So true

No 8 na lie
if you submit yourself to the so called 'trustworthy' sellers, you're finished be that.

Nna u get time o

Any trade

that's how I was deceived by the seller light to buy coloured weavon instead of black. .I put it inside my bag immediately. when i got home and saw it I almost cried because d place is far.

Nice writeup, but did you really have to mention Igbo in bad light?

Because of these as a guy,l hated going to market with my mum.Yes she will buy at a price that amazed me but we covered the whole of the market on foot and come back in the evening.

So True !

Funkybabee:
Mehn African mother are so wonderful.... your post makes me to remember yesterday when we went to buy clothes for my sister kids for festival...come see how she price something even me dey fear for where I sat..you Will be hearing dindinrin Mon lo Mon ye she know kuku sabi anything

Pls weytin I know sabi she still think am a kid

Lol. My mom was like that too. She'll even tell the seller "she's your sister o, sell it for us now" That's after she has priced it from 3k to 800naira. Nigerian mothers are the best.

I used to pity those traders whenever I go to the market with my mom. She'll tell me "Dele, if they haven't insulted you it means you're still being cheated. You price until you're insulted, that's when you know you're not being cheated."

igbodefender:
Nice writeup, but did you really have to mention Igbo in bad light?

U don't have to see it that way.

I remember when I was much younger - I used be scared for my mum's hand, whenever she bargains with the meat sellers at the market. I thank God for her safety

This thou shall crap made your intreasting article, less interesting and childish

ninocia18:
When I go to market with my mom and we try to buy fish worth 500 naira and my mom says, " you no sell 50 naira".

Your mum must be my mum's double. My mum will tell you that if the seller says it's 1000 naira, start bargaining from 100 naira. If they insult you at least you know the real price and can check another place with that in mind.

Are these people up there a kid? following ur mum to the market hmmm

Ayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I'm all that and more
Na my money I wan spend. If I reach house and there's need to return an item, who pays
The last one is not for me oooooo
If price changes and lowers, 'customer' no go tell you oooooooo (my Dad said so and I believe so)
To price market no be crime. No follow me go market if you never chop. They don't call me 'Ijebu' for nothing

" You forgot to add the greatest commandment of all

" Thou shalt eat belle full before entering the market to buy anything "

Hmmmmm, my mum that priced meat from #10000 to #2200..................even nw I can also price for Africa

Thou shall be careful with Computer village Boys ,else ye shall receive FUFU/Amala rapped into a Iphone 6 jacket...

Ezechinwa:
Thou shall be careful with Computer village Boys ,else ye shall receive FUFU/Amala rapped into a Iphone 6 jacket...

Nice Write Up For Igbo Business Men,if A Good Should Be Sold At #1000,ibo Man Go Now Fixed Am For #3500,oya start bargaining by slashing it half,who the gain?

tortorri1:
1. Thou Shall Strive To Be The ‘First Customer Of The Day’ At Every Shop You Patronize.
Many Nigerian shop owners have this belief that their sales throughout the day are somewhat dependent on the way they treat the first customer to patronize them. So whenever they receive the first customer of the day, they go the extra mile to make sure the person feels extra special and leaves their shop happy and satisfied, even if it means selling to them at highly cheaper discounts.

Having learnt about this, I always try as much as possible to do my shopping in the morning Just so that I don’t miss the rare opportunity of being the first customer at any of the shops I would be patronizing so as to get the “first customer of the day” discount on everything I would be buying. Even though I’ve been quite fortunate in my quest many times, I’m not always lucky. Not every shop owner actually buys into that superstitious belief.
Source:http://www.tortorri.com/2017/09/8-commandments-of-shopping-in-nigerian.html

Nice article... I think this point is not captured right. The belief is that amount of the first sale determines the sales for the rest of the day. They would rather prefer the first sale to be lucrative. This means that first customers may be taxed more than usual.

ninocia18:
When I go to market with my mom and we try to buy fish worth 500 naira and my mom says, " you no sell 50 naira". Am like.. ..

I can relate mehn.. Always have this pity expression on my face whenever my mum does that

kalu61:
Because of these as a guy,l hated going to market with my mum.Yes she will buy at a price that amazed me but we covered the whole of the market on foot and come back in the evening.

Lwkmd!!!!!

Ezechinwa:
Thou shall be careful with Computer village Boys ,else ye shall receive FUFU/Amala rapped into a Iphone 6 jacket...

; D; D

AryaSand:

Lol. My mom was like that too. She'll even tell the seller "she's your sister o, sell it for us now" That's after she has priced it from 3k to 800naira. Nigerian mothers are the best.

Mehn they are really the best!!!!! Am going to miss her whenever I got married




But your sign fear me ooo

Number 4 is very important to me
As an economics student, no will cheat me in that aspect.

I agree to all but number 8. most trusted traders also ain't loyal as u think. wen the price of some products come down. they won't let u no. especially wen u love to bargain or ask questions too much u are tagged ALARORO. they know ow to deal with them. I love shopping.

thou shall also fast and pray before leaving for the market as some sellers wear charms around their waist especially in benin

Thou shall not pack your car infront of the seller else you will pay car owner price.

All these will become less necessary when http://mlmdeals.ng fully take over.

Damfostopper:
all those people above me wey dey book space... I guess Yu guys are not dumb

shey na ur space and y e dey pain u?