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Recently, a friend called me from USA(note: I never knew he has traveled out because it's been long we spoke).
He said his family is based in ibadan and he wanted me to help buy and go install a smart tv for them which i gave him the cost price but added 40k to it as my own gain and stress(Note: not the mall price but company price).
He asked me to send account details and I did and later the wife called to inform me that, I should come to help them fix a tv . I was surprised and confused, it was later i knew the wife had gone to get it herself.
On getting to their place i saw the receipt and they bought it for 170k(bought from shops and not even mall cuz mall price is higher) extra the amount i gave them which I wasn't moved and didn't feel bad about.
I tried switching on but the tv wasn't coming up. Did my best but na lie. She messaged her husband and she was told to return it. Not long, the husband called me to follow her there but I instantly told him no because I wasn't there when she bought it and I don't know what the negotiation was. He was mad at me and immediately hung up and blocked me.
Now, my reason for not going is, the tv I wanted to get wasn't what the wife bought, the said tv looks like a refurbished one and lots more. But going with her will make me a bad person. What if I get there and she starts asking me to cover her and at the end, husband and wife go settle and me go become bad person.
I tried switching on but the tv wasn't coming up. Did my best but na lie. She messaged her husband and she was told to return it. Not long, the husband called me to follow her there but I instantly told him no because I wasn't there when she bought it and I don't know what the negotiation was. He was mad at me and immediately hung up and blocked me.
Now, my reason for not going is, the tv I wanted to get wasn't what the wife bought, the said tv looks like a refurbished one and lots more. But going with her will make me a bad person. What if I get there and she starts asking me to cover her and at the end, husband and wife go settle and me go become bad person.
Not because he didn't send me the money but I was trying to be careful. See ehn, once we get there and may be magomago dey dia l, I would have no choice than to cover her secret. Again, what is the assurance that the price written on the receipt is the original price?. I thought about a lot of things before saying no.
Now, baba don block me, which I'm not even bothered about because my integrity matters a lot. I have bought tv from same company and at company price for different people without issue and also without adding anything because I dey always think say, if issue or kasala burst, how I go take defend myself, but this one, I added something because,leaving my shop a whole day and this person no be person wey dey appreciate something, i just dey manage the guy since undergrad level.
If I'm right or wrong, please let me know because we learn everyday.
Now, baba don block me, which I'm not even bothered about because my integrity matters a lot. I have bought tv from same company and at company price for different people without issue and also without adding anything because I dey always think say, if issue or kasala burst, how I go take defend myself, but this one, I added something because,leaving my shop a whole day and this person no be person wey dey appreciate something, i just dey manage the guy since undergrad level.
If I'm right or wrong, please let me know because we learn everyday.
You did the perfect thing. If I were you I'd do same biko. Prevention is better than cure
ReplyDeleteThe problem with you which everyone here has said repeatedly is you’re a people’s pleaser !
ReplyDeleteBecause per your narration up there, why are you even feeling bad ?
1. The so called friend travelled without informing you and you got to know because he needed you
2.they didn’t buy the tv from you which would have been cheaper but went to buy a more expensive one
Why be concerned if the user of a friend has blocked you? It’s good riddance to bad rubbish , keep it moving .
Also start adding markup to the goods you buy from the company . You’re not in this world to be goody two shoes forever , you’re a businessman, add a markup, not high just reasonable markup
I don't think you were wrong Pinky. The TV wasn't bought through you. You owe them absolutely nothing beyond courtesy and that you already did by even going to help her mount the telly in the first place. Asking you to go back the wife up would have been asking too much.
ReplyDeleteThey should sort themselves out.
Pinky you did the right thing by not going with his wife to the dealership, to me I sense trust issue from the both partners so just free them jare
ReplyDeleteIf he happens to unblock you and make contact for other business do charge wella with condition and deliver quality, cause to me I no dey reject even my enemy money 🤑
Your mental.health matters. You didn't offend them
ReplyDeleteYou didn't do any wrongs
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad at all.
ReplyDeleteYou're in your rights but please next time try to separate friendship from business cos you have bills to pay.
Seems the husband and wife get trust issues sef
Abeg you did the right thing, after negotiation with you they went behind you to buy it, now the TV is not working they want you to follow her to go and return it..as for the blocking ignore him jare
ReplyDeleteYou didn't do anything wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly are you going there to do? were you the one that bought it or is the wife a baby?
ReplyDeleteWhy are you even bothered about a user using and blocking you because you refused to be used again?what concerns you with returning a TV you didn't buy?what if you get there and the seller turns it to Police case and they arrest you,what will you say or do?Abeg,face front and don't even beat yourself because of the money you added to yours which he didn't pay,you're a family man with responsibilities, anyone that will take you out of your shop for a whole day should pay for your time except you decide otherwise
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