Water job!

I think, this is the first in a series of stories, where I try all sorts of income generating activities...

First attempt: Putting drinking water in sachets to sell at the local bus station... This water comes from the village pump, and is decent enough to drink. Less decent is the amount of plastic bags involved, that will end up littering the streets and being eaten by undecerning pigs and cows.

What helps sell, having a fridge, where you can store the sachets, so you tempt people with icy cold water... Required skill, that can be acquired with pratice, knotting the sachets properly, so they don't leak... Easier said than done, but Ebou was a good teacher! Empty the bag from any air bubble, twist the bag around your thumb and knot tight...

These sachets go for 10 FCFA each, while the industrial ones with filtered water go for 50 FCFA. The latter might be made of cleaner, UV filtered water, but often the water has a plasticky or chlorine taste, that makes me prefer the cheaper version... Another option is the LAFI bottle of water that would cost you 1000 FCFA a liter. Expensive, isn't it? So wouldn't you go for our cheaper home-made 'sachets d'eau' this time? Just bite off one corner to enjoy...