A surprise reply

The Ear - The Freeman

June 29, 2023 | 12:00am

Just as good. A man went to a branded store looking for a particular item of clothing. They didn’t have it. Surprise, surprise, the attendant told him a store selling knockoff goods has it right now.

After commenting that the fake wouldn’t be as good as the real thing, he got a surprise reply

“Pareha ra man gihapon, sir. Mas barato pa.”

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