12 HIGH SOCIETYBoth Lek and Ayr loved their new job and they threw themselves into it. Within weeks they were one of the biggest suppliers in their own little area. Lek’s family and friends used them for all their purchases and so did Ayr’s. It was safe to say that there was no-one in Baan Suay who did not buy most of their supplies from them and new customers from surrounding villages were coming to check them out almost every day. Success brought a heady feeling, which they both enjoyed.
The suppliers’ reps gave them targets for increased discounts and they hit them every time. When they got a bigger discount, they would pass a third to a half onto their customers in one way or another. Sometimes it was to all customers, sometimes to account-holders and sometimes to farmers who themselv
