“From 160k to 200k”: Nigerian Man Returns to Shop after 2 Hours, Finds Out Price of Item Changed

“From 160k to 200k”: Nigerian Man Returns to Shop after 2 Hours, Finds Out Price of Item Changed

  • A Nigerian man shared a video of his shocking experience at a shop where he had bought an item for 115k naira and left it there for two hours
  • When he returned to collect it, he was told that the price had risen to 200k naira and he was asked to pay the difference
  • He refused to accept the new price, and a heated argument ensued between him and the shop owner

A Nigerian man was left speechless when he went back to a shop where he had purchased an item for 160k naira and discovered that the price had skyrocketed to 200k naira in just two hours.

He had left the item at the shop after paying for it and told the shop owner that he would come back later to pick it up.

Photo of man who found out price of item has changed within 2 hours
The man was visibly furious. Photo credit: @chiky_mallam/TikTok
Source: TikTok

However, when he returned, he was met with a rude shock as the shop owner demanded that he pay an extra 40k naira to get his item back.

As shared by @chicky_mallam, the shop owner claimed that the market price had changed, and he had to adjust accordingly.

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The man refused to comply with the unreasonable request, and a heated argument broke out between them.

Watch the video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

Mc ceefinishtv said:

“Truth be told, am an igbo and good business man, once you paid for a goods in full,no matter the dollar increase, they don't have right to hold it down.”

Uche-okolo Ikenna reacted:

“Let's be real. People are using this inflation thing to rip People off.”

Tunde25:

“Once, you have agreed on a price, you don't have right to increase it after payment. Don't fight, invite your lawyers to serve him notice.”

Nonso:

“If dey had reduce d price will dey refund.”

Lamjstunna:

“Tell him you want your money back with interest of 80k since he had your money for 2 hours.”

User3362306566530:

“The government should come up with price regulation it is getting out of hand. the president should surmon all governors and effect such action.”

Hospitality84884:

“Once you have paid in full an increment should never affect you.”

Habeebwise:

“If d dollar decrease, Che d man go return balance to d buyer.”

Stella:

“So far you have paid, the increment does not concern you.”

Customer to buy roast chicken for N30k

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a Facebook chat between a chicken vendor and a customer has gone viral after it was leaked online.

The chat showed how the customer tried to buy a roast chicken package for N30,000 while the vendor insisted on selling it for N40,000.

The conversation turned sour as both parties exchanged words.

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Basit Jamiu (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.