Handbills Sharing Nuisance

Friends, how has it been? The weekend is here again, I hope you spent your week meaningfully. I don’t understand why I did this post, but I did it anyways. Just today, as nearly every other day I step out on the streets of Lagos, I find one person or more somewhat compelling me to collect a piece of printed paper. These handbills contain all sorts of information especially adverts from religious bodies, health groups, stores, so called jobs employers etc.

Now this is how I feel when they stretch to give me these handbills (fliers): “Guy, take this paper, help me trash it.”  Seriously!

From experience, I have come to realise that sharing of handbills is one of the worst forms of advertisement. In every 10 handbills I receive on the street, I only manage to glance through 1. I don’t even think you glance through any at all... Say the truth. Lol. Why waste resource then, when it ends up in the trash without achieving its mission? I always trash fliers that get to me even before I know it - most times I do this rather unconsciously.

Very annoying is the way they nearly force this papers at you that you unconsciously collect it, only to realise that you have a piece of paper already in your hand as though they use jazz on you… Na wa o for those people o! They end up making the environment littered with their handbills especially those ones doing a mobile campaign or advert.

This guy gave me a handbill the other day, somewhere around computer village, Ikeja – Lagos (for those of you that think I am referring to Abuja… **tongue out**). I glanced through it on the spot, and it was an advert for jobs - receptionist, cleaners  and the likes. I stopped and took a good look at the guy… Normally, I don’t look down on people or judging people, but I was forced to this time around. I nearly wanted to started preaching to the guy, looking so unkempt, hungry as one who really needs a job himself. I just don’t gerrit! Who sends them seeef? What are their real intentions, cause there is obviously more to it o? I still don't gerrit!

What do you think about handbills and these handbill sharers, or what should call them? Or do you share fliers on the street too?

Cheers!

PS. Why do you keep planning your weekends without putting me in your plans? There is God ooo! You berra change o...lol.