Bargain deals at Souk Juma for Bedouns, many residents

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Bedouns and expatriate residents throng the ‘Friday Market’ every weekend in search of cheaper goods, although quality of things sold cannot be guaranteed and sometimes people buy electrical goods at their own risk. Buyers fail to find salesmen upon return if the fridge, AC they bought does not work.
Bedouns and expatriate residents throng the ‘Friday Market’ every weekend in search of cheaper goods, although quality of things sold cannot be guaranteed and sometimes people buy electrical goods at their own risk. Buyers fail to find salesmen upon return if the fridge, AC they bought does not work.

KUWAIT CITY, July 11: Some expatriates and Bedouns say they resort to the Friday Market (Souq Juma) where prices of clothes, electronics and home appliances are relatively cheap. Hassan Al-Deib said he buys secondhand clothing from Souq Juma to fulfill the family’s needs.

He explained a pair of training suit that costs KD 7 in the shops can be purchased for KD 1.500 in Friday Market, and he can’t afford new clothes for his children because his salary is only KD 450; half of which goes into rent and the other half in school, commodities and fuel. Fareed Zenhom also said he buys shoes from Souq Juma because new shoes cost KD 10 or more, while he can get used shoes for only KD 1.

Um Muhammad indicated she is obliged to buy clothes for her children in Souq Juma because her husband pays KD 350 in health assurance, besides school fees and high rent price. Zaki Al-Sayed described Souq Juma as the shelter for poor and limited income earners.

He added a couple of days before Eid, he went to some shopping malls to buy clothes for his children but he discovered the prices were high, so he went to Souq Juma to procure his needs. Adel Abdullah stressed he was in Souq Juma to purchase a power generator, because it is much cheaper there compared to the shops. He added many Bedouns visit Souq Juma because things are cheap there.

He also called for intensified surveillance of the market to avoid commercial cheating. He narrated buying a refrigerator and later discovering the cooling system wasn’t working properly, so he returned the following week but he could not find the seller. He discovered the owner of the fridges assigned relatives to manage his business and keeps changing them each week to prevent customers from reaching them to return faulty items or take back their money.

By Najeh Belal Al-Seyassah Staff and Agencies

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