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flyca:
N200 now is actually half a dollar not a full dollar.

0.571428571428571 cents, to be exact.

And spagetti is 200 naira

Bottom line is, be kind to them by way of gift and facial expression.

E no easy hustling under scorching sun

cecs:
Bless our hustle and you don sell before?

My brother, God will continue to bless us. I have hawked when things were rough for me. Edible stuffs like water,gala,lacasera etc doesn't take 6 hours to sell 20 pieces of it. Unless maybe other factors like heavy rainfall or otherwise. Only hawking in parks or as the op said on highways makes competition less.

I think this post is a lie

EgunMogaji:
0.571428571428571 cents, to be exact.

Lol

Nairaland nawaooo... missed the good old days.



What is this nonsense doing on the front-page? This nonsense has been in circulation for as long as 7 years.

OP said he interviewed some perceived pure water sellers in his dreams, and could not even think it wise to quote the original author of the nonsense writeup.

Abeg, Seun delete this copy & paste rubbish

ikbnice:
and where I am, people sell more than 10 bags in a day especially during dry season with a profit of #70-#110 per bag.

Hmm..#110?Are You Sure?

Youngetskilz23:
lies people tell . makes the devil fear. OP your write up is either false. because 1bag is 120 naira. if you buy directly from the manufacturer you get 5bags at 500 naira.. hence 20 sachets will go for 200 naira. amounting to a gain on 100 naira or 80 naira at most. most times the water is refrigerated so the sellers dont even need to get iceblocks. and in less than 30mins its all gone. in a day u make over 2k plus from sales. so what are you saying?. pls am not a pure water seller o. poster below me is a phooooooooolish purre water hawker

The unexamined life is not worth living.
i'm a purewater seller, is it a crime?
as per the 2k that's a huge lie.

alexdellafonte:
The unexamined life is not worth living.
i'm a purewater seller, is it a crime?
as per the 2k that's a huge lie.

goto a construction site with your pure water mr hawker. 20bags can be sold in a day. good luck to u

This country is hard o, May GOD help us


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Voy:
I Interviewed 3 Pure Water Sellers In Port harcourt / Aba Expressway, And According To Them: Sometimes, It Takes About 6 Hours To Sell 20 Sachets Of Water Which Amounts To A Total Of N200 (1Dollar). From The N200, The Profit Is Only About N40 As The Pure. Water Sellers Have To Pay The Wholesalers Their Money Back As Well As Cover The Price For Ice Block Which Was Used To Cool The Water. The Long And Short Of It Is That Some Of Them Make Only N40 In 6 Hours Of Hustling Under The Hot Sun, Risking Their Lives On Major Express Roads And Always At The Mercy Of The Environmental Protection Board Who Whip
Them With Cane When Caught; Burst Their Water Sachets To The Ground And Fine Them N5,000. As If That Isn't Bad Enough, When Passengers And Drivers Reach The Traffic Stops, They Prefer To Dash N100, N200 Or Even N500 To Beggars And Fake Sufferers Who Sometimes Make About N1,500 A Day Doing Nothing But Begging, Leaving Them Richer, Luckier And Safer Than The Pure Water Sellers Who Are Young Entrepreneurs Serving The Larger Community With Their Trade, And Trying To
Make Ends Meet. So When Next You Are At A Traffic Stop, Please:
1. Dash The Pure Water Seller Instead

2. Buy Pure Water To Patronise Them And If The Change Is (N10, Or Even N20, You Can Leave It With Them)

3. Say Something Nice To Them. Greet Them, Encourage Them.

4. Slow Down, Don't Knock Them Down.

5. Even If You Wont Buy The Pure Water, If They Ask You To Buy, Rather Than Ignoring Them And Facing Front As If They Are Not Humans, You Can Look At Them, Smile And
Say "Thank You"

Op u lie oh. I have sold pure water before,within 40mins. One bag on finish,let alone dis hot weather. Abegi. It's good we help dem,but that part of six hrs na pure lie. U hia me?

Youngetskilz23:
goto a construction site with your pure water mr hawker. 20bags can be sold in a day. good luck to u

So you think because there is a construction site in your area same is the case here? Your statement is invalid, you don't generalize things.

alexdellafonte:
So you think because there is a construction site in your area same is the case here? Your statement is invalid, you don't generalize things.

ok. i rest my case. hv a nice day

Voy:
I Interviewed 3 Pure Water Sellers In Port harcourt / Aba Expressway, And According To Them: Sometimes, It Takes About 6 Hours To Sell 20 Sachets Of Water Which Amounts To A Total Of N200 (1Dollar). From The N200, The Profit Is Only About N40 As The Pure. Water Sellers Have To Pay The Wholesalers Their Money Back As Well As Cover The Price For Ice Block Which Was Used To Cool The Water. The Long And Short Of It Is That Some Of Them Make Only N40 In 6 Hours Of Hustling Under The Hot Sun, Risking Their Lives On Major Express Roads And Always At The Mercy Of The Environmental Protection Board Who Whip
Them With Cane When Caught; Burst Their Water Sachets To The Ground And Fine Them N5,000. As If That Isn't Bad Enough, When Passengers And Drivers Reach The Traffic Stops, They Prefer To Dash N100, N200 Or Even N500 To Beggars And Fake Sufferers Who Sometimes Make About N1,500 A Day Doing Nothing But Begging, Leaving Them Richer, Luckier And Safer Than The Pure Water Sellers Who Are Young Entrepreneurs Serving The Larger Community With Their Trade, And Trying To
Make Ends Meet. So When Next You Are At A Traffic Stop, Please:
1. Dash The Pure Water Seller Instead

2. Buy Pure Water To Patronise Them And If The Change Is (N10, Or Even N20, You Can Leave It With Them)

3. Say Something Nice To Them. Greet Them, Encourage Them.

4. Slow Down, Don't Knock Them Down.

5. Even If You Wont Buy The Pure Water, If They Ask You To Buy, Rather Than Ignoring Them And Facing Front As If They Are Not Humans, You Can Look At Them, Smile And
Say "Thank You"

Plagiarism, you culled this from a certain Facebook page.

Voy:
I Interviewed 3 Pure Water Sellers In Port harcourt / Aba Expressway, And According To Them: Sometimes, It Takes About 6 Hours To Sell 20 Sachets Of Water Which Amounts To A Total Of N200 (1Dollar). From The N200, The Profit Is Only About N40 As The Pure. Water Sellers Have To Pay The Wholesalers Their Money Back As Well As Cover The Price For Ice Block Which Was Used To Cool The Water. The Long And Short Of It Is That Some Of Them Make Only N40 In 6 Hours Of Hustling Under The Hot Sun, Risking Their Lives On Major Express Roads And Always At The Mercy Of The Environmental Protection Board Who Whip
Them With Cane When Caught; Burst Their Water Sachets To The Ground And Fine Them N5,000. As If That Isn't Bad Enough, When Passengers And Drivers Reach The Traffic Stops, They Prefer To Dash N100, N200 Or Even N500 To Beggars And Fake Sufferers Who Sometimes Make About N1,500 A Day Doing Nothing But Begging, Leaving Them Richer, Luckier And Safer Than The Pure Water Sellers Who Are Young Entrepreneurs Serving The Larger Community With Their Trade, And Trying To
Make Ends Meet. So When Next You Are At A Traffic Stop, Please:
1. Dash The Pure Water Seller Instead

2. Buy Pure Water To Patronise Them And If The Change Is (N10, Or Even N20, You Can Leave It With Them)

3. Say Something Nice To Them. Greet Them, Encourage Them.

4. Slow Down, Don't Knock Them Down.

5. Even If You Wont Buy The Pure Water, If They Ask You To Buy, Rather Than Ignoring Them And Facing Front As If They Are Not Humans, You Can Look At Them, Smile And
Say "Thank You"

Eyah, God will bless you for this report.

Each time i patronize hawkers, i always make them smile, if not money, jokes and funny remarks..

ikbnice:
A bag is sold btwn #80 and #100, but store owners sell it for hawkers at #120-#130 per bag 'cuz it is cold. Hawkers are free to exchange there satchet water if it gets hot before selling it and also the ones remaining will be returned to the store.
Hawkers can start this business with no capital, just a known guarantor and the satchet water will be given out on credit. It's brisk business where I am and people have taken it up on a large scale.

baba you are making a point but still 700naira is not enof to make a living.

Youngetskilz23:
lies people tell . makes the devil fear. OP your write up is either false. because 1bag is 120 naira. if you buy directly from the manufacturer you get 5bags at 500 naira.. hence 20 sachets will go for 200 naira. amounting to a gain on 100 naira or 80 naira at most. most times the water is refrigerated so the sellers dont even need to get iceblocks. and in less than 30mins its all gone. in a day u make over 2k plus from sales. so what are you saying?. pls am not a pure water seller o. poster below me is a phooooooooolish purre water hawker

Easier said than done.

Btw, are u reading a poem ?

400billionman:
Easier said than done.
Btw, are u reading a poem ?

why ask?

Voy:
I Interviewed 3 Pure Water Sellers In Port harcourt / Aba Expressway, And According To Them: Sometimes, It Takes About 6 Hours To Sell 20 Sachets Of Water Which Amounts To A Total Of N200 (1Dollar). From The N200, The Profit Is Only About N40 As The Pure. Water Sellers Have To Pay The Wholesalers Their Money Back As Well As Cover The Price For Ice Block Which Was Used To Cool The Water. The Long And Short Of It Is That Some Of Them Make Only N40 In 6 Hours Of Hustling Under The Hot Sun, Risking Their Lives On Major Express Roads And Always At The Mercy Of The Environmental Protection Board Who Whip
Them With Cane When Caught; Burst Their Water Sachets To The Ground And Fine Them N5,000. As If That Isn't Bad Enough, When Passengers And Drivers Reach The Traffic Stops, They Prefer To Dash N100, N200 Or Even N500 To Beggars And Fake Sufferers Who Sometimes Make About N1,500 A Day Doing Nothing But Begging, Leaving Them Richer, Luckier And Safer Than The Pure Water Sellers Who Are Young Entrepreneurs Serving The Larger Community With Their Trade, And Trying To
Make Ends Meet. So When Next You Are At A Traffic Stop, Please:
1. Dash The Pure Water Seller Instead

2. Buy Pure Water To Patronise Them And If The Change Is (N10, Or Even N20, You Can Leave It With Them)

3. Say Something Nice To Them. Greet Them, Encourage Them.

4. Slow Down, Don't Knock Them Down.

5. Even If You Wont Buy The Pure Water, If They Ask You To Buy, Rather Than Ignoring Them And Facing Front As If They Are Not Humans, You Can Look At Them, Smile And
Say "Thank You"

This is the best thing I've read this year. Op, you make lot of sense.

egedem:
baba you are making a point but still 700naira is not enof to make a living.

I dont engage in that business.

OP they lied to you to gain sympathy
Its all part of the business strategy. Pure water business is seriously money especially during this season. And my mummy sells too..

nice piece

Your analysis is incorrect, they sell more than 20 bags in the 4hrs.

You have to take into consideration the following:

1. Weather: During hot weather they sell more bags and sachets.

2. Traffic: During serious traffic they sell more sachets and bags because people tend to drink water when there's heat from hold up.

3. Events: water is sold more during special events like recruitment of police , airforce, army, the applicants are subjected to strenuous exercises the need lots of water to quench thirst.

4. During sports activity in the stadium and sports rally people drink more water.

Bottom line the business off pure water is lucrative, those brave men and women and kids donts spend 6hrs to raise N200 I strongly disagree with that your analysis, its a lucrative biz and theres dignity in it.

Its better than stealing , kidnapping and prostitution.

Voy:
I Interviewed 3 Pure Water Sellers In Port harcourt / Aba Expressway, And According To Them: Sometimes, It Takes About 6 Hours To Sell 20 Sachets Of Water Which Amounts To A Total Of N200 (1Dollar). From The N200, The Profit Is Only About N40 As The Pure. Water Sellers Have To Pay The Wholesalers Their Money Back As Well As Cover The Price For Ice Block Which Was Used To Cool The Water. The Long And Short Of It Is That Some Of Them Make Only N40 In 6 Hours Of Hustling Under The Hot Sun, Risking Their Lives On Major Express Roads And Always At The Mercy Of The Environmental Protection Board Who Whip
Them With Cane When Caught; Burst Their Water Sachets To The Ground And Fine Them N5,000. As If That Isn't Bad Enough, When Passengers And Drivers Reach The Traffic Stops, They Prefer To Dash N100, N200 Or Even N500 To Beggars And Fake Sufferers Who Sometimes Make About N1,500 A Day Doing Nothing But Begging, Leaving Them Richer, Luckier And Safer Than The Pure Water Sellers Who Are Young Entrepreneurs Serving The Larger Community With Their Trade, And Trying To
Make Ends Meet. So When Next You Are At A Traffic Stop, Please:
1. Dash The Pure Water Seller Instead

2. Buy Pure Water To Patronise Them And If The Change Is (N10, Or Even N20, You Can Leave It With Them)

3. Say Something Nice To Them. Greet Them, Encourage Them.

4. Slow Down, Don't Knock Them Down.

5. Even If You Wont Buy The Pure Water, If They Ask You To Buy, Rather Than Ignoring Them And Facing Front As If They Are Not Humans, You Can Look At Them, Smile And
Say "Thank You"

pure water gives a minimum of 100% profit n a bag could b sold in an hour or less in a busy junction on a hot day

Voy, that's waterlines junction. It seems you are talking from experience. Forget the interview.

perforetti:
You just made a lot of sense. Thanks for this write-up,those people do a lot just to make an honest living. It's not much,but it's something.

smartest man on earth

onosprince:
We know you have the right to lie but please use brain take lie.

Tnx, I also knw Uve got d right to bleach ur skin; jus use ur brain whn applyn ur concoction cream too

collinsVP:
Bottom line is, be kind to them by way of gift and facial expression.

E no easy hustling under scorching sun

bless u my brother