Just as I thought I was street smart as far as navigating around Divisoria was concerned, I've been had. A few weeks ago, I was shortchanged when I bought some round onions on Sta. Elena St. The price was cheaper than the supermarket and the round onions were of good quality -- shiny skin, no rotten parts, uniform medium sizes. But when I got home and started to put the onions on our small native basket, I found them to be of larger sizes and three pieces were even peeled. I stared at my purchase in disbelief. How could I buy large onions and choose peeled ones? Then I realized I've been had.
The modus operandi is for the seller to quickly switch the plastic bag of items you bought with another pre-packed bag while your eyes shifted from the weighing scale to your purse. You only discover this when you reach home and remove the contents from the bag.
Lesson learned -- In Divisoria, don't buy from the streets or roadside unless the seller is your suki. If you must, stand close to the weighing scale, keep your eyes on the scale, and grab the items first before handing the payment to the seller. That won't give the seller a chance to switch bags.
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