ONE TISSUE SELLER SAYS HE ONCE MADE $8,000 A MONTH. ONLY 11 SELLERS ARE LICENSED, BUT MANY THRONG THE STREETS, INCLUDING FOREIGNERS
Mr Mohamad Isa Saat is one of only 11 people licensed to sell tissue paper here. He has been selling tissue packets for about two years, after losing his right leg in a car accident in 2009. He subsequently lost his job, and says he had to turn to selling tissue paper for a living. When he first started, he said he felt "embarrassed", worries that people would recognise him. "But now I'm okay because the people here (Bedok) make me feel welcome." Mr Isa says he makes a good living, selling three packets for a dollar. He claims he once made $8,000 in a month. But he had no way of proving this claim. Competition is stiff with multiple tissue sellers in a given area. Mr Isa's dream? To save enough to go on the haj pilgrimage.
tissue paper $1 for 3 pkts
$8000 => 24000 pkts
seriously that much?