My Market Friday Experience in a New Environment

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HELLO HIVE

Good morning and welcome to a brand new Friday, it's a delight to be here once again, and today I'll be sharing my market experience with you, it happens that two weeks ago I left the abore of my comfort zone in search of a greener pastures, and this as literally open me to a new dimension of how things are doing in the outside world.

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These journey as made me come to a consensus that truly everything comes with a price, and these I said because in the place live, though there are low income and not too much demand for goods and services over there, but since I've came to Lagos which sited as one of the most develop and populated state in Africa, I've come to realize that those there is possibility to earn more and there they'll be more demand for my services, but the downside is that the price of items here are more on the rise than it was in Ilorin.

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Ever since I came around my meal as been just noodles and egg, because I'm not the type that love eating out, and I had no choice than to make do with the noodles because price of meal in restaurants here are alarming, and I beside, I can't cook because my kitchen utensils and other luggages are yet be moved here, but when I got tied of the noodles I decided to call on some of my friends who've been accustomed to this lifestyle, and they took me to the nearby shopping mall ShopRite stating that things are more cheaper there.

So going into the mall I've the mindset of just purchasing some junk food which I'll sustain me for some days, and getting into the mall, I must confess the sight is mind-blowing, they seems to have almost everything you can be on the lookout for, though I couldn't explore most of the sections, but I had it in mind to come back some other time for proper exploration

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While there, I purchased two loaf of bread 🍞 at ₦899 each, a thing of peak milk yoghurt at ₦4,999 and a pack of sugar ₦999, making a total of ₦6,897 , it is actually funny how they hide under the canopy of doing a discount price on each of their goodies, when the only amount discounted is just ₦1 that can't purchase anything in the market.

Aside the fact that the discount seems unreasonable, although cheaper than other stores around, the price is still very much compare to the rate we brought the same exact product in Ilorin, I still don't know why the price varies between both state, but I think what will be of help in cutting cost in this new environment is to bring all kitchen utensils and cook my own meal, if I'm to ever want to move here fully.

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Like I saw earlier the hope was to look for a greener pastures, and it's my prayers that in my quest for solution, may i not create more problems, so with that I mind, I guess I've got a lot of thinking to do, in other to decide which is best and how I can go along with it, in other to make the rest of my life, the very best of my existence.

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Appreciate to @dswigle For instituting this beautiful #Marketfriday community that as in times without number grace us with the privilege to understand and learn about how things are done in different places, learn other people's cultural and market experience.

Thanks for checking out my blog post, have a relaxing and enjoyable weekend experience and stay bless.



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Day by day price of good's is really going higher price. It's really impossible to buy lower class family in our country. I am happy you are able to buy some goods for you....

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Unfortunately that's what we're meant to deal with daily, it's my prayer that we have enough to cater for our family.

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Please bro, get me two of Peak Yougurt that is looking at me with one cake packs, thanks in anticipation

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Big man in ShopRite....just enjoy your money vic😂
Refresh, eat up and be happy 😊 🥰🥰🤩😇👍

!ALIVE

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Please drop the link to your post here You are supposed to put it in my #MarketFriday comment section when you participate so everyone can find you.

Thank you!

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Good evening ma, apologies for the mistake, I totally forgot due to tight schedule, I'll do just that immediately.

Have a blessed day ahead.

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Thank you! Appreciate it!

A blessed day to you as well.

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Thanks for the understanding ma and well wishes ma.

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Making a life and family always comes first. That you for supporting the challenge.

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welldone bruh, its nice seeing you surviving out of noodles and egg, do you want this your broad shoulders to shrink hehehe, imagine see how you chatter junk foods and damn food are damn crazy expensive now but last last we pray that no matter how high cost of goods can be, we should always be able to purchase at any price brr... this is beautiful but go nd marry oh hehehe

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What a difficult decision you have to make! There are so many things to think about, but the good part is that you are half in, half out. Do you still have your household in Ilorin? Is your family back there also? What is it you went to Lagos for? Did you have something in mind or were you going there to see what there was there?

I wish you much good luck in all that you do!!!

Thank you for participating in #MarketFriday! I appreciate the time and effort that goes into putting a post together for the challenge. It is with great pleasure that I read through and realize how much we have all tried to include things in our world that may be unique to the area. I have learned so much about the different cultures of the world, especially the small things that go unnoticed except by those looking for them. Life is interesting, wherever you are, whatever you are doing. I hope the week has found you healthy and happy, as we all look to prosper in our way of life.

Fridays are all about the #MarketFriday Challenge! Looking to take part in it? Here is how:


Rules of the Road to Join #MarketFriday!

  1. Go to the market, or anywhere that you pay money for a service.
    Take pictures! Be creative!
  2. Tell us a little bit about the market or the event. What brought you there? What did you buy? How much did it cost?
  3. Post the picture(s) Of course, you should tell a little bit about the ones you post
  4. Use the MarketFriday Community Platform to post #hive-196308 (this is not required, but appreciated)
    5. Drop the link into the MarketFriday comment section so I can find it
  5. Following me and reblogging the post so more see it would be appreciated !! Not a rule, just appreciated, more vision for more views on your posts!
    7. You must put #MarketFriday by @dswigle somewhere on your post

As always, please remember! #MarketFriday loves you!

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Thanks so much ma, my household and family are doing still in ilorin.

The thing is that I came for a interview here in Lagos state, the salary seems tempting, because it's way more than all I earn via per-time teaching and shoe making out together in Ilorin.
But there's high cost of living here, that could make spending of income even to that of Ilorin, if not more.

The beauty of Lagos is just that aside the high income from the salary, there are more visibility and possibility of getting more customers to my initial craft, (if I'm chanced to do both together).

Thanks for your well wishes and kind words.

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