MONTH-LONG HOLIDAY ENDS
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08:11 pm | April 07, 2009
Society
Once again, florists did not miss out on the opportunity to double
prices for flowers on the occasion of Beauty and Mother Day. Prices for
flowers rise on every holiday in Armenia and April 7 was no exception
and they did not differ from the prices on March 8.
Despite high prices, there were lines of people waiting to buy flowers
in the capital.
Roses ranged from 1,000-2,500 drams despite the fact that 1 meter 30
centimeter roses were sold for 20,000 drams. Most youth simply bought
a flower because they need at least 8-10,000 drams to buy a bouquet.
Lilies and narcissus were also high in demand. A bouquet of narcissus
was sold for 500 drams, while the price for a bouquet of lilies
ranged from 700-1,500 drams. However, the flowers could have been
bought for half the price yesterday.
One of the florists-Gegham Aslanyan, 36-said that April 7 is a day
for them to make money and gave his explanation for the high prices:
"It is more expensive this year because the importers pay a high price,
while local producers raise prices for their flowers due to inflation."
A number of political party representatives were handing out flowers
and postcards to girls and women on the streets of Yerevan.