I embarked on a short visit to a very popular open market to see things for myself.
What I saw marveled me.
I was stunned at how cheap things could be.
Many a times we are blindfolded & overtaken by the events of times & what we can see on the surface without actually knowing that the real deal is beneath the petals of the flowers we see.

In the same vein, this Analogy can be likened to the story of the iceberg deeply buried underneath the sea meanwhile what sailors could see is just the "TIP" of the Iceberg.
"Life is always about how you make your BED".
Here, are some pictures I got and some items I was able to purchase too.
This is just for your information & to the Glory of Nairaland. Nothing else.
Thank You!

Below;
Parking structure & one of the entrance points.

Market Proper

Market Proper!
Things are tremendously cheap here.
Including New & Fairly used!

Also ran into Nigerians who came for Shopping, including Larger items they could ship.

Computers are like kolanuts.
At some point I was afraid.
Make FBI no trace person come house through stolen goods or murder case.

This is swap meet. There is one on Highway 6 and Bissonet for my East Texas hustlers.

Canteen Axis!

The PLACE big small
OYIBO dey bend down select too
Forget Bruce Lee na Ogaaaa.
Martial arts Shop.

More!
Bend down select no be here oooo!

More!

Which state is this?

Definitely a Mexican abode.

Finally!
Stuffs I got myself!
Boots: $10
Leather Bag: $8
Luggage Traveller: $70.
From what I heard there, they said things have gone up.
May GOD Continue to Bless the United States of AMERICA & help Nigeria as well, Amen!

CoronaVirusPro:
Which state is this?

Definitely a Mexican abode.

California.
na Mexicans get California naaa

MALIGNANTGuest:

California.
na Mexicans get California naaa

Thought as much.

CoronaVirusPro:


Thought as much.

Yap!

*One striking thing that pops out of all the photos is how clean the grounds are.

So 'bend down select' is not exclusive after all

RoyalBlu:
*One striking thing that's pops out of all the photos is how clean the grounds are.

So 'bend down select' is not exclusive after all

You are Right!
Go Aba, Lagos, Onitsha, Kano, now see how we go heap dirty everywhere, still dey blame govt.
The market people here get trash nylons.
They immediately pack as they generate theirs.
That's discipline!
Forget country wey good sweet.
Na to choose your market.
Honestly, the standards of things sold here sent me shivers.

MALIGNANTGuest:


You are Right!
Go ABA now see how we go heap dirty everywhere, still dey blame Buhari.
Forget country wey good sweet.
Na to choose your market.
Honestly, the standards of things sold here sent me shivers.

We got a whole lot of rebranding of mentality to do. Cleanliness culture here is just too poor.

RoyalBlu:



We got a whole lot of rebranding of mentality to do. Cleanliness culture here is just too poor.

You are definitely correct!
We never start naa
We still dey far naaa.
For some parts of Nigeria, being Dirty na part of their normal local cultural heritage.
..... eee no easy ooo

No be only BUHARI be our issue.
We sef get problem.

MALIGNANTGuest:

You are definitely correct!
We never start naa
We still dey far naaa.
For some parts of Nigeria, being Dirty na part of their normal local cultural heritage.
..... eee no easy ooo

No be only BUHARI be our issue.
We sef get problem.

Like very far behind

Well... na to do the one wey we fit do in our immediate environment...

All I see is orderliness, serenity and civil society.

Show us open market in Aba or Ibadan or even Lagos...

GardenOfGod:
All I see is orderliness, serenity and civil society.

Show us open market in Aba or Ibadan or even lagoons...

.... na Lawlessness naaaaa
Agberos everywhere!

Very neat environment. Now this is what I call saner climes.

This is beautiful, but must you guys insult Nigeria everytime.

We always look for ways to ridicule our country. Abegi! That attitude sucks.

All the same, nice shot, sir. Thanks for sharing this experience with us.

Nice shots

It’s the banner quote for me

“If you can’t find it here quit looking”

Lol

They don’t sell food stuffs there ?

Bendown boutique for USA?....

aysuprano:
It’s the banner quote for me

“If you can’t find it here quit looking”

Lol

They don’t sell food stuffs there ?

They sell naa.
Fruits basically!

Oyiboman69:
Bendown boutique for USA?....

Yes naaaa
But makes sense.
Good Fairly used Tablets & phones too.
Too many Good shoes.
... na so their open market be too, but neat with very very minimal noise.

isaiah4life:
This is beautiful, but must you guys insult Nigeria everytime.

We always look for ways to ridicule our country. Abegi! That attitude sucks.

All the same, nice shot, sir. Thanks for sharing this experience with us.

@Isaiah4Life,
I don't think anyone has ridiculed Nigeria on this page so far. People just stated the reality.
We have to improve on environmental sanitation.
IF you relocate abroad, you may feel more terrible than some of us feel here.
AFRICA is truly blessed.
You wouldn't understand.
Have you witnessed an earthquake before?
I have witnessed it more than 20 times.
In fact, we receive alerts on our phones when it's about happening.
So, Africa is blessed.
All we need is Organization & to do away with too many unnecessary issues impeding advancement.
We empower Agberos too much in Nigeria.
In Fact I have seen university graduates who resorted to Agbero wey of life to export money from business owners & motorists.

Sound minds should start occupying strategic positions in Nigeria. Enough of all these Agbero.