Lady Begs Nigerians to Patronise Her Mum's Business, Mentions Location: "She Hasn't Sold Anything"

Lady Begs Nigerians to Patronise Her Mum's Business, Mentions Location: "She Hasn't Sold Anything"

  • A Nigerian lady has cried out on social media on behalf of her mother, who has been unable to make sales
  • According to the young lady, her mother got a new shop and bought large quantities of tomatoes and peppers to sell
  • Commenting on the story, a businessman, Ndukwe Emmanuel, commented on the downsides of running a business

A Nigerian lady made an emotional plea for support for her mother's small business which has been struggling to get off the ground.

The owner, a mother, has been facing serious challenges attracting customers to her new shop where she sells tomatoes and pepper.

Nigerian lady begs people to patronise her mother's tomatoes business.
Lady says her mum has been unable to sell tomatoes. Photo credit: @anapelkitchen/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

Lady seeks patronage for mother's business

The appeal was made by her daughter, @anapelkitchen on TikTok, who shared a video in front of the shop showing their basket of tomatoes.

Her mother had recently moved into the area and stocked up on essentials like tomatoes, peppers, and oil, hoping to make sales.

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However, despite her best efforts, she had not been able to attract much attention, resulting in disappointing sales.

The daughter stepped in to help, urging people in the area to visit the shop and support her mother's business.

In her video, she emphasised the affordable prices of their tomatoes and the large quantity of peppers available, in a bid to entice potential customers.

In her words:

"My mum just got a new shop and she just moved in yesterday. She decided to sell tomatoes, pepper and oil but unfortunately she has not been noticed yet in this area. So she has not sold anything. Please guys if you're within governor's road our shop is located around there. We have tomatoes at affordable price. We have a lot of pepper. Please help me patronise my mum."
Nigerian lady appeals to people to patronise her mother's tomatoes business.
Lady cries out as her mum faces difficulty in selling tomatoes. Photo credit: @anapelkitchen/TikTok.
Source: TikTok

Commenting on the story, a businessman, Ndukwe Emmanuel, commented on the downsides of running a business.

"Hmm business isn't easy o. Business no be beans oo. I laugh when some people think we find it all rosy doing businesses. There are days when you cry, there are days you feel like shutting down, there are days it feels like the business is working against you. If your mind is not strong you may give in," he said.

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Reactions as lady begs Nigerians to patronise mum's business

Nigerians stormed the comments section to encourage the emotional daughter.

@Ifeoluwa Tosin said:

"Who’s staying around and needs some tomatoes and peppers ? Let me know I want to buy some for you."

@Tha RABBI said:

"Coming to your shop tomorrow. I was thinking of going to ODO ERAN down the sameroad to buy some but I will patronize you. When will you be open?"

@Jemima said:

"Governor’s road where? You need to give the full details of the address or the landmark cos not everyone knows governor’s road."

@Sadeck said:

"Kai! In my days ba, I go carry that market for head and sell within a short time! Mum was always happy asking me to sell for her memory lane."

@BJ added:

"Hey darling how much is the plate of each of those tomatoes displayed. Your effort made sense to me. Pls respond asap. Thx."

See the post below:

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Lady seeks help for mum's bakery business

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a thoughtful daughter whose mother baked 220 loaves of bread for a client on the wrong date asked Nigerians for help.

The lady went on Twitter, asking people who stay around her mother's business centre to buy them.

Source: Legit.ng

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Ankrah Shalom (Human-Interest editor) Shalom Ankrah is a journalist and a Human Interest Editor at Legit.ng with over six years of experience. She has a degree in Mass communication from Alex Ekwueme University. Shalom has worked with reputable news organizations including The Tide and GistReel. Email: ankrah.shalom@corp.legit.ng.