Teen’s “pay by sincerity” juice stall goes viral, but ugly Malaysians are abusing it

 

IN A world of saturated businesses and entrepreneurship, a successful business model is crucial. We can’t help but notice all these creativity popping up even in the local industry, vying for attention among the noise.

But perhaps it is a meek, quiet, 17 year old boy who rose above everyone else with his idea of selling watermelon juice on the concept of sincerity.

Introducing Zufar Azman, a dyslexic child from Pasir Gudang, Johor, who finds it difficult to count or to even recognise alphabets.

To that effect, he decided to run a watermelon juice business where people simply paid him based on what they felt was enough. 

The rationale behind it was because he didn’t know how to give back the correct change to the customer.

Already he is getting a good deal of attention on the cyberspace, especially TikTok, where his video received over 2.7 mil views and 2,713 comments.

However, it appears some ugly Malaysians are abusing his “pay by sincerity” model.

Even though some pay as little as 10 sen or 50 sen, Zufar still accepts it with an open heart and will give as many cups as the customer wants.

Netizen sedara sebumi kyungsoo lamented that the customers should have some common sense and give him at least RM5 instead.

Also, Yusmaliana87    pointed out the sealing machine in the video which is not cheap.

Netizen ⋆ 𐙚 ̊ 𝐀𝐭𝐲𝐧 ⋆ 𐙚 ̊ added that watermelons are expensive now and he used pure blended watermelon.

“Don’t give RM1 or RM2 even if that is your sincere heart. Fruit juice is now expensive, and is about RM4 or RM5,” he added.

Another netizen inquired about the location of his stall, stating that she will help the boy write a price tag of RM3 for a cup. “Those who give 20 sen is too much,” she said.

“Initially, he was born premature and small. As he grew up, we saw his development seem normal. However, after sending him to school, the teacher started calling his mother and father as soon as the symptoms of the disease became apparent,” said Zufar’s sister, Haziqah Azman, who is 27 years old.

On school days, there are many people because people pass by on their way home from school. During fasting, Zufar’s sales can reach almost 100 cups a day.

“When it rains and no customers come, we don’t see it as a loss. Instead, we will go to the mosque to deliver water and give charity again,” Haziqah told Berita Harian.

So far, there has been no help from community agencies or external parties. They only rely on monthly assistance provided by the government. 

Zufar is currently under medical supervision and needs to take medication because he suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity.

When asked about his future dreams, Zufar said his main focus is to take care of his mother and father first. — Focus Malaysia