Nigerian lady shows off ‘huge basket’ of tomatoes she bought for N1,500

A Nigerian woman took to Facebook to express her distress after buying a small quantity of tomatoes for a staggering price of N1,500.

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Hope Martins shared her disappointment, stating that she made the purchase on a Sunday and was shocked by the quantity she received. She went on to express her concerns about the deteriorating state of the Nigerian economy.

In her own words, she said, “N1,500 tomatoes this Sunday morning.. Hmmmmm Nigeria this is not wat bargained at all.”

Many other Nigerians who came across her post also voiced their frustrations about the hardships faced in the country and the continuous increase in the cost of food items.

Check out some of the comments below:

Ade Francis reacted: “I even dey sick cos I too waka for market dey find cheap tomatoes, this country is no longer funny.”

Umezuru Peace said: “My sister it was something else yesterday, a paint rubber was 7k, 4pieces of tatashe 1k and about 8pieces of shombo #500. Things are really getting out of hand in this country.”

Charity Udaba added: “This almost the same size my nurse bought yesterday for 2k yesterday in Nnewi here for my eyes. Omo I picked race because I wanted to make tomato stew today.”

Molala said: “This is just 9 and it’s not equal size,this should be 700naira on my street. Cos you will get 5big one for 500 and tiny one for 200 in my area.”

Joy Chinyere reacted: “It is well. same thing I bought yesterday evening. I was really pained.”

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