kerstsfeer
kerst verovert qatar.
zo zou je het kunnen noemen. want in de afglopen jaren heb ik kunnen zien hoe de schappen vol liepen met kerst. en ze lopen ook weer leeg. zo waren er in de carrefour leuke sokken te koop. je weet wel van die sokken waar je een cadeautje in krijgt van santa (de neef van sint).
die waren in binnen een zucht uitverkocht.
ik scoorde nog een paar en een ander paar in homecenter.
dit vormt ook de enige versiering in ons huis.
dat opgeklopte gezelligheids gehalte van kertmis staat me tegen.
De kerstgekte heeft dus nu ook hier toegeslagen.
In nederland op een andere manier maar niet minder erg. lichtjes. Het lijkt wel of er elk jaar steeds meer huizen uitbundig verlicht worden. Deze maand lijken we even het milieu te vergeten en hangen we dus massaal de lichtjes op. het feest van het licht krijgt zo wel Watt extra.
in de gulf times
LIKE in the past few years, goods made in China continued to dominate Christmas decoration materials on sale in Qatar this time as well.
With only five days remaining for the festival, most outlets dealing in Christmas decorations are seeing brisk sales. “Sales have touched hitherto unseen heights,” market sources told Gulf Times yesterday.
Of the materials on sale at various outlets, Christmas trees are the hot favourite, said many shopkeepers.
Most shops have stocks of trees, mostly made in China, starting from as low as QR8 to as high as QR110.
“Customers who come asking for trees generally settle for Chinese ones, which are obviously their favourite,” said a salesman at Dreams Shopping Centre, on the Airport Road.
In the past few years, the shop has established itself as the most favourite destination of those seeking decoration items for Christmas and other festive occasions.
Though materials made in Europe, notably in the UK, have also arrived, owing to their higher prices, however, most customers prefer Chinese goods.
Indian-made paper stars also flew off the shelves in no time, inquiries found. “Shops started displaying paper stars so openly only a few years ago,” said an Indian shopkeeper.
“However, decoration lights faced no such problems ever since we started their sales,” he said.
“Even among non-Muslims, there is great demand for season’s decorations these days,” said a salesman at a shop in Abdulla bin Thani.
Naaz Stores, one of the first shops in Doha to start sales of Christmas articles several years ago, continues to enjoy good confidence among its regular clientele.
“We have as several Indian, West Asian and European customers,” said one of its managers. The shop claims to have a tradition of more than four decades in the sales of Christmas materials.
Inquiries made with a prominent outlet found that several Arab customers purchase Christmas decorations for gifting them to their Christian friends. “Apart from trees, they also ask for models of Santa Claus,” said a salesman there. Decoration lights too have equally good sales, he said.
Most shops have made separate sections for Christmas decorations. Along with decoration materials, shops have also stocked a considerable number of souvenirs to be given as presents during the period.
Ceramic cups, with Christmas wishes inscribed on them, have great demand among customers, said a Dreams Shopping Centre salesman.
Apart from the decoration materials, there are specially packed gift boxes too, starting from QR8 onwards.
Along with Westerners, most shops have large clientele from India and the Philippines, inquiries found. “This prompts us to invest more in the business in coming years,” said an Indian shop keeper.
He attributed the arrival of decoration materials in large numbers to the liberalised business conditions prevailing in Qatar at present.
En dan te bedenken dat gisteren een groot winkelcentrum ontruimt moest worden vanwege een brand in de keuken van een van de restaurants aan de 'food-court'aan de boorden van de kunstijsbaan..........
alleen de koek en zopie en chrisrea muziek ontbraken.........
zo zou je het kunnen noemen. want in de afglopen jaren heb ik kunnen zien hoe de schappen vol liepen met kerst. en ze lopen ook weer leeg. zo waren er in de carrefour leuke sokken te koop. je weet wel van die sokken waar je een cadeautje in krijgt van santa (de neef van sint).
die waren in binnen een zucht uitverkocht.
ik scoorde nog een paar en een ander paar in homecenter.
dit vormt ook de enige versiering in ons huis.
dat opgeklopte gezelligheids gehalte van kertmis staat me tegen.
De kerstgekte heeft dus nu ook hier toegeslagen.
In nederland op een andere manier maar niet minder erg. lichtjes. Het lijkt wel of er elk jaar steeds meer huizen uitbundig verlicht worden. Deze maand lijken we even het milieu te vergeten en hangen we dus massaal de lichtjes op. het feest van het licht krijgt zo wel Watt extra.
in de gulf times
LIKE in the past few years, goods made in China continued to dominate Christmas decoration materials on sale in Qatar this time as well.
With only five days remaining for the festival, most outlets dealing in Christmas decorations are seeing brisk sales. “Sales have touched hitherto unseen heights,” market sources told Gulf Times yesterday.
Of the materials on sale at various outlets, Christmas trees are the hot favourite, said many shopkeepers.
Most shops have stocks of trees, mostly made in China, starting from as low as QR8 to as high as QR110.
“Customers who come asking for trees generally settle for Chinese ones, which are obviously their favourite,” said a salesman at Dreams Shopping Centre, on the Airport Road.
In the past few years, the shop has established itself as the most favourite destination of those seeking decoration items for Christmas and other festive occasions.
Though materials made in Europe, notably in the UK, have also arrived, owing to their higher prices, however, most customers prefer Chinese goods.
Indian-made paper stars also flew off the shelves in no time, inquiries found. “Shops started displaying paper stars so openly only a few years ago,” said an Indian shopkeeper.
“However, decoration lights faced no such problems ever since we started their sales,” he said.
“Even among non-Muslims, there is great demand for season’s decorations these days,” said a salesman at a shop in Abdulla bin Thani.
Naaz Stores, one of the first shops in Doha to start sales of Christmas articles several years ago, continues to enjoy good confidence among its regular clientele.
“We have as several Indian, West Asian and European customers,” said one of its managers. The shop claims to have a tradition of more than four decades in the sales of Christmas materials.
Inquiries made with a prominent outlet found that several Arab customers purchase Christmas decorations for gifting them to their Christian friends. “Apart from trees, they also ask for models of Santa Claus,” said a salesman there. Decoration lights too have equally good sales, he said.
Most shops have made separate sections for Christmas decorations. Along with decoration materials, shops have also stocked a considerable number of souvenirs to be given as presents during the period.
Ceramic cups, with Christmas wishes inscribed on them, have great demand among customers, said a Dreams Shopping Centre salesman.
Apart from the decoration materials, there are specially packed gift boxes too, starting from QR8 onwards.
Along with Westerners, most shops have large clientele from India and the Philippines, inquiries found. “This prompts us to invest more in the business in coming years,” said an Indian shop keeper.
He attributed the arrival of decoration materials in large numbers to the liberalised business conditions prevailing in Qatar at present.
En dan te bedenken dat gisteren een groot winkelcentrum ontruimt moest worden vanwege een brand in de keuken van een van de restaurants aan de 'food-court'aan de boorden van de kunstijsbaan..........
alleen de koek en zopie en chrisrea muziek ontbraken.........
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