“Too Expensive”: Viral Clip of Harare Man Selling Potatoes From Truck Leaves the Internet Laughing
A Harare street vendor became an unexpected internet sensation after Instagram user Chantelle Lovell shared a clip of a man selling potatoes off the back of a truck on her street in Zimbabwe. The man’s enthusiastic hollering for his goods had people across southern Africa crying with laughter online.
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The video, posted by @attract.your.tribe.with.chan on 26 March 2026, captured the vendor belting out his prices as the truck rolled slowly through the neighbourhood. His loud, unfiltered sales pitch had thousands of people tagging their friends in the comments within hours of the clip going up.
Mzansi knows this hustle all too well
The relatability factor is what made the video travel so far. Social media users, including some South Africans, flooded the comments section, saying the scene was identical to what happens in their own townships and rural areas.
From fruit sellers to veggie vendors, the bakkie hustle is a whole culture. People across the country grew up hearing someone yell about their wares from the back of a moving vehicle. Live chickens, old car batteries, and seasonal produce have all had their turn at the back of a truck.
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For many, the video was not just funny, but it was a reminder of home. The comment section turned into a nostalgic reunion of people swapping their own bakkie-vendor stories from their neighbourhoods.
Chantelle Lovell speaks to Briefly News
Chantelle Lovell told Briefly News that filming the vendor was a completely spontaneous decision.
"He actually comes past my house multiple times a week. I'd already heard him coming up the road, so I decided to quickly film a simple snapshot of the moment. It was never meant to be anything major, just something wholesome and familiar that genuinely made me smile."
She added that she partly expected the clip to travel, given her following across multiple countries, but the reach still caught her off guard.
"What surprised me most was just how far it actually reached. I saw people engaging from Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the States, and so many others. It's been really special seeing something so simple resonate like that."
Watch the Instagram clip here:
Social media relates
@sima.mahlatini commented:
“I always hear them, but I never really see them. 😂”
@sublime_desserts_zm said:
“In Zambia, they scream like that to buy used batteries. 😂”
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