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Johannesburg - Rapper Riky Rick found himself on Twitter's bad side on Friday, after it was revealed that his popular Boss Zonke vests goes for a retail price of R700.
Soon the social media site was filled with a stream of tweets sharing shock and disbelief at the price, and Riky's name was topping the trends list.
Ricky Rick is selling Boss Zonke vest worth R700? Does this shirt boost self-esteems and relieve you from the stresses of life? Ngeke. ??
— Sinenhlanhla (@MyLifeAsSne) January 15, 2016the SAPS and SANDF have placed an order for the Ricky Rick vest ,apparently for that price even a bullet would be put off
— Modern Black Youth (@ItsYourBoySas) January 15, 2016In fact, there was so much buzz around the vests that Boss Zonke himself had to calm the masses, reminding them that the vest is not for every "Tom, Dick and Thando."
Okay lemmi, say this nice. The R700 vest twitter is complaining about has been selling for that price for over a year. Its always sold out.
— #SIDLUKOTINI (@rikyrickworld) January 15, 2016People that want the Boss Zonke vest buy it. People that dont want it or cant afford it dont buy it. Simple. Did I mention its Sold Out.
— #SIDLUKOTINI (@rikyrickworld) January 15, 2016I didn't make that Vest for every Tom, Dick and Thando. I drop 200 at a time for the real niggaz, its not mass produced and it sells out.
— #SIDLUKOTINI (@rikyrickworld) January 15, 2016It costs me close to R400 to make that vest because Ive decided to produced my clothing locally and support our industry in hard times.
— #SIDLUKOTINI (@rikyrickworld) January 15, 2016So basically. Cost Price: R400 -> Retail Price: R700 -> profit: R300... That mean Im losing R100 everytime I order another batch.??
— #SIDLUKOTINI (@rikyrickworld) January 15, 2016But Twitter wasn't satisfied, with the twitter mob next turning their attention to poor Riky's maths skills.
Ricky Rick was like,I sell for R700,profit R400, stock for R300 but I make a R100 loss... someone please school him and not @CassperNyovest
— Shumaya2016SOTY (@VonaniVee) January 15, 2016I don't even know who Ricky Rick is but he got me looking for that R100 like: pic.twitter.com/NUe4pa1mxu
— Reeves (@singfromthehair) January 15, 2016BlackTwitter trying to figure out Ricky Rick's Math. pic.twitter.com/uOEYuNNwdI
— Vuyo_Himself (@That_Damn_Vuyo) January 15, 2016Ricky Rick and his Maths teacher pic.twitter.com/IIFl6VWrk0
— Oscar ??? Masango™ (@MasangoOscar) January 15, 2016
