Tuesday, 12 March 2013

LEKKI HIGH-WAY SUPERMARKET

While we crawled at snail-speed through heavy traffic; fighting for right of way as if other road users were going to snatch the coal-tar off the floor if we allowed them drive ahead of us, these are the things I saw being sold by hawkers on the highway:
 
Wall clock, cotton buds, cartons of wine glasses, shoe racks, bedsheets, hausa palm-slippers, rubber bathroom slippers, antique lamps, rechargeable reading lamps, designer wristwatches, shoe brushes, shoes polish, leather belts, plastic jacket file, i.d card holder, steeringwheel cover, mens socks, wiper blades, caution sign, fire extinguisher, hoe, rake, toy animals, inspirational books, toilet seat cover, toilet scrubbing brush, tummy trimmer, laundry basket, hair clippers, video dvds, audio cds, bottles of groundnuts, banana, plantain, green (i think that's spinach but I'm content with calling it 'green' so you should be too!lol), irish potatoes, onions, tomatoes, pepper, green pepper, green peas, spring onions, lettuce, cabbage (often pronounced as garbage by some people...lmao), carrots, garden eggs- green, garden eggs - white, automatic fuel pump, mirror, shower curtains, beef roll, soft drinks (no free advert here jor!), 'ice ceram' and 'yogurt', lifestyle magazines, sunglasses, smart gadgets like palm top, galaxy tabs....to mention a few.
 
So, come come come and get your shopping needs met at Lekki Highway Supermarket, a one-stop-shop for household items, personal grooming kits, kitchen utensils, stationery, resturant on wheels, car accesories, entertainment... you just name it and they give it!

Remaining human beings to be sold on that road sha. Im not a fan of highway hawking; it gets particularly irritation when the sellers stand in front of your car and break the flow of your struggling for right of way, thereby allowing another driver to 'chance' you on the road. Well, hustlers will keep hustling so whether I feel high-way hawkers should be disallowed is.... Just My Take.


PS: so what if you saw me buying....something from them on my way home after work today?!...lol

5 comments:

  1. hey!!! my friend is finally here we bless Jah. well i ve once cooked a pot of stew and okra on ikorodu road too so many things to buy.
    anyhoos i guess it helps the busy career woman to shop mid traffic.

    ok am going back to werk. ttyl and great to have u here.

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  2. hahahaha! kindly spot the difference between foodstuff sold on Lekki Highway Shopping Mall and Ikorodu Road Market...cabbage, peas, lettuce on Lekki....Okra (plenty English!Okro jare), egusi etc on Ikorodu. serious kyc compliance by the traders....lol

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  3. My one-stop supermarket for bottled groundnut.LOL...Good write-up...WELCOME to our world.*winks

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  4. That explains all the gala wraps in ur car!!!...nice write up but so true...

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  5. This is so true! But if you mentioned almost everything that is actually being sold....& you call that a few???

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