Today’s gist is about The Dress…no not that dress that colour blind people were calling blue and black (I believe it was white and gold sha). Not that dress. This dress is another dress that my friend and I saw during the weekend.
We were walking past a boutique when a dress got both our attention- it was a yellow tunic with one kind design like that, it looked so pretty- perfect dress for a casual date with bae. Me, I have perfected the art of looking and comoting eyes…I never ever enter boutiques. Nigerian boutiques. Sorry, Lagos boutiques. My friend on the other hand could not comot eye, the dress was calling her through the shinning glass- "come, come and buy, come and buy".
So we went in, me I pretended I wasn't interested in the dress and went to look for other items they had to offer. I could sense that in that moment the sales girl was confused-she didn't know whether to follow me, or keep her eyes glued on my friend that was pricing the market. Thank God she went to meet my friend because I really really dislike when I am window shopping and a sales assistant is breathing down my neck. Can’t a girl just come and look and go? LOL
The next thing I heard was N65,000. I whisked around…”how much did you say the dress is”? Sales girl “Sisty faf thasand ma”... even as she talk am sef cold catch am. I nodded…I can see why nobody was inside the shop and it is obvious it’s the air condition and location that made the price of that dress be 65k because there’s no way such a dress should be 65k. Who do we blame for this? APC or PDP? A quick scan around showed that they even had like 4 different colours of the same dress and about 3 more of the same colour…so it’s not even an exclusive? Mtcheww. So I can be wearing it and someone will waka pass me with the same thing . O ti o.
I started thinking of all the things 65k can do: it can help me make installment payments for the land my friend Yotan has been telling me to buy (send me mail in case you wan buy too), Lord knows I would like to be a landlady... 65k is someone’s house rent. 65k is someone’s school fees, 65k is someone’s annual income. Should I go on? No.
I have a few questions sha:
- Do people in Nigeria actually spend that kind of money on a casual dress?
- Do these boutiques ever make profit?
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If you see how my heart slipped reading this now, “Sisty faf thasand ma”
ReplyDeleteChai ! that money can do alot and change someone destiny.
If invested on a business, it can build an empire tomorrow.
I follow you jump and pass.
65k? Even my monthly salary no reach that amount, boutiques are over rated jare..
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Yes people spend that amount of money on dresses in Nigeria. Those boutiques are typically owned by women who are making other money on the side too.
ReplyDeleteDress that you can be wearing and one potruding nail will coman' redesign it.
ReplyDeleteSome people have that kid of money o. But its too much for only 1 mkpulu dress
ReplyDeleteLOL. I don't even bother with them biko.
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few weeks ago I bought a dress for 6k and e pinch mi for borri no be small.... 65k for a dress! MBANU
ReplyDelete65k for a dress?? I never reach that level. Even when I reach, that dress will have to be worth it and no it wont be a casual dress.
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Yes oh Sisi Yemmie - we all know that those who can afford it will buy the dress in all the colours without blinking an eyelid. But on a more serious note, I really wonder if these boutiques make any reasonable daily sales with the kind of prices they charge.
ReplyDeletepeople spend even more than that on a dress
ReplyDeleteLooool. Sisi ooh.... I pray we get to d level where we wnt see it as been expensive... dnt dull, sum pple spend dt mch on clothes even lingerie sef
ReplyDeleteAffordable fashion at www.stylebymiztique.com I love their stuff.
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ReplyDelete65,000? No thanks, i would pass....
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Hmmmmm...daris God o
ReplyDeleteI can imagine your expression when you heard the price. The dress must really be special.
ReplyDeleteOdie gwuu, if i hear that's just silly....I would rather invest the money o.Even if you have all the money why waste it?
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Lmaoooo I thought it was just me. There are some boutiques you just know better than to enter. Even the attendants will size you up and see if you can afford their items or not.
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Abii she meant 6,500k? Maybe na slip of d teeth joor, lolz. 65k for a casual dress, datz less dan sm1's salary for a whole month. Mbanu, I'll pass. My dear, I cut my coat accordin 2 my size oo, wen it comes 2 boutique, I dnt even look, less I commit suicide, Lolz.
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Lol, sisi. You nefa see something o. People even spend a million bucks on a dress. Na just say our own level never reach like that.
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Okk
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! 65k,i'll just dust my leg and Waka like say them dey pursue me comot...
ReplyDeleteChuckle# I always wonder when I hear such prices how they make any profit and like you rightly noted..most times you're the only customer there.Even if I did have that money to throw away why would I buy that on a single item?In abuja where I live I target certain stores during sales season or look for a good bargain sure most times the saleslady looks at me like a cheapskate but who cares?lol
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ReplyDeleteSisi Yemmie, I'll be on the lookout for you. I live in magodo too. I splurged 80k on a designer dress at a boutique on Allen. I looooooooves d dress and hubby paid for it. While I was really haggling, a lady at the counter told me to enjoy treating myself 'without guilt' once in a while. I peeped at her cheque, it was almost 300k.
ReplyDeleteI asked myself if I could afford it? Yes, I could
I asked myself if I would wear it? Yes, again.
So I bought it and wore it to an event with my hubby.
Did I get compliments? Yes and loads...
I am wearing it again for a destination wedding this year.
It's a Tagashi Shoji dress
I'll probably rock it for my birthday too.
it's okay to treat yourself once in a while AND within your means. Shoes. Bags. Gold etc
Everything is expensive jare. The true worth of an item is relative. For some, what you spend on restaurant meals is a fortune. I guess questions we need to ask ourselves when shopping is:
ReplyDelete-Can I afford it?
-Do I need it?
-Am I worth it?
Sometimes its good to give yourself a treat o.