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sitaki.kujulikana
#1 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 2:50:03 PM
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the middle class in kenya is obsessed with expensive products and services.

from - hospitals (child birth), car servicing (the monroes and robs), education (the academies), shopping (the nakumatts).

all these are way too expensive and the odd thing is that, there are relatively cheaper alternatives.
these guys know this and price their products / services very high and are making a killing.
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aemathenge
#2 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 2:56:31 PM
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Another person trying to understand Kenians?

Peculiar .... habits. Ring a bell.

But come to think of it. It is the convenience.

Most have two jobs and time to move around from one place to another to buy at bargain prices is simply not available.

Why not visit one place, buy everything I need and move on?

My penny thoughts.
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maka
#3 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 2:56:40 PM
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Trying to keep up withe the Jones's...
possunt quia posse videntur
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essyk
#4 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 3:14:42 PM
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Why not visit one place, buy everything I need and move on?

True,honestly where is the time to move around??

But here is what.I only enter places that fit my budget!
I don't know why people prefer enriching others with their suffering habits at their own expense,forgetting that Nakumatt is in business while they are in survival.

eg. A dude took a loan to buy these wall to wall flat screen tv,uploaded it on Fb for all to see!
But dude keeps borrowing cash to make ends meet.
Credit card shoppers ni wengine.haha.
Do as you wish but dont be a burden to others.



"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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rock
#5 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 5:28:43 PM
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Guys have misinterpreted the expression "Cheap is expensive".d'oh!
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essyk
#6 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 5:59:10 PM
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rock wrote:
Guys have misinterpreted the expression "Cheap is expensive".d'oh!


Guys has misinterpreted the expression 'Quality is Expensive'd'oh!
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
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jaggernaut
#7 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 7:32:49 PM
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sitaki.kujulikana wrote:
the middle class in kenya is obsessed with expensive products and services.


That is the only way to show the world that they have arrived. While most of them are deep in debt due to mortgages, car loans etc etc.

http://www.en.wikipedia..../Conspicuous_consumption
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maka
#8 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 7:49:46 PM
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essyk wrote:
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Why not visit one place, buy everything I need and move on?

True,honestly where is the time to move around??

But here is what.I only enter places that fit my budget!
I don't know why people prefer enriching others with their suffering habits at their own expense,forgetting that Nakumatt is in business while they are in survival.

eg. A dude took a loan to buy these wall to wall flat screen tv,uploaded it on Fb for all to see!
But dude keeps borrowing cash to make ends meet.
Credit card shoppers ni wengine.haha.
Do as you wish but dont be a burden to others.




...its a worldwide phenomenon,being financial prudent is rocket science to many...thats why you might get 1 person earning 300k a month is worse off compared to someone earning quarter that...we love being accepted and 1 way to achieve that is by getting everything big...
possunt quia posse videntur
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josiah33
#9 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 7:55:45 PM
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[quote=essyk]
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eg. A dude took a loan to buy these wall to wall flat screen tv,uploaded it on Fb for all to see!
But dude keeps borrowing cash to make ends meet.


that dude is not so wise. anawaita wezi kwa nyumba yake?
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rock
#10 Posted : Sunday, October 07, 2012 8:23:21 PM
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essyk wrote:
A dude took a loan to buy these wall to wall flat screen tv

What is a wall to wall tv? From my perspective,the dude should have used the loan to get a longer wall!!!
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