A Nigerian food vendor has requested immediate assistance after erroneously preparing meals for a client’s event on the wrong date, leaving her with significant amounts of unsold food.
In a viral video spreading on social media, the very unhappy woman pleaded with the public to patronise her, saying that the event was actually set for the following week.
According to her tearful plea, she had already prepared numerous meals for the purported gathering, only to discover that she had misunderstood or forgotten to confirm the right date.
“Good morning, everyone. Please, I’m begging you guys. There’s an event I’m supposed to do for next week.
I mistakenly cooked the food today. I didn’t get a date. I made a mistake.
And these are the meals. Please, you could come and buy. Please, come and buy.
Be comfortable. Come and buy, please. We have a lot.
This is a low price. This is a good sea soup. This fish,” she said.
The video shows the prepared meals presented in big amounts, and she continuously encourages people nearby to come and buy them at reduced prices.
A user, DeeCan, questioned the strategy, arguing that selling the meals in high-traffic places could have helped rescue the situation.
“This must be a content. So, non of you heard about OSHODI or BODIJA? Imagine, any where you are in Lagos, locate OSHODI and see miracle after an hour. In Ibadan, locate bodija market or Iwo road, even in the mid night, there’s still sales,” the user wrote.
However, the same commenter also criticised the vendor’s lack of confirmation before proceeding with the cooking.
“What kind of stupidity is this? So before starting she doesn’t call her clients for confirmation or any last minute changes? She was probably rude and difficult to work with, hence the lack of communication,” the comment added.
Another user, Julius Joel, emphasised the importance of maintaining clear communication with clients.
“One way I always communicate with any of my clients (not a food vendor tho) is to ask them if there is any last minute change. Once you ask that, you can then chip in the “hope you have not changed your date”,” he noted.
Jay also shared a similar view, stressing that confirmation is essential before executing any job.
“How can you start the process without confirming from your client…. Assuming it was a correct date, still confirm from your client, to make sure you’re good to go. My dear, na your mate dey give out free food, you will not die if you do,” the user wrote.
Watch the video below;