₦airaland Forum

Kamdil:
In this part of the world it isn't polite by African tradition. You don't relate with an older person in such manner, that is lack of courtesy. It can only be proper after greeting him, and accord him that respect, then you can now say, ' how are you sir/ma'
Or how are you doing sir/ma.
Not 'how are you' like he is you mate

As an African and more to importantly as someone brought up the Nigerian traditional way it might sound odd and disrespectful, but that's archaic and reeks of lack of exposure and open-mindness.

As far as am concerned its a harmless and innocuous greeting.

How much?

meum:
Noodles no be Africa man food. It's lack of what to eat that made most people start eating noodles

E be like see you never chop correct indomie and egg before

aAK1:
Now I do this but not for the reason everyone is thinking. I run promoted Facebook ads on my business page where I sell exotic animals. Some times in the business you sell eg, a pair of chicken (exotic chicken) for 100k. You state the prices and next thing some ignorant people who behave like all roads lead into their stomach will come and start saying things like 100k for only 2 chicken. If you allow those comments continue, they will mess up your add. It’s best people who are informed call me or send me messages privately

If you advertised publicly, display the price publicly as well. The same applies to private advertisement, the price should be private as well. It's a simple concept.

[quote author= post=94315769]More about this Dm for Price issue,,
This is what we came about some weeks ago.....

A few days ago, I saw some locally handcrafted sandals being promoted on social media that caught my attention because of how beautiful and distinctive they were. I was pleasantly surprised.

So, when I saw a style that had somewhat unique detail and finishes, I was very interested and immediately posted a comment under the picture.

“Love these! How much are they?”

Two days later, when I’d almost forgotten them, I got a notification of a reply.

“Please DM for price.”

For those who don’t know, on social media, ‘DM’ means direct message and is the typical way to ask someone to contact you privately.
The delay and their response made me lose interest entirely, so I didn’t bother to ‘DM for price’. And yes, I found it a bother.

What’s most troubling is that this secrecy about price is not restricted to local sandal makers, but is a widespread practice.
Many companies with pages on Instagram and Facebook routinely post pictures without pricing or proper descriptions for a wide range of items, including clothing, shoes, bags, art, accessories, home decor, furniture, hair, skin care products, and even food, and instead ask that you ‘DM for prices’ if interested.

PRICE SECRECY

It is a critical teachable moment for business owners and consumers, particularly in this digital age where e-commerce, effective online communication and customer engagement are key pillars of the future of retail.

Many businesses will either see explosive business growth or devastating stagnation as they navigate the next few years. As a result, I posed the following question on social media:

Why should a customer DM for the price of a product you posted online?
Are you doing business, or keeping a secret?


I then explained key business principles behind transparency, which I will outline shortly.

My post triggered an avalanche of responses. I knew that several consumers had similar sentiments, but when over 1,000 people engaged me on Instagram alone, I was taken aback.

The responses from Facebook and Twitter were also incredible.
People were so vocal and passionate, it was clear I had struck a nerve for many.

I could barely keep up with the hundreds of comments bemoaning this practice of businesses withholding prices and asking customers to either send a private message, call for details, or, worst of all, visit the location.
Users even called out offending companies, tagging them in the comments and insisting they ‘read and learn’.

TRANSPARENCY IS THE BEST POLICY

Although some entrepreneurs had seemingly good reasons for withholding prices from the public, I believe many are losing money and damaging their brands in the process. Here’s why:

Customers love transparency.
They are less trusting of companies that hide prices and may feel that the business is shady and will increase the quoted amount if it perceives the customer can afford to pay more.

Customers like control and real-time information.
A basic customer-service principle is that customers like to feel and be in control.
They’ve become accustomed to real time information in the digital space.
They may also resent being asked to take several actions or steps based on company policies that appear mindless or don’t serve them.

Customers don’t need complexity or extra work. Businesses should make their customers’ lives easier at every opportunity.
In this highly competitive digital space, customers have many choices and lead complex lives.
The easier it is for a customer to buy, the more likely it is they will if they perceive utility.

Stop competing on price.
Compete instead on unique value as competing on price is almost always a race to the bottom.

It’s unproductive.
It can’t be the best use of a business’ time and resources to hide prices then respond to a wide net of people individually with the same answer ­ DM for price

[/quote]Oga you no dey sleep? This early mor mor you don begin type long epistle?

Anyway, that's a lovely analysis.

fonzie2u:
She commited suicide..from d bag on seat 3..its obvious she was seated wit d lady on table 3..went to d ladies and stabbed herself..thats her table knife bedside her

You are a good observer

Beverlyjean:
Barca hypocrites... the same set of fans that have been insulting suarez are now backing him cos messi said so... messi knows that with suarez gone, he will not score more than 20 goals in all competition....he loves to control players , teams coaches and club leaders....if its ronaldo, they will call him selfish

Look, not all barca fans are sad with saddened with suares departure. He has bleeped us many times in big competitionss, and any rational person can clearly see his decline. I am happy he is gone, good riddance

fergie001:
How can we judge this matter?
Messi, Sorry. We love you but we love Bartomeu more.

Which bertomeu ? The guy who brought Barcelona to its knees?

MansoryMX:
You think everyone here is poor or jobless like you lots. Having a mindsets like that only reflects how poor you are.

Shut up you miserable fool .

Genuine rich people are humble and don't flaunt it to strangers they barely know.

GreatResearcher:
Hard working is understatement. CAS power is limited. If Buhari should make this man CDS, watch BK becomes history.
This man the motivates personnel.

"I DON'T ENJOY THE LEADERSHIP OF CAS SB Abubakar" says no NAF personnel.

That meme is improper! . It's a massive jab to lovers of the Nigerian army/ navy

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Madibah:
What of buhari?

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He was

thebosstrevor1:
Go check the internet for evidence, even real life evidence will tell you, [/b]the present kids of today are not creative compare to the last generation that didn't have access to internet and other indoor gadgets [b]

Also, there was a discussion on cnbc where the commentators said Facebook, Microsoft founders children attend a special school where video games, social media and other gadgets are banned.

The biggest bull shit I've heard today, enough! I can't take this anymore

deepwater:
But I dont know ur kids age bracket
Also u need to establish if it was actually a gift, go to the school and confirm.
Sometimes it could be stolen products and kids can cook up anything in their wisdom to keep the game

I am not the foolish op please

thebosstrevor1:
Because it does, you dont think that is why, learn to use your brain, it helps.

Shut up! If you have nothing to say rather than typing rubbish

MansoryMX:
A lot of idiot commenting rubbish who don’t even have a girlfriend, let alone be in a relationship, engaged, married, having kids and raising them. I think you are great father. Aside from your point of view I think it’s absolutely wrong, if it were to be a cake I can understand but something of great value as a gift from a fellow pupil might put your kid in a tight position. This is exactly how a friend of mine younger sister who is 16yrs got pregnant for a 17yrs old boy in her class.

Shut up! You are same as the foolish op

Anyway shove your opinion down your throat(no malice intended, I just can't stand the poverty mindset you and the op display)

thebosstrevor1:
I love what you did, see how those greedy ones are shouting poverty mentality and writing nonsense.

Most Nigerians are as corrupt as their leaders

What has receiving gift got to do with corruption?

Just typing nonsense , you deserve a heavy punch in the face for this drivel

thebosstrevor1:
Indeed, videos, games and computers kill children creativity.

Even the inventors children, do not allow their children to use all the stuff you mentioned.

Do you have any evidence to support your claim?

deepwater:
Baba calm down
It's less than 300k

I seriously doubt a couple of kids can afford that though.

deepwater:
Calm down
Your kids don run you street
It's a format in the old books
Na them gather buy the PS4
they used that format to get your acceptance to keep the game at home and use it without tour disturbance.
We did this decades ago with gameboy!

It seems you don't know the price of PS4

atiku4President:
You are entitled to your opinion. However, I doubt if you have any; hence you have quickly resorted to insults. I doubt if you understand the way the minds of children work. Perhaps, when you have one, you will learn the hard way.

Please shut up! . Bla bla bla! You are the first person to raise a child, yeah I see .

Children as early as 10 should have accces to video games, and computers. Its vital in aiding their education.

What's wrong with the gift? Very shitty mentality

In the age of technology the best thing you can do any child is to expose him/her to any technology at an early age, it has proved to be worthy investment and you are here saying utter rubbish

Sebastine1994:
Please schools should stop celebrating birthdays in school, please, biko. I use God beg you.

I sent my child to school to learn and not to celebrate birthdays, I came back from work one day and saw this play station 4 in a carton, I asked them who own. they said my daughter classmates celebrated her birthday and shared these gift to them.

I quickly ask them to reparkage the gift and take it back to the school, before I return from work the next day.

MY REASON IS THIS: all fingers are not equal, when it is my daughter's birthday they would be expecting a gift of equal amount.

The parent may be rich and I am not, they give my child what I can't afford for her which is a recipe for greed. she should be contented with what I can afford,

These her young mind should be moulded early to adapt to reality.

These private schools are encouraging these evil act, it may affect the child tommorow.

please push to front page to expose the dangers of school birthday.

Nothing extraordinary here. You are just trying to create a mountain out of a mole . Since you returned the gift that's fine, but even going as far as labeling it as "evil", please shut up.

Gerrard59:
GDP growth not GDP per capita* And yes, the economic growth of a country is linked to whether her citizens want to procreate. The lower the GDP growth, the lower wealth creation opportunities and jobs for one's offsprings. Those who desire to limit procreation have several options, one of which is vasectomy. You didn't see where I mentioned it as an option for men who want to play away matches? Do you want to have a child outside marriage when having fun? Do you that's another cost to bore? Regarding losing a child or an unforeseen circumstance, bad things happen. The best is to prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

Who told you more population equals more national wealth? . Really, it comes down to good economic policies, and efficient institutions. Booming population sure is an advantage, but certainly not a drtermii factor, have you wondered why Germany with a population of 83 million is wealthier than India that has more than a billion people?

Anyway let's leave that talk, the bottom line is vasectomy is a no no for me, you can go for it, your body your gbola

Komu1048:
Correct, it will continue to go on until people trust the system.

But it is wrong! In every sense of the word

Gerrard59:
[s][/s]This is my basis for opting for vasectomy when the time comes. Procreation is relatively inexpensive but raising children (giving them the best than what your parents did) is expensive. In an economy where GDP growth has been very anaemic considering that population growth continues to rise, it implies jobs will be scarce ditto wealth creation opportunities as the economy isn't creating enough to cater for the huge number of people. Also, it's an option for men who love playing away matches: you will not have another child outside your marriage (another cost to finance). Considering how cheap vasectomy is and expensive raising children is, it's the best contraceptive one can think of. As for those using religion to argue against vasectomy, that's total balderdash! [s][/s]

GDP per capita and vasectomy are totally unrelated . There are more reasonable and logical forms of contraception for men out there, if so why go this extreme? . What if along the line you lost your family and you wanna start afresh?

The last thing any reasonable guy should go for is going through the knife all in the name of contraception

bukatyne:
If you guys (men & women bittter in this section about making their partners happy) choose well, your spouses would not be 'another gender', 'one man', 'one woman', bla bla that permeates this section.

A husband had VC to prevent further pregnancies when they have gotten to the required kids and you are talking of 'denying himself further procreation'?

Does he want to start a motherless babies home or sperm donation?

Fool! What if an accident happens and the said man lost his child/children? So he should start scratching the back of his head? Lamenting his disastrous decision?

There are lots of contraception methods widely available, but this is extreme and sounds unreasonable

The biggest joke I've come across today is this nonsense

decatalyst:
What is "legend" about her or the news?

Most Nigerians have penchant for misusing words by default.

Bro some people are naturally stupid.... Just some photos he saw he is so awed that he called the late pilot a legend

Komu1048:
Thank God u know @bolded. Oga when this guys steals from ur sis, rape and kill her while he got cut in the act but got release after a month. Then u can come here and declare how much u hate jungle justice

See, I perfectly understand why people in Nigeria mostly in the southern part carry out such extra judicial Killie - law enforcement is extremely weak and lax. But still, ordinary folks taking laws into their hands is just as bad.

Its a difficult situation - no society is crime free, but does that mean people should fold their arms and watch criminals ravage their communities? Sure people will react.

Our police are notoriously corrupt and inept, so taking a criminal to the police station isn't dreading criminals anymore.

Nigeria, way to go

Komu1048:
Jungle Justice amaka

See, its wrong. Never a good judgement.

And don't come with the "you've not being at their receiving end bull shit" , I will shred you to pieces if you attempt saying so"

Anyone who support this barbaric behavior is nothing but an animal.