RDD 106

RDD 106

"79 thousand? It's too expensive. My budget can't afford it."

"It's alright sir. We can give you a discount. We can sell it to you for 50 thousand pesos. But you have to pay it cash."

"Really?" Santiago smiled. 

Now that was very suspicious. This frog phone was very life-like. Did they use a real frog skin or something?

Suddenly, Penelope showed up with Sophia in her arms. She stared at her younger brother. 

"Santiago, I don't like it. It's too ugly. Choose another one."

"But sister, it looks cool."

"Change it."

Santiago tried to fight but Penelope's glare was too strong. Even I got goosebumps. 

Santiago sighed in disappointment. He probably had 50 thousand cash... I wonder how he could walk around without being afraid of robbery.

"Um, Ma'am. I believe it's his choice to buy one he wants--" The salesperson tried to say but he stopped talking when Penelope looked at him. 

"He is my brother, my opinion is more important than you. Besides, why are you selling my brother a fake brand? What's with this Pokia?"

"... Yes." The salesperson flinched and decided to show another phone instead. 

The salesperson probably had a quota to sell these ugly frogs. Not our problem, we would never get scammed. 

"This is Alcatel One Touch 300."

Thankfully, I recognized this brand this time. Alcatel and Nokia were known brands. 

"It cost 82 thousand pesos."

Never mind, I didn't know this brand. What the fuck is Alcatel? How can they release something expensive? 

Being the adults in this group, the three of us frowned when we heard the price. 

One by one, the salesman started showing us the brand-new phones that they were selling. Each one of them was expensive. 

"Do you have a second-hand phone here?"

Since we already knew the cost of brand-new phones, we decided to ask about second-hand phones this time. 

As expected, phones were expensive even in this era. I recalled that time when I bought a phone with good specs in 2019 for 5 thousand pesos. Phones were much cheaper in the future. 

"Oh... Tch, you guys are actually going for second-hand phones. Why didn't you say it first? You guys wasted my time. Here are our second-hand phones, they cost 20 thousand to 50 thousand pesos."

The salesman angrily said. 

"Does this phone have a warranty?"

"One-year warranty, that's the only thing we can offer."

"I guess it's not that bad." I nodded. 

Secondhand phones were not bad as long as it was functioning well. As long as Santiago can use it to call and text, then it's good. 

In the end, Santiago decided to buy the Nokia 8110. We tested the phone and it was working well. The only problem was the small dent in the corner. He paid 31 thousand pesos. He was satisfied with what he got. 

Now, let's buy a second-hand television.

"Excuse me, do you have a television ranging from 2,500 to 8,000 pesos."

I asked another salesman this time. 

"We have a few, but they are old stock and second-hand."

"I understand. As long as it's working well, I'm good with it."

The salesman led me to the deepest part of the shop. The television here were working well, the colors were saturated but everything was working fine. 

"This television has a warranty, right?"

"One year warranty."

Alright. At least they have a warranty here. 

"This one."

I pointed at the 10 inches screen television with scratches. This television had the best color saturation and it was working fine. 

"Okay sir. You can inspect and click the buttons if you want."

I didn't find anything wrong with it so I decided to buy it. It cost me 4 thousand pesos... I just think of it as an investment. The television had a free remote and tv antenna included. 

After buying a cellphone for Santiago and a second-hand television, we decided to go to Blockbuster and buy movies... There were a lot of people. 

We had to make sure that the kids would be happy so we spend another money on the videotapes... 

Then, we returned to the FCIE to set up the television for the shop. Santiago was sitting at the back because another adult would not fit in the car. So he had to take care of the things we bought while sitting at the back. 

The set up of the television was fast. Once we plugged in the antenna, the television started receiving a signal. Overall, we were satisfied with what we bought today. 

"Santiago, are you sure you don't want to stay in the house tonight?" I asked him. 

We had a room for him if he wanted to. 

"It's fine brother-in-law. I already have something to eat in the refrigerator. Take care."

"Take care Uncle!"

Just like that, our job for today was over. We accomplished buying television and movies for the kids. Not gonna lie, the movies were out of my pocket but I have to buy them. Or else Sophia would have a tantrum.

We only reached the house at 5 pm and the sky was already red. Another hour and the sky would be shimmering with endless stars. 

Reaching the house... I was dumbfounded when I saw three people standing in front of the entrance. 

I recognized each one of them... Especially the person in the middle.

"Mom?" I muttered. I didn't expect to see her tonight. 

"Waaahhh--!! My poor baby! Mama misses you! Wuuwuuwuwu!"

She started crying. 

"Your two brothers are assholes. They keep this a secret from me!"

She glared at Sean and Jeremy. My two brothers sighed and shook their heads in defeat. It seemed that they could not win over Mom.