Vendor Refuses to Drink Cold Beverage Offered by Customer
A concerned customer has a reminder for the public about street vendors selling cold drinks, that allegedly contains magic sugar.
Recently, the Facebook page ‘Philippine News – Update’ shared the post of a customer’s unusual encounter with a street vendor selling cold drinks. The post garnered various reactions from the online community.
According to the post, the customer was feeling thirsty while at a train station and decided to buy a green buko pandan drink from a vendor. Before filling the cup, the vendor appeared to add something to it.
The customer ordered another large cup and decided to offer one to the vendor as a friendly gesture. However, the vendor’s reaction raised suspicion.
When the customer insisted they drink together, the vendor refused. The customer pressed further, asking why she wouldn’t drink the beverage if she was the one selling it. The vendor gave a distasteful response, showing disinterest in explaining herself.
The customer then accused her of using “magic sugar,” an ingredient believed to be harmful to health. Instead of responding, the vendor remained unbothered.
In a similar post, a street vendor caught on camera putting canal water in palamig container
Feeling uneasy, the customer left both drinks behind and later noticed the vendor throwing them away.
The post warned the public to be cautious when buying refreshments from street vendors, emphasizing that some may use “magic sugar” to cut costs. This substance, which is cheaper than regular sugar, is rumored to be linked to serious health issues, including bladder and gallbladder cancer.
Here is the full post:
“Hello po, galing po ako sa isang estasyon ng tren na hindi ko na babanggitin ang eksaktong lokasyon, sa uhaw napabili ako ng palamig, buko pandan na kulay green ang pinili ko, then parang may nilagay muna s’ya sa baso ko bago n’ya isalok ang palamig na buko pandan para punuin.
Ako naman, sabi ko “Ay Ate dalawa na po, pareho pong malaki” ginawa naman n’yang dalawa at binayaran ko. Sabi ko ulit “Sa’yo po ate ‘yang isa, tara inum tayo, namutla s’ya bigla, sinundan ko ulit ng “inum po tayo ate, sabay po tayo.”
Hindi n’ya inunom, tanong ko “bakit ayaw n’yo pong inumin? libre ko po yan sa’yo” mataray na sagot nito “ayoko ko eh”, panunukso ko “ate ‘di ko babawiin ang pera ko, pero sabay tayo iinum, ayaw mo inumin noh? kasi nga nilalagyan n’yo ng magic sugar, alam mo bang masama sa kalusugan ‘yan” aba, ang taray sumagot “wala akong care”.
Ayon, iniwan ko na lang ‘yung dalawang palamig, nakangiti na lang ako umalis, kitang-kita ko sa malayo kung paano n’ya tinapon lang sa basurahan ang dalawang palamig. Bumili na lang ako tubig sa 7-11.
Ingat po kayo sa mga binibili n’yong palamig, nilalagyan po nila ng magic sugar, mayroon po sa ilalim ng cart na isang lalagyan ng tubig na may halong magic sugar na nakakasama po sa ating kalusugan at nakaka-cancer po ito (Bladder Cancer o Kanser sa Apdo), mas mura po ito sa normal na white sugar kaya para makatipid sila, ganyang ginagawa nila.
As much as we wanted na suportahan ang mga maliliit na nag-ne-negosyo, ‘wag naman ho sanang makompromiso ang kalusugan ng mga bumibili sa inyo, sanay naman po ako sa mga malditang tindera, pero ‘di ko kaya talaga i-tolerate ‘yung ganon, lalo ang lahat ng mga tao o costumer na uminim at bumili ng palamig sa araw na ‘yun
Hindi ko po nilalahat ha, maraming tayong tapat na tindera’t tinderong Filipino, pero dobleng-ingat lamang po sa binibili nating inumin sa mga public places, sigurado akong hindi lamang s’ya ang gumagawa noon. Hi kay Ate na naka-green, may relong g-shock na black at may nunal sa”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the post:
