Food fest seller gets roasted for selling three satay sticks and water for whopping RM21.90

 

SATAY sticks for RM21.90 anyone? Apparently that was the price for three satay bhalut and a bottle of blue lemon as according to a seller at a food fest.

Netizens, however, were not amused and they came out in droves to roast the seller, Mark Adam.

He has since made a video to explain the reason behind the price although netizens were not convinced.

Mark adam kecewa orang kecam jual satay 3 cucuk RM21.90 termasuk air , dia guna daging premium tahu tak. Sewa tapak foodfest ie dah mahal

Ini penjelasan mark berkenaan kenapa mahal pic.twitter.com/aQDaCfbvgB

— mhmmdhsm (@mhmmdhsm) January 2, 2025

Apparently, the man used imported meat from New Zealand besides the many other added costs he stated in the video.

Netizen eric eggy pointed out that his branding strategy was a problem, that he should have named it beef or lamb skewer instead of satay. 

“People will then compare it with the price of a satay. Nobody will question a RM15 beef skewer,” said eric eggy.

Another netizen said that Mark Adam’s pricing was wrong to include the decoration.

“I also do business and I only count the cost, ingredients, packaging sauce, worker’s salary, gas and the rental of the area. I am able to make a profit of 40 to 50%,” he said.

queen_maznah said she once rented a site for RM15,000 for an event that lasted three days. 

With the rising cost of rental, perhaps Mark Adam had good reasons for his pricing?

Amirul Afiq added that it was unnecessary to criticise people if they felt that it was too expensive. “No money and feel that it is too expensive, don’t buy,” said Amirul.

The topic took a turn with many other netizens stating that food fests nowadays are becoming irrelevant.

“How about we don’t go to such food fest instead? Sooner or later, these expensive food fests will disappear, just a suggestion. I pity the buyers and sellers,” said kaio.

M.izwan claimed he would never go there, with the inadequate parking and the astronomical prices of food and drinks although they were similar to the night market.

High prices and unsatisfied customers are certainly the norm in the food and beverages landscape.

For us, the situation can simply be resolved by realising that the food fest is not an airport. There is no need to announce our departure.

If it is too expensive, we as the customer can simply exercise our right not to buy it. No announcement required.

As for the seller who placed too-steep-a-price on his merchandise, he is simply punished by market forces. — Focus Malaysia