Should we rather play hard bargains on the people already struggling to live?

"He who gives to the poor lends to his maker" There is no man better the man who is ready to lift a hand when he find himself above the needy!

I am sure you have been to the modern stores, when we walk into the big malls, boutiques, supermarkets, we never question their prices. We pay exactly what we see on the price tags and even hand out tips to the staff.

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But the moment we are out of these shops and want to buy banana, our bargaining game gets off to the roof.

Poor widow with 12 hungry children at home tells you banana is Gh 3. She even takes out her time to explain how difficult it was for her to even buy it, how the economy is so tough. But we insist that if it's not Gh1.50, we are not buying.

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Some of us even step back into our cars and make ready to drive away. But because 'half bread is better than chin chin', this woman is forced to call you back and sell to you at little or no gain.

In her heart, she cries, she's worried about how she'll survive with her children. She silently reassures herself that 'It's well. God will definitely provide.''

While you happily chop the luscious banana. Take some seconds out and think about this.

I'm always moved to tears when I see people who genuinely and helplessly hawk petty goods to feed and survive for that day, especially women and children.

Please don't bargain hard with small vendors like this. They do business not to buy designer bags, trendy phones and watches, Gucci shoes and designer clothes but to LIVE and EAT for that day and the children share the remaining money to take to school the next day (that's if there's any left).

Sometimes we even do this hard bargains and rather give the balance we collect from them to so call beggars who just stands there and does nothing productive. Instead of encouraging fraud and laziness I think you should rather tip these hard working hawkers who are mostly women or even children who should have been in the class room.

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