JUICE BOX

"i'm so sorry. it was raining heavily and i couldn't make it so i had to send Tee to come pick you up instead", said Buddy my friend. Buddy, what a name...always wonder if there is any point referring to him as a friend when his name already says it all, lol.
i was invited to an opening at ikota shopping complex, shop A67, VGC, Ajah and Buddy was apologising for failing to come pick me up. he is lucky he sent someone else 'cause he would have felt my wrath if i had missed this opening.

the opening is for a shop aptly named JUICE BOX. as i am sure you would have deduced from the name, it is a juice making shop. just juice, juice, juice...hmmmm... i got a juice extractor from my aunt a couple of months back so i really dont see why i would want to spend my money for some overly priced glass of juice when i can comfortable make some for myself at home... (of course that all depends on when i find the time to unpack the juice maker and bring myself to really use it)... but hey no judgement ok?
it is a public holiday, May 1st to be exact, and yet the traffic build up on the way to ajah is unbelievable. really dont understand why folks choose to live here, i doubt i could handle this amount of stress on a daily basis.
we arrive and of course the opening is already in progress. Buddy orders water melon, plum and red grape (can those all coexist in the same glass?). i take a sip from his glass and i am suddenly a believer. the way the different tastes assail your buds is almost magical. hmmm...maybe there is something to having someone squeeze your juice after all. i look at the menu, looking for the most ridiculous mix i can find. i order for a 'Screamy Cream', lol, really?? it is a mix of coconut, plum and yogurt and i must admit it was divine. i mean for the first time i am relaxed and it is almost as if the juice just washed away all my problems and made me a whole new man. i will surely have another before i leave, i want this feeling to last all the way into tomorrow when i have to drag myself to work.
well aside from the obvious attractions, JUICE BOX is a place where you can be sure what you are getting is fresh. the juice is freshly made right in front of you, except of course you make an order to be delivered to you. the staff all have their heads covered and you can watch as each fruit is juiced out.
the menu include
screamy creamy
banana, ginger and yogurt
banana, mango and yogurt
pineapple, pear and yogurt
pineapple, plum and yogurt
pear, apple and yogurt
water melon, plum and red grape
there are other mixes available according to your tastes.
a small cup costs 500 naira and a large cup costs 700 naira
for those of us trying to keep fit or lose some pounds you can do without the yogurt.
there is also a free delivery within ikota shopping complex.

JUICE BOX
IKOTA SHOPPING COMPLEX, SHOP A67, ROAD 1, IKOTA SHOPPING COMPLEX, VGC, AJAH