Greetings!
There's one particular habit I've been fighting hard to stop, but it's not forthcoming. That habit is patronizing the shop close to me anytime I want to make coffee, instead of buying in bulk and keeping it at home. As is well known, bulk buying reduces the price a bit, which I'm very much aware of. However, the temptation of not leaving that coffee in peace whenever I buy in bulk is always high, so I tend to visit the shop nearby to buy a particular sachet of coffee, Nescafé, which I think is the most common one in this neighborhood.
In fact, I don't get to see other brands unless I go to the bigger shops, which are always more expensive.
So that's it. I settle for this cheap type because it's inexpensive and very accessible to me. After all, the taste is the same. Oh, just a little difference—the bigger one has a more robust flavor compared to this particular one, which I think was designed for the rich. Yeah, the richer ones have more options than middle or low class ones like us. Lol
There was a particular day I needed to have a cup of coffee in the evening. I was craving it so much, but when I got to the shop close to my house, I didn't find my favorite sachet. I was forced to stroll down to the supermarket, which was the next option since the other small shops around us don't sell coffee. The supermarket was a bit far, and normally I would pay for transport to get there, but that evening, I decided to walk since there was no sun.
When I got there, I decided to go for another brand, different from the one I usually have. But when I was told the price, I didn't find it appealing, so I settled with my favorite, after all, it's just coffee. Yes, that conviction was all my heart needed at that moment, and it worked. Even the one I bought that day was priced a bit higher than what I usually buy at the shop close to my house. It's unfortunate that things in the supermarket cost more than in petty retailers' shops. That's one of the reasons I settle for this particular type—I don't pay for transport to get it, and I get it at a cheap price.
Coffee, for me, is not considered a meal; it's just a means of enjoying and easing up life. Yes, I take it when I want to have a special moment of relaxation. It's also a way to stay active, especially when I have a lot of work to attend to and need to stay awake. So I tend to spend less on it than on major food items. Imagine if I used N3,000 to buy coffee to drink, and when real hunger strikes, I start drinking water to fill my stomach. No, cheap coffee works for me.
Thanks for reading.
This is my entry to #spillthebeans prompt
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