"Um, sir, could you tell me what your grilled shrimp skewers are like?" The man was a little hesitant. Twelve wasn't a lot of money, but it wasn't exactly cheap either. In Eterna City, twelve League Coins could even buy a bowl of rice with toppings or something similar at some smaller shops.
So, hearing that a serving of Heath's grilled shrimp skewers cost twelve, he naturally needed to ask. Otherwise, if he bought a skewer and it only had two tiny shrimp on it, wouldn't that be a terrible deal?
"They look like this." Heath calmly took out a grilled shrimp skewer. He had already considered that some customers might care about such things, so he had prepared one in advance. Once the man saw the skewer in Heath's hand, he immediately ordered four, while the other customers each ordered a few after seeing it too. When Heath finally tallied them up, the customers had ordered a total of thirty-seven skewers.
"Good thing I bought plenty of jumbo shrimp and everything else. Otherwise, I'd have to go buy more ingredients first." Heath wasn't particularly surprised. After all, the shrimp he had bought were truly enormous. Just two filled an entire skewer, making it look like quite a good deal.
And it really was a good deal, though Heath wasn't taking a loss either. He was definitely making a profit. After all, unless they had gone bankrupt and needed to recoup funds as quickly as possible, businesses generally made a profit. Never take merchants for fools; few were willing to do business at a loss. Heath had known before that online retailers discounted their products during certain holidays. At first, perhaps to attract customers and build their reputation, they really did offer steep discounts, even doing business without making any