PEOPLE HAVE NO MONEY TO GO SHOPPING
A1+
09 January, 2008
A quaint quiescence has overtaken the multitude. The capital stores and
supermarkets have emptied after the New Year’s celebrations. People
rarely attend shops these days as they prefer eating up the New Year
meals. Besides, many families cannot afford shopping as they have
spent their savings on New Year purchases.
"Our shop only sells bread," said a shop-assistant who couldn’t forget
the hustle and bustle on the New Year eve. People queued in the cold
for hours to buy food.
Drinks and sweets were of great demand.
Most supermarkets knew that they would face hard times in January as
people had spent their money before the New Year.
There are still people who couldn’t see the New Year in. 69-year-old
Khachatur could buy nothing with his 14 000-dram pension.
"My son sends $100 a month. But the money goes to public utilities-gas,
electricity and water bills. My relatives didn’t visit me as they
knew that I had nothing to treat them.
Passivity is also perceived in clubs and restaurants.
"We have resumed work since January 7 and have had fewer
customers. Visitors buy either tea or coffee," 25-year-old barman
Karen.