My mum can "price" for Africa, Kai.
Growing up my dad and brothers used to detest going to the market with her.
When everyone had refused to follow her to the market she would drag me along.
I really didn't have a choice in the matter because according to her I was a woman and one day I will be like her.
I used to reject it ''mumsie I can never price like you''.
My mum can price so much that the sellers will be looking like they want to cry, then I will start felling sorry for them, some times I will almost dash them money but my mum will be like ''don't look at their faces they are just pretending''.
Because of the great bargainer that she is (yes she still is) we always avoid telling her the prices of stuff we buy.
For example if my dad decides to play romance the way knows and he buys meat home, the first thing my mum does is to ask how.
DAD: see the goat meat I bought use it to prepare stew.
MUM: How much did you buy it (she even forgets to say thank you first )
DAD: 2000naira (I'm sure he even reduces the price to please her)
MUM(Eyes shoots out) 2000 naira for this small thing. The one I bought yesterday was 900 and it filled up the bucket.
She would go on and on about how my dad was cheated and how he should have given her the money instead. I don't like when she does this and I have told her to stop, my dad and siblings don't like it either and they have told her, but she can't help herself. She is the great bargainer.
So because I don't want to be experiencing same thing as my dad, whenever she asks me for prices of stuff I buy I divide by 4 or 6.
One day I bought a spaghetti top for 2500, when she asked me I told her it was 500. She said it was fine but I should have priced more and that she is pretty sure they would have sold it for 300 naira after all its just shimi (don't know the spelling for that, she meant singlet)
Having been a very good girl for like a month my mum decided to surprise me. She went to a shop to price shimi and was told 3k, she priced 200 naira the man laughed and said 2500, after a while the man told her 2000 naira last. (That's like 500 naira cheaper than mine). My mum insisted she would pay 350 naira last. Of course the man didn't sell and he abused her and my mum responded.
She came back home and told me she saw that top I bought but because she was an old woman they wanted to cheat her. And she told me what transpired. She said she was ready to buy 3 for me for 1k.
I was like eyah don't mind them, they wanted to cheat you. Oya give me the 1k let me buy myself, did she give me the money? You guessed right she didn't.
So does anyone have a mum like mine or is my mum the greatest bargainer ever liveth.
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Haha haha 😂. My mom can price for Africa oh!!, this story brought back childhood memories to me
ReplyDelete😂😂😂 I can relate
ReplyDeleteMy immediate elder sister can price like mad, with all the money she’s making, she will price you to the point you will start wondering if you stole the thing. When they don’t agree to sell to her, she will come and meet me and be complaining about how she was trying to help them cus the thing was getting old in their shop, (can you beat that) I will now have to start explaining that she doesn’t expect them to sell below cost price now.
DeleteI always have pity when pricing, if you say you cannot sell I leave you, but my sister, I give her hand, she may even see this sef
Hahahaha,your mom is the real MVP
ReplyDeleteMy hubby used to drive me to get monthly foodstuff
But I noticed he stopped rather he will tell his brother to go with me.
Reason:he said I can price till the seller won't be able to talk anymore.whats my own,i can spend the whole day in the market.I don't look at their faces oo.
Meat of 2500 they will say 5000,i will just help them divide it into two. Shikena.I have a friend who is worse.
😂😂😂 your mum is the real Mvp when it comes to pricing o
ReplyDeleteStory of my step-mom, everyone detest following her to the market........after greeting for 1 hr, she'll price for another 2hrs.
ReplyDeleteMy Mum can bargain to the extent that if I should follow her to the market, she will price and if the price is not favourable, she will go round the market looking for the lowest price for that item. There was a day we were to buy fresh tomatoes, and the first place we went, they told us that the price for 1 custard bucket was 1500 I was about pricing 1200, and the way my Mum poked me ehhh, hmmm she was like how would you price 1200 for this small thing she said no oh and turned to the seller and said won't you sell it for #500? The way I turned and looked at her like are you sure you know what you are saying. The seller said "Madame abeg go check another place maybe dem go dash you" She actually went to another post and started the same procedure at this point I just followed her without uttering a word. If I'm not mistaken, we virtually went round the area where Tomatoes sellers were. Finally when we got to the place we bought, she settled for #800, and this was the Wonderful lady that insisted at the price of #500. When we left the market, I told her that, that was the same price that is been sold in the east and that was because at that time there was tomatoes scarcity and she was like you would have told me na. I just looked at her and shook my head. I actually thought that the issue has been resolved, then she turned to me and said, "If you go to Jos Tomatoes is very cheap, don't mind this people they can cheat people. I really did not want to argue, I just allowed her to argue with her self.
ReplyDeleteMy Mum can bargain to the extent that if I should follow her to the market, she will price and if the price is not favourable, she will go round the market looking for the lowest price for that item. There was a day we were to buy fresh tomatoes, and the first place we went, they told us that the price for 1 custard bucket was 1500 I was about pricing 1200, and the way my Mum poked me ehhh, hmmm she was like how would you price 1200 for this small thing she said no oh and turned to the seller and said won't you sell it for #500? The way I turned and looked at her like are you sure you know what you are saying. The seller said "Madame abeg go check another place maybe dem go dash you" She actually went to another post and started the same procedure at this point I just followed her without uttering a word. If I'm not mistaken, we virtually went round the area where Tomatoes sellers were. Finally when we got to the place we bought, she settled for #800, and this was the Wonderful lady that insisted at the price of #500. When we left the market, I told her that, that was the same price that is been sold in the east and that was because at that time there was tomatoes scarcity and she was like you would have told me na. I just looked at her and shook my head. I actually thought that the issue has been resolved, then she turned to me and said, "If you go to Jos Tomatoes is very cheap, don't mind this people they can cheat people. I really did not want to argue, I just allowed her to argue with her self.
ReplyDelete�� this is so my mom.. Especially the part when she asked your dad 'how much' instead of saying thank you first... Kaii mothers sha... I Love my mom!!
ReplyDeleteMomsie can price too and most times I ask her to help me buy meat cos no matter how well I price, I always feel cheated .
ReplyDeleteI am certain they can't price like this in Mushin,traders will join mouth yab you finish aswear.
ReplyDeleteAmazing story, it certainly reminded me of my late parents, both of them can price but my dad was the baddest. He will price till the market women named him Oko alaroro, he was well known.
ReplyDeleteAnytime they see him, they will cheer him up. Although he was quite funny, he makes the women laugh at his jokes and get what he want at his own price. We all loved going shopping with him, because you will enjoy snacking but be ready to walk round the market wit him. I miss him so so much.
This is so my Dad!!!🙌🙌
DeleteMy mum's own was gisting too much with traders. She will get to the market by 3pm and still want to spend 20mins gisting while she is still on the 1st or 2nd thing on the list, if you complain, she will shout and embarass you in the market till we told my dad we will buy our things ourselves, she was offended but got used to it.
ReplyDeleteLmaoooi. My mum too is a good bargainer, I'm the opposite. I too dey pity especially when it comes to buying foodstuff, I start rationalizing on the seller's behalf. Whenever I need to buy stuff for my mum from the market, I make preparation for extra cash from my pocket because my mum would list items and put price against each. I just add my money when I get to the market, shebi na to buy your items abi? No wahala.
ReplyDeleteHowever, if I buy something for myself and she asks me how much I bought it (she always does), I just tell her not to worry about the price and she goes 'oga fun e o'. Mata don close .
I think my dad was the worst of them. My mum usually bargains with pity or should I say 'conscience'.. Funny thing, he doesn't have to go round the market. He's a very funny man and all he does is start a funny conversation. Before you know it, they're both gisting and laughing and you'll be wondering if they knew each other before then. My very first towel I used in school, he bought it. I had ready priced it and was told 1500 (it's a large one). Only for my dad to say I shouldn't worry he'll get it on his way back from work...he bought it for 600! Quality towel that I still have with me till now and it's been years. Hubby is another one... that's why I prefer him shopping at the open market himself. Guess I took after my mum.
ReplyDeleteNO. Bargaining in my house goes to my dad 👐
ReplyDeleteMy mother will just stand beside him smiling. My dad can cut a deal with anyone. Jeez! If it doesn't favour his pocket it's not happening. Sometimes it's extreme though. I think he's gotten too used to it that he doesn't even know when he's underpricing something too much. Lol. Artisans always go home frowning after working for us. Most times my mother will send someone after them to add money for them so that they won't abandon us when next we call because it's better to have one artisan that knows the issues, than change them everytime.
My dad bargains so well that its no secret. Even when my bestie wanted to change her car she came to ask him to follow her. He happily did and beat her budget by 150k for the same car 🤣🤣🤣
Or is it when he's building house? Suppliers don't laugh with him cos that truck of sand will go for less when he's done with you. He will buy you coke and tell you to sit down, or offer you some snack or even heavy lunch if it's available. Ask about your family, children, give you advice. Ehen.... When you're now relaxed he starts bargaining 🤣🤣🤣
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DeleteHahaha,i can relate with this story because some younger women can also bargain shamelessly
ReplyDeletemy mum is a born bargainer.
ReplyDeleteMy mum's own is when she is sending you to the market, she will write list and the price she would write is the price of the stuff 4 years ago. So when you try to tell her she will not gree o. at a point if she talk I will tell her to come let's go before she will keep quite.
ReplyDeleteThe number 1 prices is my bf. When he is pricing like this I will tell him to please pity the person. He can neva leave without jara. No matter what he buys. After all the beating down of the price o.
I can bargin pass ur mum but PAT my Ghana friend is worse
ReplyDeleteLmao at I wanted to buy 3 for 1k. I don't even have strength to bargain too much.
ReplyDeleteLol. I love all the stories. My mum is the real deal though, she beats price down and tell you God will replenish your loss. Hhahahaha
ReplyDeletelol, I can bargain for Africa . I don't like being cheated st all, but I like cheating, LMAO
ReplyDeleteI told myself I would reduce bargaining of things like pepper, fruits etc especially when I see these women in the hot sun with a child.like how much would she make in a day Sef . It’s that fear of being cheated that makes us drive such a hard bargain .
ReplyDeleteSo mum wanted to buy 3 spaghetti tops for 1k.
ReplyDeletePlease tell her the real price o.
My mum once priced meat until the butcher threatened to kill her and add her to the meat he was selling... Lol!
ReplyDeleteAm begining to have a change of mind, i do bargain and complain too
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