retired crashout🍁🦉🦘

I find this conversation interesting because some of our traders seem to have a very short memory. When COVID hit, how many of them saw an opportunity to cash in on people’s desperation? Face masks suddenly became twice as expensive, sanitizers were being sold like gold, and basic necessities became luxury items overnight. Now that consumers have alternatives, suddenly it’s about protecting indigenous businesses and saving the market. But who was protecting the Ghanaian consumer when some local traders were exploiting a national crisis for profit? Competition is healthy. It forces businesses to improve their pricing, customer service and value proposition. Consumers deserve choices, affordability and quality. You cannot expect people to remain loyal to your business simply because you are Ghanaian. Of course, government should enforce fair trading rules and ensure everyone operates within the law. But perhaps GUTA should also have an honest conversation about pricing, excessive markups, customer treatment and accountability among its own members. Patriotism cannot become a licence to overcharge people. If you want consumers to buy Ghanaian, give them a compelling reason to. Mop3 saaaa. Mtchew.