Finally! There is something that actually tensed a Manipal shopkeeper. Mr. Boss was living a life of luxury with his wife Mrs. Akka, the reason being their shop, which was running quite successfully till the arrival of monsoon. How are monsoon and their shop connected? Flummoxed? : Let me explain.
Mr. Boss is not a bossy person and is usually very jolly and interactive with the students, who have been paying him more than the MRP of each and every commodity. It was during the month of May when he placed a large order of umbrellas, which sell like hot cakes in Manipal. But picture abhi baaki hai! Till now he has managed to sell only eight umbrellas (yes, you read it right)! He is much tensed as his bulk order is rotting in the temporary godown at his home (he actually never felt the need of a godown, to be very honest).
The reason of such an extraordinary occurrence?
The rains were less this year? NO! âIt is raining Cows and Pigs in Manipal, cats and dogs are for normal placesâ said Kanwar Singh in one of his FB updates.
So what is the reason!!
Mutual understanding between the students of Manipal.
In a survey conducted my ManipalBlog.com âtheâ question was asked to over a hundred people at Tiger circle and Kamath Circle: What do you do when your umbrella is lost (read: stolen)?
90% of the female students and 95% of the male students did not even pause for a second before they said, âEvery umbrella in Manipal is everyoneâs umbrella, never hesitate to grab oneâ. The other responses were âI am too scared to steal another one though Iâd love to thatâ or âI do not steal!â and one response was something like this âI walk in the rain so no one can see my tearsâ (hearing which we laughed until we had tears).
So the conclusion is that the students of Manipal have almost stopped buying crap umbrellas from Mr. Boss because there is already an abundance of those in our M-town! People have become more practical and hence they have restrained themselves from buying new umbrellas.
Mr. Boss said, âIf this situation continues then weâll have to put up an offer of buy one and get one freeâ! That actually sounds good!
So, all the students (old or new) please follow this ManipalBlog Quote very carefully: âIn Manipal itâs not about going to the library with your umbrella, itâs about coming back with it.â By hook or by crook. Cheers!
u 4gt the "faking news" disclaimer đ
i hav lost 6 umbrella in last 2 years and picked 3 from library , 2 from food court and 1 from interact in compensation.
@anonymous1: Oh!! Yep! neway its obvious! :))
Oh!! God..! U seem to be very sad abt dat fact! D umbrella u picked up frm interact..was it blue in color by ny chance?? đ
Before we forget our lost and picked numbers of 'chhatta' in manipal, let's urgently push for 'Chhatta on Rent' service in Manipal. Or I'll sit on "Anshan"!