My Town with traditional retail. My monthly shopping at ipata market. By @ishayachris
There is no doubt that traditional market helps in the economic development of any community. It also strengthen the relationship between the buyers and the sellers. In every community, there is always a retail shops which are normally located in a convenient place for buyers to always purchase their needs.
Today I will be introducing you to ipata market where I went for shopping. Ipata market is one of the biggest and oldest market in Ilorin, kwara state, Nigeria. The market is located in Ilorin east, along Agbaja road. Very close to the market, they is Alagbado specialist hospital and new testament Christian mission church.
As you can see from the pictures, I was happily buying something from my customer. I bought a lot of things from the market today because, I normally go for shopping at the beginning of every month. I really enjoyed interacting with the sellers because their are so funny and kind to their customers.
Below are the products and the prices of what i bought from the market today.
| S/n | product | price in naira | steem equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 2,000 | 12.35 |
| 2 | beans | 700 | 4.30 |
| 3 | noodle | 1,500 | 9.26 |
| 4 | milk | 1,300 | 8.04 |
| 5 | cucumber | 200 | 1.25 |
| 6 | groundnut oil | 1,100 | 6.75 |
| 7 | palm oil | 400 | 2.47 |
| 8 | chicken flavour | 170 | 1.05 |
| 9 | Garri | 700 | 4.30 |
| TOTAL | 8,070 | 49.76 |
The table above are the list and the prices of the products I bought from the market today. One of the basic reason I like buying goods from the retail market is, you can easily get whatever you want from a single shop without carrying loads from one place to another. In addition, the prices of goods in retail market are always more affordable compare to modern markets. The sellers are also interactive and friendly. As such, I prefer to buy goods from retail market. In thats regard, I encourage each and everyone to always patronize retail market more than modern markets. The reason is, buying from retail market will save us a lot of money because their products are always cheap and affordable.