Sai mostly used to go Himself to buy vegetables for Darbar. He would buy from the vendor who keeps the best quality and fresh stock. Sai is always first in buying the newly arrived seasonal vegetables and so lovingly He gets them for the devotees that they always remark that they have never tasted such quality ever! Many times, He gets vegetables which no one has tasted anywhere and the devotees admit that they get to eat such new ones only in Darbar Sahib Halani!
Once while ordering vegetables for the Anneshatra at Pushkar, Sai called the vendor and asked for 1000 kg of cauliflower. The vendor said that he has 2 qualities, one for Rs 40 per kg and the other for Rs 28 per kg and asked Sai, which one to send. Sai in turn asked him as to which one He orders for Darbar Sahib. He had thought that may be for the huge bhandara, Sai may call for the lesser one, but understood that Sai always wants the best for all purposes and never made the mistake of asking Sai this question again!
Also Sai never bargains while buying vegetables. Whatever the vendor charges, Sai pays without going into much detail. Once a devotee asked Sai, what if the vendor cheats you and charges in excess of the correct amount? Sai replied that once my inner instinct prompts this to me that he is cheating, I will stop buying from him!