Queenlovely:


I am a top writer in quora, now nairaland thinks I make up stories, at my age

how old are you please?

Flytime:
if you know you wouldn't share yours why saying that in the first place

bc i cant type the long epistle with a feature phone

Ndipe:
To save cost, and she can use the proceed from that savings to buy you a new pair of shoe, a nice shirt, pay your school fees . . . Instead of grumbling, thank God for blessing you with a wise mother.

your assumption is beyond me, all the things u mentioned above I am not so small that I can't purchase those thing by myself. I am not a secondary school student.

letskeeptalking:
I went for monthly shopping and spent over 100k on provisions and childcare items. Put them in a barrow and was following the barrow closely. Told him to wait while i buy cashew nut and he stopped. Took my eyes off him for maybe one minute and he dissapered. I searcher the whole mareket foor over 4hours, reported to market security . . . No sign of him.

That's how I lost everything I bought that day.

Had to come back the next day to buy the exact same items. So annoying and frustrating.

Was the cashew nut sweet.. ?

Cumtroller:
It happened in Lagos. Ikotun Market to be precise.

A very fat, dark woman with prominent tribal scars washed her child's anus, dried her hands on her wrapper and wanted to sell Ijebu garri to me with the same disease infested hands. She even scooped a few grains for "tasting", claiming her people make the best drinking garri in the country.

I came to a conclusion that moment. They are all the same, extremely dirty with zero personal hygiene.

Tufia!!!

Rolling on the floor right now. Very funny experience lol

EdmundChidera:
do you reside in anambra

No, this was in Lagos.

Oluwapresley:
I remember the first time I got scammed. Chaiiiiii. I was ajebo that time. I think I was around 14 or there about. I went to buy guava 4 market na him I see buy boxer short o wey them write 50 cent for waistband. I was like damn, this is lovely. I asked the guy how much. He said one mad price around N700 sha. I managed to price it to around 350 if I can remember well. For my mind, I had a good bargain. I think I bought 2 self. Only for to reach my street I now met one guy that said the stuff is N150. Haaaaa... Something I bought N350 each. So my first market someone will scam me N400 like that. Na him me and the guy go back o. Got back. Started speaking English. Baba come dey tell me say business is agreement. Say we agree to N350. He no even lie so no be N150. He talk say na me talk say I wan buy am N350. I just shake my head comot. I felt like a fool. I come dey blame myself why I even jam that my street guy. Shebi I for just dey feel myself say I buy correct boxer. But anytime I see that boxer, I go just start to dey think.

Ever since that day, I don't pity person if I want to price o. If you say 1k, I fit call 150. Let's start from there first.

No go try that kind of pricing for Ariaria market ooo. Them go call you thief and even insult you on top sef.

pocohantas:
Am I the only one that gets ANGRY when I ask for one thing and you give me another?

I am a brand loyalist. If I tell you Kenwood and you show me Sieko, I get very angryyyy!

I don’t wear coloured jeans. Only navy blue and black. I always state it clearly, then someone will na give me yellow and red jean?

Why!?

Which hair brand do you like?

Went for a job Interview in Ibadan 2017, got back to Lagos and boom 3 months later. I get a FB message of my Original Certificate that was found in the challenge market...

I never really understand that magic, That's my worst market experience...

I bought some items at Lagos Island and the store owner assured me that the Alabaeru girl standing near his store was a regular helper and I that could trust her with my goods. So I gave her the items to carry to my driver at the park. She called others to help since I bought a lot of things. To my surprise, when I got to my car, there was nothing. I immediately went back to the shop and informed the owner who introduced me to this alabaeru. He denied knowing them and said I gave them the goods at my own risk.
I search the whole market but did not find them. Fast forward to 2 months later, I went to mile2 owode mechanic village to fix my car and saw the alabaeru girl there. I held her and called police.
She was arrested and she confessed of diverting the goods. She later took us to the shops in Oshodi and Mushin where she had sold the items.
I recovered everything.

Chrisbella24:



Which hair brand do you like?

Mehn! With the uprise of independent hair vendors, I don’t have any o. I just have a favourite colour and that is colour 2. I use it for braiding too.

Hathor5:

E no funny o. How you go dey give old woman like me “show back”?

pocohantas:


Mehn! With the uprise of independent hair vendors, I don’t have any o. I just have a favourite colour and that is colour 2. I use it for braiding too.



E no funny o. How you go dey give old woman like me “show back”?

I wish I could see the look on your face when they give you something you didn't ask for, I would roll on the floor laughing.

The day I saw a woman selling pepper and selling tomatoes at the same time. How does pepper relate to tomatoes.

Kalatium:
Nigerian markets are filled with drama. Today i will like to share some of my annoying market experience.

1. Last year i was passing through the market but was blocked by an igbo man that i should come and buy his bedsheets, i told him i was just passing. While we were altercating another man came and met us that i should buy shoes from his shop i told them i was not interested. They both started dragging me each telling me to go to his shop i angrily told them to back off that they are harrassing me and they stop.

2. I went to buy shoes on a faithful day when a man told me he knows where i can buy correct shoes. He took me to the place and after buying the shoe, he told me the shoe can easy get spoiled that he will take me to the guy that will help me fix shoe nails for free. We went there and i ask the guy hope its free he said yes. After he added the shoe nails to my shoe he told me it was 1500 naira. I was flabbergasted and petplexed, i told him didnt he said it was free. He said he doesn’t like such nonsense thats it's the first one that is for free. Before i know many people gathered around because we were seriously quarelling. Then the initial man that brought me there said he will pay 1000 naira and i will pay the remaining 500naira i was angry. I just had to close my eyes and pay that money.

3. Another day i bought some pair of shoes and while coming back. A man who was sitting down was shouting bros, bros i am talking to you come and enter my shop. In my mind i was like "see this man o is it jazz you are using that will make you enter my shop.

So, whats your annoying market Experience?

I wanted to pass this post over until I saw the second experience. It reminded me of a similar one I had at Aswani Market 14-15 years ago.

Bought a pair of faux leather flip-flops for N600 (a good deal, I thought). A fellow soon came around to solicit me to consider adding nails for durability. I asked how much and he said N50, which I thought was just about what Hausa shoe menders would charge. I gave him the go-ahead.

After nailing six points, he said my bill was N600. I was like what! Told me the back and front parts of each nail was N50 each. I was mad! But I couldn't start a fight because I was somewhat a "church boy" and that kept me from losing it to an extent (same factor made me practically pay N500 for fare from Ikeja to Ojota yesterday, ouch!).

It can be quite hard to be a peaceful, easy-going person in this Lagos.

After i bought some goods at a market on a market day so I.wasn't having much cash on me. I saw a shoe seller and went to price a particular high heeled slippers I liked. One woman and her daughter were there checking out different shoes.. I got one and she immediately picked interest in my slippers. The money I had on me wasn't enough, so I went back to the car to get more..

Getting back to pay, this woman had dropped the ones she was holding and was now clutching my own. I said madam, you were here before and never showed interest. She said sebi you never pay for am. I looked at the seller, he pleaded with this woman, she was adamant!... Chai... That thing vex me en!

Its like some people don't know what to choose, it is when you choose something that their eye will now open... Another time I saw an evening gown on a mannequin. I got inside the shop and met other ladies. Immediately I asked them to bring in the dress, they picked interest and this time, I was observant and didn't let go of my dress... They were like madam, sebi you don't have interest again? I wanted to say mind your business abi what concerns you.... But I paid and see the jealousy for their eye! It was like how manage we didn't see that particular dress? Lolsss!/

sonnie10:
I bought some item in Lagos Island and the store owner assured me that that Alabaeru girl standing near his store was a regular helper and I that could trust her with my goods. So I gave her the items to carry to my driver at the park. She called others to help since I bought a lot of things. To my surprise, when I got to my car, there was nothing. I immediately went back to the shop and informed the owner who introduced me to this alabaeru. He denied knowing them and said I gave them the goods at my own risk.
I search the whole market but did not find them. Fast forward to 2 months later, I went to mile2 owode mechanic village to fix my car and saw the alabaeru girl there. I held her and called police.
She was arrested and she confessed of diverting the goods. She later took us to the shops in Oshodi and Mushin where she had sold the items.
I recovered everything.

Wow... You're very smart and quite observant....

Ishilove:

Wow... Sorry about that. I am blushing on your behalf

Lol

therajah:

Was the cashew nut sweet.. ?

I swerrigad. Very good question.

WILLuKPquiet:
The day I saw a woman selling pepper selling tomatoes at the same time. How does pepper relate to tomatoes.

Lol. You gat jokes
.this is really funny. Lol

I priced one shoe like dat, told d seller na 7k I go pay the seller was bent on me paying 10k. and the price is 6k I don dey vex already by adding 1k to it. he dared me to go to any boutique dat I won't see it to buy. not knowing.dat was what one sharp guy was aiming at when he saw me bargaining for the shoe the guy lock up but he never made it's intention known he was just touring around. dey hear how we dey price immediately I left to check the next boutique i no even spend 3 minute I changed my mind to buy it for the price. to my greatest surprise the guy don sharperly buy. am wen I ask the seller where the shoe I no dey see where I put am. het ook me outside and pointed to the guy say make I go ask am. I dull myself. mehn like play play I no come see d shoe buy for anywhere.

Sososo:
Traders holding your hands and dragging you to their shops regardless of what you want to buy

When u want to visit such market, dress like "sister"kinda dressing preferably with cheap wears. They will leave u alone. U will also have a better chance at haggling prices with them.
It's very annoying and irritating but you can outsmart them especially in big markets.

Oluwapresley:
I remember the first time I got scammed. Chaiiiiii. I was ajebo that time. I think I was around 14 or there about. I went to buy guava 4 market na him I see buy boxer short o wey them write 50 cent for waistband. I was like damn, this is lovely. I asked the guy how much. He said one mad price around N700 sha. I managed to price it to around 350 if I can remember well. For my mind, I had a good bargain. I think I bought 2 self. Only for to reach my street I now met one guy that said the stuff is N150. Haaaaa... Something I bought N350 each. So my first market someone will scam me N400 like that. Na him me and the guy go back o. Got back. Started speaking English. Baba come dey tell me say business is agreement. Say we agree to N350. He no even lie so no be N150. He talk say na me talk say I wan buy am N350. I just shake my head comot. I felt like a fool. I come dey blame myself why I even jam that my street guy. Shebi I for just dey feel myself say I buy correct boxer. But anytime I see that boxer, I go just start to dey think.

Ever since that day, I don't pity person if I want to price o. If you say 1k, I fit call 150. Let's start from there first.

So you still dey use the boxer, wonderful!!

U1:


I wanted to pass this post over until I saw the second experience. It reminded me of a similar one I had at Aswani Market 14-15 years ago.

Bought a pair of faux leather flip-flops for N600 (a good deal, I thought). A fellow soon came around to solicit me to consider adding nails for durability. I asked how much and he said N50, which I thought was just about what Hausa shoe menders would charge. I gave him the go-ahead.

After nailing six points, he said my bill was N600. I was like what! Told me the back and front parts of each nail was N50 each. I was mad! But I couldn't start a fight because I was somewhat a "church boy" and that kept me from losing it to an extent (same factor made me practically pay N500 for fare from Ikeja to Ojota yesterday, ouch!).

It can be quite hard to be a peaceful, easy-going person in this Lagos.

Damn! That hurts.
It seems that is their scheme

descarado:

When u want to visit such market, dress like "sister"kinda dressing preferably with cheap wears. They will leave u alone. U will also have a better change at haggling prices with them.
It's very annoying and irritating but you can outsmart them especially in big markets.

abi o

GeneralKoko:




That's particular shoe nail shit I experienced it at mile 1 market in PH two years ago . After feeling me it was free they told me to pay 1300 something wey I no budget ... Las Las it reduced my money

Wow u mean u paid the whole 1300

sonnie10:
I bought some item in Lagos Island and the store owner assured me that that Alabaeru girl standing near his store was a regular helper and I that could trust her with my goods. So I gave her the items to carry to my driver at the park. She called others to help since I bought a lot of things. To my surprise, when I got to my car, there was nothing. I immediately went back to the shop and informed the owner who introduced me to this alabaeru. He denied knowing them and said I gave them the goods at my own risk.
I search the whole market but did not find them. Fast forward to 2 months later, I went to mile2 owode mechanic village to fix my car and saw the alabaeru girl there. I held her and called police.
She was arrested and she confessed of diverting the goods. She later took us to the shops in Oshodi and Mushin where she had sold the items.
I recovered everything.

It pays to be observant

You did well sir

Well-done

Ishilove:

I don't even understand this your post. Are you upset because the seller threw the bag (you didn't even say where he/she threw it to), or because you can't see your niggas?? What is the correlation between not seeing your niggas and your annoying market experience?

lol

u don't get it

Kalatium:


Damn! That hurts.
It seems that is their scheme

Experience of this nature is part of why some people are bitter with a particular tribe. But I know better.

letskeeptalking:
I went for monthly shopping and spent over 100k on provisions and childcare items. Put them in a barrow and was following the barrow closely. Told him to wait while i buy cashew nut and he stopped. Took my eyes off him for maybe one minute and he dissapered. I searcher the whole mareket foor over 4hours, reported to market security . . . No sign of him.

That's how I lost everything I bought that day.

Had to come back the next day to buy the exact same items. So annoying and frustrating.

Don't ever stop to buy anything when you put your stuff in a wheelbarrow and most importantly he should always be in front of you.

This was my experience. When I got home I realized I bought two similar pairs of shoes.

WILLuKPquiet:
The day I saw a woman selling pepper selling tomatoes at the same time. How does pepper relate to tomatoes.

gosh