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  • Why fairly used electronics are hot

    Shoppers have stories to tell about fairly used electronics. TAIBAT IDOWU writes. 

    Fairly used items are said to be less expensive and more patronised. Some people prefer to buy or sell them because they save more money and have a long life span.

    They come in different prices, depending on their neatness, their durability can also be determined by how affordable they are, it is a common believe that the more expensive, the durable the item is and vice versa.

    Mr Peter told The Nation Shopping that he could not buy some particular electronics as fairly used. “I cannot buy a television set and a fan. They don’t have guaranty. They can get damaged almost immediately.”

    ‘’It is important to do a good research when planning to buy second hand electronics.

    “Fairly used items are better than some of the new ones we have here. Sometimes, they are of low standard and get damage almost immediately.

    An electronic seller, Mr Nedu Ihinacho, who sells fairly used electronics at Lawanson, Lagos said prices of fairly used electronics, are determined by how good looking an item is.

    According to him, a small fairly used television set costs N5,000, and N10,000 for the big size while a radio set is sold for N1, 200, N3000, N4,000 depending on its size.

    Some people cannot make up their mind on what they want. They, therefore, believe traders know the best. Thus they end up buying an electronic gadget that is not durable.

    For Mr Seyi Arogundade, “I am lucky with fairly used electronics. They get damaged immediately. I rather buy a new one.’’

  • ‘Consumers should seek redress for wrongs’

    ‘Consumers should seek redress for wrongs’

    The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) is to join forces with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in the fight against importation of substandard goods. ADEBISI ONANUGA and TONIA ‘DIYAN report

    With the planned partnership between the Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), importers of substandard goods are in for hard times. The influx of fake and substandard goods has been a major headache to the government and indigenous manufacturers. The goods are usually very cheap and low in quality that local producers cannot compete favourably.

    The planned joint effort to fight substandard goods will favour consumers more as they are the end users of such products which, at times, cause bodily harm. They have always been at the mercy of retailers and wholesalers of such goods.

    At a briefing in its office at Ilupeju, the CPC Director- General, Mrs. Dupe Atoki, said the collaboration, aimed at protecting consumers and ridding the country of fake and substandard goods, could not have come at a better time. She spoke of the activities of the agency and the need to create more awareness among consumers on their rights.

    Mrs. Atoki said the planned joint effort of the four agencies would pave the way for indigenous companies to thrive once again.

    “We must understand the various agencies that have the mandate to tackle counterfeit products, notwithstanding that the mandate of the council is to receive complaints. But in the course of the mandate, we are also expected to weed out counterfeit goods and ensure that substandard or hazardous goods are taken off the shelves where necessary,’’ she said.

    “It does not stop there,’’ she further said. ‘’There are organs and agencies that are designated to ensure that standards are met and also to enforce those standards. We have to work in collaboration with all these organs, including the Nigerian Customs, the SON, NAFDAC and all other regulatory bodies. We can see the possibilities of reducing the influx of substandard and inferior goods to a level in which the indigenous manufacturing companies will begin to thrive.

    “Right now, indigenous companies are stifled. They are in great competition with substandard goods that are cheap and easily available; therefore, there is the need for a competitive and level playing ground for investments. We would have to deal with the near-collapse of indigenous manufacturing companies in such a manner that would help them survive and remain in operation,” she said.

    Mrs. Dupe Atoki, a former chairperson of the African Commission of Human and People’s Rights, an organ of the African Union (AU), plans to take consumer rights’ protection advocacy to the grassroots, to make everybody aware of their rights as consumers. She charged the zonal offices of the council to rise up to the task.

    She decried the dearth of consumer awareness at the grassroots, adding that unless the trend was reversed, consumers at that level would not have their rights protected; that is, they would not know where to lay complaints and seek redress.

    To achieve this, she said there was a need for the council to align with other agencies to determine what consumers should look for in any particular good so that they do not buy substandard goods.

    The CPC chief emphasised that the council would carry out consumer education programmes to create awareness on its activities so that anyone who buy goods that do not give them value for money would know where to lay complaints and seek redress.

    To Mrs. Atoki, if the influx of substandard goods remain unchecked, it will continue to militate against the aspirations of government to promote Nigeria into the league of industrialised nations by 2020.

    “Counterfeit destroys creativity, acts as a pest to the efforts of genuine manufacturers, discourages investments and entrepreneurship as it renders their goods non-competitive. But more worrisome is that substandard goods are detrimental to the health of citizens. Hundreds of Nigerians have been reported to have died after consuming sub-standard drugs.The establishment of NAFDAC was, in fact, the government’s direct response to the high casualty figure recorded from the use of fake drugs.

    The (SON), the body, regulating products standard in the country, revealed in one of its reports ‘that production of adulterated products is a rapidly growing menace in the country.

    The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has blamed the collapse of the textile industry on the sudden large amount of sub-standard fabrics that flood the domestic market and which are sold very cheap.

    The report warned that if the country does not stop influx of counterfeits products, the trend would stunt the economy.

    It is observed that the economy is being disturbed, derailed, battered and messed up by heavy importation and smuggling of products from eastern countries, particularly China.

    Some fake products from China include cables, hurricane lanterns, cigarettes, tyres, toothpastes, computer monitors and television sets. Nigeria is China’s second largest trading partner in Africa after South Africa, but analysts say China benefits more from its partnership with Nigeria which reached about $6.5 billion in 2009, according to economic reports.

    Nigeria exports raw materials to China and China supplies Nigeria with all kinds of products including motorcycles, equipment, auto parts, tyres, chemicals, textiles, garments, footwears and children items.

    Today, one of the biggest challenges of buying beauty products is getting good quality as the markwt is filled with substandard products. Many substandard products look like the original that it is almost impossible to differentiate between both.

    If we are able to sensitise Nigerians to imbibe a standards culture in terms of services and products then the average consumer would reject the wrong product and demand for better services, said Mrs Atoki.

    It is important that orientation on standardisation of goods should be given in schools from the primary school level, quizzes and debates should be organised among them.

    It is shocking that secondary schools know what substandard products are and most of them argue that they don’t have enough money to buy the real ones, unknown to them that it actually cost more to buy a sub-standard product, she added.

  • TLC berths at Mega Plaza

    Travel & Logisitics Centre (TLC) has opened a service centre at Century 21 Shopping Mall, Mega Plaza, Victoria Island Lagos.

    Speaking at a press conference in Lagos, Mr Yinka Folami, Chief Executive Officer, TLC, said the extension of another branch of the business was necessary to cater to the travel and service needs of Lagosians and by extension, Nigerians whose daily transactions revolve around the Island.

    “As a customer-focused service agency, we understand that most of our potential customers spend their active man hours on the island; therefore, the need to open another branch at Mega Plaza came up. We are strategically positioned to support our Lagos Island clients beyond traditional ticketing,” he said.

    The General Manager of Mega Plaza, Mr Uri Sadan, said Mega Plaza has been repositioned to give customers the ultimate satisfaction they could get and a world-class mall experience.

    “Mega Plaza has come back even bigger and better with the opening of super mega supermarket, more space, more shops, an ultra modern, multi-storey car park and even wider selection of exotic good with unbeatable price discounts to be found nowhere else.”

    Highlighting the need to patronise TLC, Mr Folami said: “Imagine you took the first flight out of Lagos to Abuja, and you had scheduled your return for 2:30pm. Your meeting is running late and you are not likely to be through by 2:30pm, let alone get to the Abuja airport. There are three things you could do; send someone quickly with change fee to the airline desk at Transcorp or wherever it is, or send someone to the airport, or call us and the change is done! If you are our client, you can pay us on your return,” he said. ‘’So, we say to frequent flying individuals and corporate ‘let’s take the domestic ticketing stress of you’.”

    It is the duty of the service provider to be as simple and as clear as possible on the value of service to clients … most travellers go through needless complexities and pressure. For example, when we got to Mega Plaza, we found out that many travellers still send their drivers to the airport to buy domestic tickets, a task that can be resolved with as simple an action as an SMS, a phone call or a mail, he added.

    On the threat to traditional ticketing, Mr. Folami said a service provider must ‘change or die’. In the face of the online ticketing challenge (though most times, unreliable and burdened with the weakness of being impersonal), my team and I are convinced that what we sell is service, ticketing is a byproduct and a consequence of what we sell.

    “Our clients will also recall that we were the first agency to serve the work-life-balance needs of the professional. We pioneered the install-mental payment scheme for travel tickets of the Nigerian professionals and you do not have to know the CEO to avail this product.

    ‘’Today, TLC has a pool of very successful professional clientele that respond to commitments and to whom they are most grateful. We say to the professional that his holiday is as important as his job; employee holiday is also important to the corporate employer because holidays help mental and physical renewal of staff and therefore effectiveness at work.

    ‘’As a result and by consequence, they are in a partnership with professional employees and corporate employers and need no corporate guarantees from employers. The guarantees needed are in their understanding that the professional will respond to commitments. We all owe the responsibility to drive positive change and belief in our small ways…it is possible in Nigeria, he added.

  • The coming of mobile shops

    The coming of mobile shops

    Shopping is fast taking another dimension. Today, some patronise the malls; many still keep faith with the markets and others buy from car booths. Mobile market trend is fast gaining acceptance. TONIA ‘DIYAN writes

    A visit to shopping havens such as the ever-busy Obalende or Oshodi in Lagos will avail you of some spectacles: Clusters of shoppers selecting various wares — clothes, shoes and other items — from the open booths of cars where they are displayed.

    Standing by the booths are the sellers who are ever-ready for the haggling, which is usually brisk. They are operators of mobile shops, a trend that is fast gaining acceptance. Virtually anything can be bought on the move. Bus stops, streets and joints host such shops as rented space is not a prerequisite.

    It has quick and cheap mode of shopping for workers returning from work in the evenings. Most of them now see the mobile market as the best place to find whatever they want.

    “If I can get what I want from the booth of a car, I will simply buy and forget the sentiment. The point of purchase of an item shouldn’t be the priority; what is important is the availability of products needed at any time. If the car booths are giving me what I want, I don’t have to spend time queuing up in a mall for status symbol or going through stress in markets,” said a shopper, Mr Babatunde Alieru, who was seen buying male shoes from a car booth at Obalende Bus stop on Tuesday.

    Those who sell from the booths of their cars say they prefer to move from one location to another to get sales. “We like to meet our customers where they are. We simply sell for convenience, taking people’s needs to them,” said Mr Okechukwu Okeize, who sells shirts and other office items from the booth of his car at Aguda bus stop.

    Those who patronise the booths of cars boast of the availability of their choice items without having to go to the market or stores.

    “But come to think of it, mobile shop is a good concept. I enjoy shopping this way mainly for availability and convenience,” Mrs Olufunke Shoetan, a teacher with Government College, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos said.

    The high demand for cheap and new products and retailers wanting to attract more customers, has made selling from the booth popular.

    The Nation Shopping spoke with shoppers and retailers of car booth items to find out how genuine the products are. Mr Linus Odinaka is a shopper, who said he bought a cooking ware from a car booth at Mile 2 three years ago and has had no cause to replace it.

    “I had the opportunity to buy a Binatone pressure cooker and I have not regretted my decision. It is still strong, very useful and serving its purpose.”

    One would have thought those who sell from their car booths cannot afford to rent shops. On the contrary, most of them own shops but prefer to sell via their car booth.

    Mr and Mrs Usman Bankole, who sell cakes from the booth of their cars, said: “We own a shop but it is not in our choice area that is why we have chosen this medium and, so far, it’s been rewarding, and we sell a minimum of 20 assorted cakes daily.”

    “Those who think we cannot afford to rent a shop, have they thought of the fact that we buy fuel everyday to go round and showcase our wares? They should know that affording shops is not a challenge,” said Mr Chikordi Amadi one of the retailers.

    For Mr Thomas Awofeso, a shopper, it is a form of advertisement. “Retailers use this medium to advertise their goods. They advertise items in their shops through handbills distributed to people, thereby selling products in their absence. This gets them more patronage than retailers in stores.”

    “I simply move about with my shop. I also own an immobile shop in Ikeja and I have applied wisdom by opening another in my car,” Mrs Nnkiruka Abolo, a bread seller at Berger bus stop, said.

    Mr Aruna Komolafe, a mobile bread seller, said he has more than 50 regular customers patronising him.

    New entrants in this line of business test the waters to see whether their products will be accepted by people. Some cannot actually afford shop rents. According to them, rents are high, no thanks to the reconstruction and modernisation of markets in Lagos.

    For some retailers, the mobile shop helps them to take items to consumers and bypass middlemen who they may have to pay.

    On accessibility, many places where some products are not readily available are accessed through mobile shops. It is a market penetration strategy.

    There are varieties of items: new ones or fairly used. Examples are: Snacks and drinks, food, electronics/electrical goods, kitchen wares, books, perfumes, handsets, bedsheets/pillow cases, baked food, bread, corporate wears, baby items and many more.

    According to mobile traders, there is the tendency to buy on credit and owe when selling in a store. But people cannot afford to owe when they are not sure to find the retailer at the same spot the next minute. The idea is, therefore, cash and carry.

    Mr. Lamidi Akinpelu encourages the retailers by patronising them daily. “I cannot do without buying bread from a bus when I find one. I am sure to get freshly baked bread at affordable price.”

     He also said some companies have imbibe this strategy in their businesses. They prefer to stock a vehicle with their products for swift sales and immediate production of new products.

    However, there are some risks attached to this form of shopping; one of them is the tendency to buy substandard goods because the retailer might not be found at the same spot the next minute. A person might just pick a fake product out of anxiety. Mr Olugbenga Balogun once had a bad experience. “Last week, I was returning from work and I saw a car packed at Alapere Estate bus stop with its booth opened selling lovely office shirts and ties. It was already late and I was rushing to get home, so I didn’t leave my car. I actually bought five pairs at half their price and I thought I was lucky getting a good bargain. Not until I got home and was disappointed. The shirts were actually Dubai shirts packed in TM nylon. I have since been looking out for the car at that spot but the seller hasn’t been there after that day.”

    A major disadvantage is that retailers obstruct traffic when motoring shoppers stop by to patronise them, they inconvenience other motorists.

    In busy places such as markets and bus stops it is observed as a phenomenon causing more congestion on roads.

    To curb this act, the state government launched a crackdown on all forms of illegal trading but this does not seem to affect selling from car booths as more shoppers patronise them nothwitstanding.

  • Group holds interior designers exhibition

    Shoppers, who were at the just-concluded interior design exhibition, organised by the Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN) had an array of  beautiful items to choose from. TONIA ‘DIYAN reports

    The Interior Designers Association of Nigeria (IDAN) exhibition was the right place to buy materials for your dream house.

    To mark the World Interior Day, colourful designs from over 40 exhibitors were displayed last weekend at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. It was a two-day exhibition.

    The exhibition, the first of its kind, was  also to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Inernational Federation of Interior Designers. It aimed at bringing interior/architecture designs to the public and to enhance the knowledge of the profession and encourage co-operation among professionals. It focused on the range of work interior designers do and their contributions to the society.

    Exhibitors included Aframero, Agatha’s Interior, Alexandra designs, Aralia by nature, Caxton alile, Blue mahogany,Chair centre, Do II designs, Doshlaps, Essential Interior Magazine, I design, I0 furniture,Mikano, Svengali Designs, Out of Africa, Roma Fruits of Nature, Tope Edu designs, WOW interiors, Zen Decor, Westafco, Southwood, Officeline, Interior specifics, Interior by Anora, Installation limited, Honey world interiors, Genesis, House to home, Design works, Colour sense, Colours in Africa, Baldwin Investments Ltd and Dulux, among others.

    At the opening, the Chairperson of the exhibition committee, Ms Omon Anenih-Mordi, said: “One of the many high notes of our very first exhibition is that  it gave people a unique opportunity to experience the value of connecting with professionals who are  talented interior designers and who are offering free consultation to shoppers at the exhibition.”

    The Nation Shopping spoke with some shoppers at the exhibition. Mr Olanrewaju Shokunbi is a stock broker, who was at the exhibition  to buy a furniture set from Chair Centre.

    He said the items were affordable and that they are made with good quality materials. “ I picked furniture set for my living room and I am pleased with what I see here. They are all good quality stuffs and their prices very friendly.

    For Ms Anuoluwapo Olusanya, her purpose for being at the fair was for sight seeing. “I am here to window shop and get the contacts of exhibitors present. I am simply here to take advantage of the free consultation offer available to shoppers. I might want to change some of the interiors in my house soon,” she said.

    Mrs Ogechi Ebube is an administrative officer and she was at the exhibition to buy a dinning set and a big size bed. “I just wrote a cheque paying for my dinning set and bed. Their prices are friendly and you are sure of the authenticity of items here. I encourage the organisers to make this exhibition regular as it is a big advantage to shoppers,” she said.

    The organisers of the exhibition have said soon there would be another opportunity to transform  homes. They, therefore, advised people to look out for the next IDAN exhibition.

  • Food outlet opens in Yenagoa

    Residents of Yenagoa in Bayelsa State can now enjoy meals courtesy of Pepperoni Foods Limited, a fast growing restaurant chain in the Niger Delta region.

    The branch is at Mbiama/Yenagoa Road in the state capital. It is the biggest of six outlets operated by by the firm in Rivers, Akwa, Ibom, Bayelsa and Cross River states.

    It houses a fast service point, restaurant, bar and an photo studio. It is designed to accommodate warehousing facilities and catering training centre.

    Speaking at the pre-opening ceremony, which coincided with the company’s yearly Children’s Day party, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr Eric Idogun, said: “The company gradually gained wide acceptance among various demographic strata and soon became the preferred restaurant in its locations. From beginning, our objective was very clear – to provide quality healthy food service to people in a warm and friendly environment. This vision has continued to drive Pepperoni, which is the reason the brand has remained consistent in its product offerings across locations.”

    He explained that the third outlet is sited in Bayelsa because the state is considered ‘Pepperoni’s home’. He said Bayelsans welcomed him with open arms when he was in the state to open business in 2005, a disposition that made him see the area as home.

    ”Here in 2005, despite the absence of any record and collateral, the company took a risk and applied for funding from the state government under the Hospitality and Tourism Industry Funding Programme and received support for expansion from President Goodluck Jonathan when he was governor. The fund, alongside prudent and efficient management system, enabled the company to remodel and expand its operations in the state.

    “It catapulted us to the enviable level we are today. As a result, we have been able to build a successful business; the company has been able to build six modern outlets across key Niger Delta states, making it one of the fastest growing and leading brand in the food service sector,” he said.

    He noted that the outlet is crucial as it marks a major step in its vision towards establishing a catering school and farm to serve and raise entrepreneurs in the food and culinary industry.

    He said the desire of the Pepperoni team is to groom business owners who recognise no limits in their skills/abilities and trust their ingenuity to take them to rare heights in the food industry.

    “Our business is built around our customers as they are the reason we open our doors everyday. As an organisation, we have identified service excellence as a product of different factors. Capacity building at our outlets does not only focus on skills but world-class service delivery.

    “As much as possible, we try not to create a marked segmentation in the type of clientele we attract. Our dining environment and experience is dynamic enough to serve individuals of different age and background. For instance, our new outlets have secluded dinning and bars for discerning customers. We believe that all customers, irrespective of class, should feel welcome and comfortable at any of our outlets,” he said.

  • Where to get cheap tailoring materials

    Where to get cheap tailoring materials

    If you are a tailor or would like to buy tailoring materials, here are some pieces of advice from TAIBAT IDOWU on how to get quality ones at affordable prices

    Tailoring materials are as important as the sewing machine. They are used to decorate and complement clothes. There are a wide range at affordable prices. One is sure to get them in designer’s shops. But they might be a bit expensive compared to their depot.

    To buy cheap tailoring materials in bulk, markets like Oshodi, Balogun on Lagos, Island and Aswani on the Oshodi Apapa Expressway, among other markets. in Lagos, stock them in large quantities.

    The Nation Shopping observed that in this part of the country, the Yoruba patronise these markets for tailoring materials more than any other tribe.

    Mr.  Ifeanyi Okeke sells in bulk at Oshodi Market. He said most of his customers are Yoruba. “Yoruba women  patronise me more every day. In total, I sell more than 1000 items daily.

    Common tailoring materials are  zips (the open and close type, the ordinary zip and the invisible zip), threads in their sizes, needles(for  weaving and for sewing), scissors, gum stay, suite lining, tiny and large elastics,jeans  zips, etc.

    Sometimes, the prices of these materials depend on their quantity. For example, a bundle of open and close, ordinary and invisible zips ranges from N 1,100 to N1,600 a bundle contains 10 dozens.  The cost of thread is between N450 and N950 depending on its size. Needles go for N450 per pack and N10 per sachet, Scissors is sold for N100 and N300 depending on its size.

    Suite lining cost N90 per yard, while elastics cost N1,100 and N800 for the tiny and large ones.

  • Odo Eran meat market

    Odo Eran meat market

    Odo Eran market is located in Itire area of Lagos. Here beef and cows are sold in pieces, as well as other food stuffs. These cows are slaughtered and sold by the traders every day, thus customers are sure to get fresh meat whenever they get to the market.

    Buying and selling is convenient for customers and traders, because they get whatever food they want at good bargains.

    It is one of the peaceful markets in Itire.

    Mr. Alade Adeagbo a meat seller said: “We are safe here. There is no disturbance in this market and we pray not to experience fire like some markets did recently. Everything is going on smoothly and in a day we slaughter more than 20 cows and by God’s grace we sell all before the end of the day,” he said.

    Mrs. Bashiru Gbadebo said: “Everything is in order. We have a union that settles disputes in the market .

    Mrs. Ojugbade Monsurat, a shopper, said: “I prefer this market because you won’t walk far before getting all the foodstuffs you want. I usually buy in bulk here every weekend.

    “To be sincere, this market is neat, despite the fact that they kill cows and do other rough work here, still it is neat, that shows how disciplined they are here,” she said.

    Mrs. Immanuel Alaba, another shopper, said: “One thing I noticed in this market is that there is peace and anywhere peace is, things are successful. The traders are hard working and they cooperate.”

  • How to get shredder

    How to get shredder

    One important office equipment is the paper shredder. OLAJUMOKE AZZAN writes on how to get a good one.

    A paper shredder can be used for self-protection. It is useful at home, offices or commercial establishments to destroy information that should not be seen by others.

    Destroying confidential documents is a requirement in any business.Those protecting sensitive information prefers to shred the documents to ensure confidentiality. These are mainly large offices or companies that need a large number of papers destroyed.

    It also helps in saving space for plenty of paper waste produced and there are different types available for various uses. There is the commercial, the home and the office shredding machines.

    Modes of operating the machine are of two types; the manually operated and the automatically operated.

    The size also varies, depending on its use and shredding needs. But when buying an office shredding machine you should choose the highest quality, such as the medium-duty or the industrial paper shredder as it will be used frequently and it is larger.

    It also has the capability to cut other things such as plastic, cardboard and many others.

    But to ensure the security level of documents, the confetti-cut or the cross-cut paper shredder is best as it determines the shredding style.

    It is also important that the shredding capacity is known so you can be sure of how much paper you should place in it, as well as its operating speed.

    The size and storage of the shredding machine should be determined by the available storage space you have, as such, lack of space to keep the machine should call for a small type. But most office shredders are compact and take up very small space.

    Most paper shredder that is for the office is easily adjusted to the environment of the office and maintenance is easy to perform. It only requires oiling and taking care of the cutting blades at regular basis.

    Sensitive documents, such as financial statements, trade secrets, security numbers, disbursement records, sale receipts, business letteres, customers information, personnel records, computer prints out, etc require the smallest types of shedder.

    To buy one, be guaranteed of its durability, quality and performance. Go for a cheap but reliable one.

  • Perfumes and their uses

    Perfumes and their uses

    PERFUMES are commonly used and they come in different types, sizes and prices. Most times, the occasion and mood of an individaul should determine which one to buy. When asking what kind of perfumes you should wear in rain season, the real question should be which scent will evoke the seasonal fragrances and moods. In the dry season, light perfumes always claim to elicit memories. To choose fragrance when you go to a perfume store, endeavour not to spray on your fabrics, but on your skin and do not rub after spraying, leave it on the spot. It lasts longer that way and would help you make the right decision.

    Perfumes have become an important part of our lifestyle. Ask anyone what perfume they would like to wear and you will almost get an instant answer. It is now very difficult to find someone who says that they do not use perfumes. The original purpose of perfumes was to cover unbearable body odor, but nowadays, it has become a part of people’s overall personalities.

    You can get assorted perfumes from places like delightsome gift shop, Elphina Plaza and Shoprite.

    Some designer perfumes you may fall in love with.

    • Calvin Klein

    • Dolce&Gabbana

    • Gucci

    • Ralph Loren

    • Dior

    • Hugo Boss

    • Prada

    • Givenchy

    • Yves Saint Laurent