I created a thread a while back about people inflating price of goods using COVID and dollar as an excuse. https://www.nairaland.com/6957883/inflation-why-traders-these-things

My resentment grew even more today when my silver crest blender I bought for 29,000 last year November stopped working after 3 usage.
I was told it was original before I bought it.
I called the number on the receipt with anger and he said there are no original in the market again, meanwhile the silver crest company exists, they only prefer to buy from the fake manufacturers and parade it as the authentic one.

There are shit tons of fake electronics, drugs, clothes etc in the market. Why do people import these substandard product and sell for the price of the Original and still lie against the rising exchange rate?

Last year I went to buy a brand new PS4 in arena oshodi, brand new with carton, I unboxed it and hacked it there to install some games only for me to forget the power cable.
I had to go back the second day to get it only to find them repackaging used dirty PS4 consoles into cartons and changing it's casing.
I kept wondering where they get the casing, packagings even the security strip from but only God knows. I felt cheated but who I wan tell.

It would have been cool if I was informed that it was repackaged/refurbished. They sell these things for the price of new consoles.

Now I understand why some people say Tokunbo (used products) are better than new ones, it's not always about poverty, it's because Nigerian traders have refused to import authentic new goods.

I don't think this country is getting any better soon with the way we treat ourselves.
Also the standard organisation of Nigeria should do something about these unscrupulous business activities.
It's way out of hand.

Moneyboyz:
I created a thread a while back about people inflating price of goods using COVID and dollar as an excuse. https://www.nairaland.com/6957883/inflation-why-traders-these-things

My resentment grew even more today when my silver crest blender I bought for 29,000 last year November stopped working after 3 usage.
I was told it was original before I bought it.
I called the number on the receipt with anger and he said there are no original in the market again, meanwhile the silver crest company exists, they only prefer to buy from the fake manufacturers and parade it as the authentic one.

There are shit tons of fake electronics, drugs, clothes etc in the market. Why do people import these substandard product and sell for the price of the Original and still lie against the rising exchange rate?

Last year I went to buy a brand new PS4 in arena oshodi, brand new with carton, I unboxed it and hacked it there to install some games only for me to forget the power cable.
I had to go back the second day to get it only to find them repackaging used dirty PS4 consoles into cartons and changing it's casing.
I kept wondering where they get the casing, packagings even the security strip from but only God knows. I felt cheated but who I wan tell.

It would have been cool if I was informed that it was repackaged/refurbished. They sell these things for the price of new consoles.

Now I understand why some people say Tokunbo (used products) are better than new ones, it's not always about poverty, it's because Nigerian traders have refused to import authentic new goods.

I don't think this country is getting any better soon with the way we treat ourselves.
Also the standard organisation of Nigeria should do something about these unscrupulous business activities.
It's way out of hand.

All I can say is that, it is a pity what our country has become.