She asked him, 'How much are you selling the eggs for?' The old seller replied, 'R2 for an egg, Madam.'
She said to him, 'I will take 6 eggs for R10 or I will leave.' The old seller replied, 'Come take them at the price you want. May be, this is a good beginning because I have not been able to sell even a single egg today.'
She took the eggs and walked away feeling she has won. She got into her fancy car and went to a posh restaurant with her friend. There, she and her friend, ordered whatever they liked. They ate a little and left a lot of what they ordered. Then she went to pay the bill. The bill costed her R1400. She gave R1500 and asked the owner of the restaurant to keep the change.
This incident might have seemed quite normal to the owner, but very painful to the poor egg seller.
The point is,
Why do we always show we have the power when we buy from the needy ones? And why do we get generous to those who do not even need our generosity?
I once read somewhere:
'My father used to buy simple goods from poor people at high prices, even though he did not need them. Sometimes he even used to pay extra for them. I got concerned by this act and asked him why does he do so? Then my father replied, "It is a charity wrapped with dignity, my child”
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This is of two sides and you may wonder why people have to bargain price with this poor seller. But last year I had an experience with a man selling bed sheets and blankets. The price he called everything I needed to buy that day was about #1000 above the normal price. I had to call a friend to confirm before buying it from him. I still walked away after buying it feeling I was cheated and the truth is that he still collected more money than the price of what I bought.
Sometimes the poor ones still engage in dubious means to get more money from their buyers. But I think it's okay to just buy what they sell when we know the normal price so that we don't force them to sell it for us bellow the present selling rate
I agree too dear. Thanks for this.
You're welcome...