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They say when you support a small business, you are supporting a dream. In a world where big corporations are slowly taking over all forms of businesses, it becomes even more important to buy from a community or family-run enterprise.
On Saturday, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu shared a video that showed members of a family setting up their watermelon shop late in the night.
In the 13-second video, a group of three adults and two children can be seen efficiently passing large watermelons from a truck to their roadside shop in almost synchronised steps.
While sharing the video, Sahu wrote, “Saw this whole family working in sync late last night setting up their watermelon shop of the season. Always humbling to see small vendors & bussinesses working hard to earn their livelihood. Never bargain with them to save few bucks, give them their due #SupportSmallBusinesses”.
So far, the video has gathered over 40,000 views and thousands of likes. The video seems to have touched netizens who voiced how bargaining with local vendors or small businesses is unethical.
Echoing this sentiment a Twitter user wrote, “We don’t bargain when we walk into a mall. Then why do we want to squeeze the poor who work so hard? ”
Some people also pointed out that many vendors who set up roadside shops, like the ones shown in the video, often are displaced during anti-encroachment drives and have to face police harassment routinely.
