Lady in UK Visits African Market, Gets Yam for GH¢340, Plantain GH¢500: "These Foodstuffs Are Very Cheap"
- A young lady has made a video documenting her experience at a popular UK market that sells perishable goods like pepper and yam in boxes
- The lady said she had to share the £24 (GH¢340) she spent on a box of yam with another person
- Okro and plantains were some of the things she got at the special store for £17 (N16,685.27) and £35 (GH¢500) respectively
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A young Nigerian lady staying in the UK has shared what a market in Birmingham looked like. She said that she went there for wholesale shopping.
The lady (@mzsylviaaa) stated that getting to the Birmingham wholesale store early makes one get things at cheaper rates.
Source: UGC
Prices of yam, okro, tomatoes in UK
She added that even though she got her tomatoes for £6 and 50 pence (over N6k), people who came late got it for £8 (N7,851.09).
While showing a box of yam in her TikTok video, the lady said she got the 11 tubers for £24 (N23,550.57) and had to share the cost with another person, making them pay £12 (N11,779.46) each.
The lady got okro for £17 (N16,685.27). She was told things slightly became expensive at the store. She had a box of ripe plantain for £35 (N34,352.02).
Watch the video below:
YEN.com.gh has compiled some of the reactions below:
Adorable said:
"Even though am not in UK, I love watching your videos. Keep it up."
hawlah08 said:
"As u dey call price I dey calculate in naira. God go help me."
Amy Okafor said:
"I really want to explore this bulk shopping but I'm wondering how to preserve things like Okro, potatoes. Tomatoes I know I can blend and freeze."
Lissy Braun said:
"Me crying because I need one of these stores in Aberdeen."
the_underwearlady asked:
"Thanks for sharing…is the market usually stocked up on some particular day ? Kindly advise on best day to go if u have an idea..thanks."
The lady replied:
"Monday ti saturday 3am to 11am."
Busy market in London
Similarly, a young lady with the TikTok handle @choplife_advocate shared a clip showing a very popular market, Barking, that looked like a busy scene in Lagos state.
Filming the UK market, the lady said that the place resembles the Oyinbo market in Ebute Meta, Lagos.
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