Why Do We Try to Break Each Other? The Hidden Cost of Aggressive Bargaining in Nigeria
✽ ✿ ✾ Why Do We Try to Break Each Other? — The Hidden Cost of Aggressive Bargaining in Nigeria • 6 min read Writing Craft Inspiration There is something I have noticed—something quiet, but deeply rooted. When many people in Nigeria want to buy something, they don’t just want a discount. They want to win . And sometimes, winning means breaking the person selling to them. The Culture of “Pricing” You go to a vendor. You ask for the price. They tell you. And then it begins. The negotiation. Not just a small adjustment, not just a fair bargain—but a slow, persistent effort to bring the price down… and down… until it no longer makes sense. Until the vendor is no longer making profit. Sometimes, until they are making a loss. And when it finally ends—when the vendor gives in—you can hear it. That satisfaction. That quiet pride. As if something has been conquered. But what exactly was won? The Reality We Ignore Yes, things are hard. Everything is expensive. Everyone is feeling the pressu...
