The Vegemite Quest

Vegemite is awesome right? Right? I think so. So I googled where to buy vegemite in Manhattan. Most of the posts were outdated, back in the horror days when vegemite was banned in the USA for it's levels of folate (?). Others directed me to various deli's and supermarkets, UK specialty stores (weird) and a pie shop in the East Village called Tuck Shop. Sadly the jar Freyja so graciously sacrificed to me has reached it's end and I cannot face 2 months on peanut butter alone. So off we went. No luck at the deli's, no luck at the supermarket. There goes all the sources close to home. A couple of days ago we rugged up against the icy cold and boarded multiple trains to downtown Manhattan in search of Myers of Keswick. It was a tiny store filled with UK delicacies such as Twiglets, Jaffa Cakes and Hoola Hoops. And sitting quite proudly amongst these products from the mother country was a wee jar of black gold - Vegemite! I rushed over with unparalleled glee - only to drop the jar like a hot potato when I realised they were charging $13.50 for 200g. That is well beyond my budget. Ultimate sad face. We backed out of the store slowly but decided not to lose hope - we would hike across town to the east side in search of Tuck Shop. It took a while but eventually we located a large green flag bearing a boxing kangaroo hanging in the street. Success! Inside we hungrily ignored the wafting smells of meat pies and sausage rolls in the pursuit of something better. My eyes scanned the store but I was forced to ask the guy behind the counter - "We came for vegemite....??" SOLD OUT. What?! I hesitated before asking how much it was when it was in stock. $13 he said. Dammit.