The woman that sells fish pie across our street told me she will no longer sell one for ₦500.
She said it is now ₦700 because things are too expensive in the market.
She even said instead of reducing quality, she would rather increase the price because her brand is known for quality fish pie.
And honestly, she was not lying...
Her fish pie is always very rich. If you bite it, you will actually see enough fish inside.
But still, ₦700 was beyond my budget that moment.
So I left.
As I crossed the road, I was still calculating what ₦500 could buy me when I saw one woman hawking fish pie inside one transparent bowl.
I stopped her immediately.
“How much is your fish pie?”
She said, “₦300.”
I almost shouted... Eeehh?!
I said, “Fish pie? ₦300?”
She said yes, that it was even ₦250 before, but because things are expensive now, she increased it to ₦300.
I was still there processing it when she said:
“Okay, let me give you two for ₦500.”
Omo! Her rate too good!
I was happy and paid immediately.
As she was giving me the fish pie, she looked at me seriously and said:
“But please, while eating it, be careful.”
I laughed.
I told her, “Mama, this is not my first time eating fish pie nah”
She still repeated it again.
“I know, but this is the first time you're buying from me, so... please be careful while eating.”
I was even feeling somehow because why was she emphasizing it like that?
But I just said okay.
I carried my two fish pies home.
Inside my mind, I was complaining about the ₦700 fish pie seller across the road.
“See business people in this country. Imagine selling one fish pie for ₦700 when somebody is selling two for ₦500.”
I entered my room, brought out very cold water, sat down comfortably and took the first bite.
Wait! Something suddenly hooked my gum from the first bite.
AH!
I quickly opened my mouth and dragged it out.
It was one long fish bone.
That was when I looked properly at the fish pie.
Heeeyyy!!
The fish pie was FULL of bones.
Whattttt?? Why so much bones nah?
Abi na bone pie mama sell give me?!! 😭
Chinecherem Onu 🖊️
She said it is now ₦700 because things are too expensive in the market.
She even said instead of reducing quality, she would rather increase the price because her brand is known for quality fish pie.
And honestly, she was not lying...
Her fish pie is always very rich. If you bite it, you will actually see enough fish inside.
But still, ₦700 was beyond my budget that moment.
So I left.
As I crossed the road, I was still calculating what ₦500 could buy me when I saw one woman hawking fish pie inside one transparent bowl.
I stopped her immediately.
“How much is your fish pie?”
She said, “₦300.”
I almost shouted... Eeehh?!
I said, “Fish pie? ₦300?”
She said yes, that it was even ₦250 before, but because things are expensive now, she increased it to ₦300.
I was still there processing it when she said:
“Okay, let me give you two for ₦500.”
Omo! Her rate too good!
I was happy and paid immediately.
As she was giving me the fish pie, she looked at me seriously and said:
“But please, while eating it, be careful.”
I laughed.
I told her, “Mama, this is not my first time eating fish pie nah”
She still repeated it again.
“I know, but this is the first time you're buying from me, so... please be careful while eating.”
I was even feeling somehow because why was she emphasizing it like that?
But I just said okay.
I carried my two fish pies home.
Inside my mind, I was complaining about the ₦700 fish pie seller across the road.
“See business people in this country. Imagine selling one fish pie for ₦700 when somebody is selling two for ₦500.”
I entered my room, brought out very cold water, sat down comfortably and took the first bite.
Wait! Something suddenly hooked my gum from the first bite.
AH!
I quickly opened my mouth and dragged it out.
It was one long fish bone.
That was when I looked properly at the fish pie.
Heeeyyy!!
The fish pie was FULL of bones.
Whattttt?? Why so much bones nah?
Abi na bone pie mama sell give me?!! 😭
Chinecherem Onu 🖊️
The woman that sells fish pie across our street told me she will no longer sell one for ₦500.
She said it is now ₦700 because things are too expensive in the market.
She even said instead of reducing quality, she would rather increase the price because her brand is known for quality fish pie.
And honestly, she was not lying...
Her fish pie is always very rich. If you bite it, you will actually see enough fish inside.
But still, ₦700 was beyond my budget that moment.
So I left.
As I crossed the road, I was still calculating what ₦500 could buy me when I saw one woman hawking fish pie inside one transparent bowl.
I stopped her immediately.
“How much is your fish pie?”
She said, “₦300.”
I almost shouted... Eeehh?!
I said, “Fish pie? ₦300?”
She said yes, that it was even ₦250 before, but because things are expensive now, she increased it to ₦300.
I was still there processing it when she said:
“Okay, let me give you two for ₦500.”
Omo! Her rate too good!
I was happy and paid immediately.
As she was giving me the fish pie, she looked at me seriously and said:
“But please, while eating it, be careful.”
I laughed.
I told her, “Mama, this is not my first time eating fish pie nah”
She still repeated it again.
“I know, but this is the first time you're buying from me, so... please be careful while eating.”
I was even feeling somehow because why was she emphasizing it like that?
But I just said okay.
I carried my two fish pies home.
Inside my mind, I was complaining about the ₦700 fish pie seller across the road.
“See business people in this country. Imagine selling one fish pie for ₦700 when somebody is selling two for ₦500.”
I entered my room, brought out very cold water, sat down comfortably and took the first bite.
Wait! Something suddenly hooked my gum from the first bite.
AH!
I quickly opened my mouth and dragged it out.
It was one long fish bone.
That was when I looked properly at the fish pie.
Heeeyyy!!
The fish pie was FULL of bones.
Whattttt?? Why so much bones nah?
Abi na bone pie mama sell give me?!! 😭
Chinecherem Onu 🖊️