Satchet water (aka Pure Water) hawkers are now enjoying a boom in Kano due to the scorching heat now being experienced in the area.
A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano in the past one week revealed that most vendors of the water recorded high sales with an increase by as much as 300 per cent, when compared to the past weeks.
A water vendor, Aliyu Usman, said he made as much as N2,500 every day since the turn of the season.
“I am very happy with the sales because I get four times the sales I used to get in the past,” Usman said.
Twenty five-year old Aminu Nura said he had to go for replenishment every hour because his stock got exhausted rather quickly.
Nura said that he made an average of N2,000 daily on sales of the product. “The venture is now very profitable and this has helped me in paying my school fees for this term.”
He said that his younger brother usually joined him in the business after school hours.
Malam Isa Ahmed, a teacher, said the severe weather condition and the attendant high level of dehydration had increased the demand for sachet water in the area.
(NAN)
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N2,000 Sales a day will be about N600 Profit, if this "boom" continues, she'll probably make N18,000 this month. Shows there is so much Poverty in this country.
ReplyDeleteWhat ever business u are doing do it neatly and be happy with it, some people are shy to sell sachet water while others are really doing good in it. It is far better than stealing.
ReplyDeletewell said second comment...1st comment,trust me,dat aint poverty,d bible said a man diligent in his work will stand before kings...so whyl ur analyzing 'poverty',she's goin higher and higher.
ReplyDeletei absolutely agree with u all, its a fair deal, you put sold 2000 and made a profit of 600, is absolutely brilliant. We all are different phases, and i feel at that phase of that lady she's doing adequately well, 18,000 a month gotten in truth is better than, 180, 000 gotten by stealing or ripping off people. What i see is a country of greed, where we dont appreciate our little beginings and just hope to become super rich over night....... what a big shame
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