So, this kid (Let’s call friend “W”) I’ve met once hit me up for dope bag W doesn’t have any local connect. I was hesitant bc W lives 45 minutes from me, but W offered to give me a bag and gas, and I wasn’t doing anything else, so I figured why not.
I explained that there were two people available: Person A is a dealer, and he charges XX per bag. There was also person B, who is a middleman. Person B can get each individual bag for less, but since he’s a middle he charges one bag for the transaction. So my friend picked person B. I made it clear that for X amount, he’d get 9 bags.
After being burned too many times, I don’t front cash for other peoples’ purchases anymore. And since we were using a middleman, I couldn’t get the stuff fronted. I had to drive out to W, drive back to my town to cop stuff, drive W back 45 mins, then drive myself home.
So we get the shit; I give W nine, gave the middleman one, and i keep my separate purchase. On the way back, W put 3 gallons in my car (keep in mind, it’s 40 each way, so to get W, cop dope, drop W off then go home, it’s 160 miles, like 3 full hours).
When we get to W’s house, I try to gently remind W by asking “could you still give me half a bag, a bag, whatever.” W hesitantly hands up something, and gets out. The photo is what W gave me - in exchange for helping him buy a bun.
I literally just LOST money (costing myself the equivalent of $5.60 in gas and 3 hours of my time) to do a someone a favor.
People don’t seem to understand that connects are basically currency. Whenever I ask to use someone’s connect, I ALWAYS give them a bag/$ bc I realize they’re doing me a FAVOR. Connects are valuable resources - they’re not easy to find. There are three people I’ve helped more than once. Not a single one of them has ever offered to buy me a bag in exchange for helping.
So I am officially done sharing my connect’s for free.
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