There is no price list at Zufar’s watermelon drink stall.
No minimum charge, no suggested amount. Just a cup, freshly made, and whatever the customer decides it is worth.
Most people assume it is a concept. It is actually a solution.
Why there is no fixed price
Zufar is 17 and has dyslexia. In a TikTok video that has since gone viral, he explained simply and without complaint why pricing his drinks the conventional way was never really an option for him.
“Many people ask why I don’t put a price. It’s because I’m not good at counting and I can’t read numbers well. The doctor said I have dyslexia,” he said.
So he made a decision most business owners would never make.
He let the customer decide.
Every sale is an act of trust extended to a stranger, with no guarantee of what comes back.
What keeps him going
Zufar does not frame his condition as a limitation. He sees it as something to push through, and he has people around him who make that easier.
His mother, father, brother and sister have all stayed beside him and continued to believe in him through it all.
“But I’m okay. I see this as a challenge,” he said.
And when he talks about the work itself, there is a clarity to it that has little to do with numbers.
“Even though I’m not good at reading and counting, I know one thing. I know how to work hard. Every cup I make, I make with all my heart,” he said.
The trust that was not always returned
The video drew an outpouring of support online, with many praising Zufar for his attitude and determination. But alongside the encouragement came something else.
Some commenters flagged that certain customers had allegedly paid as little as a few coins for a drink.
The observation sat uncomfortably against everything Zufar had shared, a reminder that the trust he extends every time he hands over a cup is not always treated with the same care he puts into making it.
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