Nigerian Mum Who Spent N40k on 4 Flasks for Children Cries Out as They Fail to Retain Heat

• A Nigerian mother has shared her disappointment on social media after spending N40,000 on four flasks for her children
• In a video, she lamented that her children returned home to complain that their food got cold in school
• In a brief talk with a plastic seller, Imabong Edet, she opined that the mother bought the fake food flask

A Nigerian mother's frustration went viral on social media after she spent a substantial amount on four food flasks, only to have her children complain about their food getting cold in school.

The mother's disappointment was visible as she shared a video of her children expressing their dissatisfaction with the flasks.

Mother laments after buying non-functional flasks

The mother, identified as @enkaylifestyle on TikTok, had invested N40,000 in the thermoses, expecting them to keep her children's meals hot before break time in school.

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However, her expectations were dashed when her children returned home, disappointed with the flasks' inability to retain heat.

In her words:

"Seriously I am so sad right now because I think I bought the fake one of this food flask. Yesterday they came back and complained that the food is just a little bit warm and today they said it's not warm at all like it's just cold.

"I am going back to that shop because I did not just buy one of it. I bought four. This thing don pain me. Is there any need of me going back to return it? Will they even accept it? This thing don pain me. Four of it N40,000."

In a brief talk with a plastic seller, Imabong Edet, she opined that the mother bought the fake food flask.

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Speaking in vernacular, she said:

"Na fake. The original of this flask pass 20,000. I think almost 30k sef. That one no fit cold. This N10k flask no be the original one."

Reactions as mum laments over terrible flasks

The TikTok video sparked a wave of empathy, with mant users sharing their experiences with subpar products.

@Mgluxuryhairconnection1 said:

"God abeg ooo let me try my own out because I bought it 14k."

@cassybae stated:

"10k for that, mine is 12k omo after 7 hours my food dey smoke."

@Prettymeggyy said:

"How much did you buy it. Because that flasks has 3 types. The original one is about 30k."

@Armani said:

"I bought my kids own for 9k last year and it’s still hot till he comes back from school whether I preheat or not."

@official-khafie reacted:

"I bought same for 15k let me just jejely return it, pls does urs have inner plastic."

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@Elegantclassicstore ,ogunstate added:

"So sorry madam not all of us do say the truth but sincerely you can’t get a working flask at 10 but 15k upwards. Just complain to the person."

See the post below:

Woman laments as school gifts children flask

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian woman was angry with her child's school after paying N10,000 for a party and getting served "small food".

The woman said she got only two plates of jollof rice with small chunks of meat as well as a flask worth N2000.

Proofread by Kola Muhammed, journalist and copyeditor at Legit.ng

Source: Legit.ng