Banana: You must accept the truth.
By: Max A. Agostini
Tags: Fruits, Shopping, Supermarkets, Banana, Shipping

The Spartan Paradox — A banana is an elongated, edible fruit — botanically a berry

All you have is all you need and even it is only a bunch of bananas in your shopping trolley, it is still there at the very moment and once you checked out at the supermarket, the price is supposed to be same as written on the sign.

The other day I did some vegetable / fruits shopping at Carrefour Market and did not check the actual invoice while pushing the trolley to the car park. Once reached home, unpacking the berries, such as the banana is, I realized that the price advertised was different to the amount billed.

Immediately I went on Twitter and informed Carrefour about all the same, mentioning that I have been charged incorrectly, hoping that a positive response would be — most likely- offered with an actual resolution. There may be a million reasons to face it and walk way, but if you dare to be better, and have sense of consistency, you will simply try — even such small issues- to get it resolved. Unfortunately, I did receive a negative response, a rather unprofessional reply.

Step out, give yourself the power:

Too many people take the easy road and simply walk way, even it is not the right road, so I decided to take the path of fighting the message received. The real question is what you are willing to do to get what you deserve and no matter how tiny such success can be, believe in yourself and start fighting for your right, even while being treated unfair. On Twitter, I have received a note saying that 1kg of bananas would be AED 3.95, however, if you would be exceeding 1 kg, in this case scenario: 1.308 kg, the price would soar up to AED 5.95 instead. This answer is definitely not for real, and simply untruthful.

Evolve your believe system, change is not pain:

It is certainly a critical question whether it is worth it to negotiate the price of bananas, while considering to be only a simply small end-consumer, it is the individual that has to make the decision. I saw it as an invite to follow up on this case, myself, and to call their hotline / several times, without success. However, I took this invoice / and the pricing sticker to all he same market and got a total refund of AED 7.80 instead, with an apology.

Miss your moment, be cautious at all times:

You will be rewarded if you never give up, don’t give up any opportunities, not any single moment, every time someone told me that I cannot do something, I had pain and was lack of confidence. It is not destiny that you are being treated unfair, it is an opportunity to make it right and to say no, to such unprofessional responses, no one can stop you. It could be a business deal, or just a purchase of bananas at Carrefour market.

Perspectives and Power Options:

Perspectives / Decisions can either be your prison or your passport. It can either arrest you or release you Even such small “malheurs”, can be your opportunity to define your way of fighting and to win with victory. Possibility is destiny and it is fear that keeps us stay way from the spirit to lead to victory. Noting is impossible, no matter it is just a pack of bananas, or a business to run, I am calling everyone and encourage everyone to start fighting naysayers and to share will power to resolve issues instead. Impossible is noting, it comes back to your perspectives, if you are why is big enough, you are not looking for resources if you have a will! It comes down to one thing, “do you want to solve this issue and get it done!”, but that “what” boxes you in.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

If there are any questions that may arise in the meantime, please feel so free to contact me directly at (86–21) 6157 4954 or drop me an email to max (at) prscenterprises (dot) com.

Kind regards from the very city centre of Shanghai, The People’s Republic of China,

Max

Maximilian-Alexander Agostini

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