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Not superstition! Vendor believes lending items before opening leads to slow business at Zhufeng Fish Market

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A Taiwanese fish market vendor experienced a slow business day until sunset, attributing it to lending items before opening.
  • The vendor, who sells sashimi, reported that her stall was full of unsold fish until evening, after which everything sold out.
  • She believes that lending items or accepting offers before officially opening the market is bad luck for business.

A vendor at Taiwan's Zhufeng Fish Market believes in a superstition that lending items before the market officially opens leads to a disastrous business day. The vendor, who sells sashimi, shared her experience on social media, stating that after a customer borrowed a bowl shortly after she opened her stall, her business was "miserable" throughout the day.

I'm not superstitious, but it's really tricky!

— Chou Chia-chingThe sashimi vendor describing her experience and belief.

Despite offering fresh, thick-cut sashimi at a fair price, her stall remained full until sunset. However, once evening arrived, the situation dramatically reversed. In a rush of customers, all her seafood was sold out, forcing her to cut more sashimi multiple times.

I'm not superstitious, but it's really tricky! ... until sunset, then it was a rush, and all the fresh seafood sold out, making me have to believe in this business 'rule of thumb'.

— Chou Chia-chingThe sashimi vendor describing the turnaround in her business day.

She concluded that the "bad luck" was caused by lending items before the market officially opened. This experience reinforced her belief in business "rules of thumb" that prohibit lending items, accepting offers, or engaging in "haggling" before the market officially opens. She stressed that this is not mere superstition but a lesson learned from accumulated experience.

It's not superstition, but accumulated experience.

— Chou Chia-chingThe vendor explaining her belief in business practices.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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