Brisk business in deep freezers, refrigerators ahead of Eid

Sale of refrigerators and deep freezers has risen sharply in Bogra and Pirojpur ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, a festival marked by sacrifice of animals.

In Bogra, hundreds of buyers are crowding the showrooms selling local and foreign refrigerators and deep freezers.

Showroom sources said 30-35 refrigerators are being sold daily, whereas only 2/3 are sold per day during the rest of the year. Twice as many deep freezers have been sold just before Eid than the rest of the year.                     

The prices of refrigerators and deep freezers range between Tk 15 thousand and Tk 80 thousand.

Visiting Sherpur road, Thana road, Gohail road, Shatmatha, Borogola, Mohila College road and Chelopara area, this correspondent saw that around 50 showrooms of Butterfly, LG, Walton, Myone and other companies in Bogra were crowded with customers.

A customer at an LG showroom in Shatmatha area Ali Ahmed said he wanted to buy a new refrigerator before Eid. A female customer at the Walton company showroom said she wanted to buy a locally made refrigerator. Hasan Ali of Bagbari under Gabtoli upazila said he needed to preserve beef for his relatives as they are abroad.

An official of LG Butterfly in Shatmatha Ashif Ahmed said sale of refrigerators doubles during two weeks before Eid-ul-Azha. Sale of other items like ovens also increases ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, he added.

Shovon Ahmed of Singer said sale of deep freezers and refrigerators has increased due to Eid and high temperatures.

Sale of refrigerators has increased ahead of Eid-ul-Azha in Pirojpur district town and the upazilas.

Huge numbers of buyers were seen going to different electronic showrooms like Singer, LG Butterfly, Rangs, Walton and Vision electronics for buying refrigerators. Middle class people were also visiting the non-branded electronic showrooms as their prices are less compared to branded products.

"Refrigerator sale has been good at our showroom from the beginning of this month," said Md Abdul Hannan, manager of Walton Plaza in Pirojpur. He added that they sell over 60 refrigerators every day, and the prices are affordable.

"My wife has come with me to choose the colour and size of the refrigerator," said Abdul Mannan, a buyer. "I will buy it after comparing the refrigerators in different showrooms," he added.

People are buying refrigerators mostly for storing kurbani meat. Another reason is that they can pay in installments. Besides, different electronic companies have announced various offers for their products, sellers said.