders]

Jeet Kapur hi there I had! Are you moving to zim or just for travel?

[@lorrainemlingwa4784]

Zim 😍💞

[@lorrainemlingwa4784]

Zim 😍💞

[@lorrainemlingwa4784]

Zim 😍💞