08 December 2011
KUWAIT: Electric heaters are selling like hotcakes in Kuwait City, thanks to cold winds blowing from Siberia, where the temperature drops to zero degree Celsius at night. Almost every electronic store in Mubarakiya market admitted that the sale of heaters generated 20 percent more profits this year. One store admits to selling 15 to 20 units per day last week. However, prices vary according to the brand. There are a selection of electric heaters available from China, Germany, Korea, Japan and Bulgaria. Chi
na-made heaters are the cheapest, but also the best selling when compared to the electric heaters manufactured in Japan and Germany.
Prices typically fall between KD 3 and 60. "The price of electric heaters soared this year. Maybe because of the demand and the fact that last year was warmer," said a shop attendant yesterday. "Most of the heaters being sold now are old stocks from last year. This year we are experiencing colder weather compared to the previous year. So people are rushing to buy electric heaters," he added.
Temperature in some parts of Kuwait drop to zero degrees Celsius at night, while the highest temperature recorded is 19 degree Celsius during the day. It is expected lower even more, a meteorologist predicted. "My wife told me to buy a heater for our small children. I think they really need a heater this time. I don't really need them at all, but it's good for my kids," commented a 38-year-old Syrian man who was shopping for electric heaters in Mubarakiya.
Some local dailies claimed that prices of electric heaters have risen by an average of thirty to forty percent compared to last year. "Yes, prices are a bit higher compared to last year because of the demand," he said. But another shop attendant told Kuwait Times that prices of electric heaters remained stable when compared to previous year.
I don't know about other shops but what I have observed is that there are drastic price changes. It's basically the same price," he added. Another customer who was seen buying a China-made brand said, "I only need it for a temporary period, so I bought a China-made one. It is cheaper. If I were to use it for longer, definitely I would consider buying German or Japanese electric heaters." Many shoppers agreed that some shops tried to make up for losses they suffered in the previous years when demand for heaters were low due to relatively warmer winters.
KUWAIT: Electric heaters are selling like hotcakes in Kuwait City, thanks to cold winds blowing from Siberia, where the temperature drops to zero degree Celsius at night. Almost every electronic store in Mubarakiya market admitted that the sale of heaters generated 20 percent more profits this year. One store admits to selling 15 to 20 units per day last week. However, prices vary according to the brand. There are a selection of electric heaters available from China, Germany, Korea, Japan and Bulgaria. Chi
na-made heaters are the cheapest, but also the best selling when compared to the electric heaters manufactured in Japan and Germany.
Prices typically fall between KD 3 and 60. "The price of electric heaters soared this year. Maybe because of the demand and the fact that last year was warmer," said a shop attendant yesterday. "Most of the heaters being sold now are old stocks from last year. This year we are experiencing colder weather compared to the previous year. So people are rushing to buy electric heaters," he added.
Temperature in some parts of Kuwait drop to zero degrees Celsius at night, while the highest temperature recorded is 19 degree Celsius during the day. It is expected lower even more, a meteorologist predicted. "My wife told me to buy a heater for our small children. I think they really need a heater this time. I don't really need them at all, but it's good for my kids," commented a 38-year-old Syrian man who was shopping for electric heaters in Mubarakiya.
Some local dailies claimed that prices of electric heaters have risen by an average of thirty to forty percent compared to last year. "Yes, prices are a bit higher compared to last year because of the demand," he said. But another shop attendant told Kuwait Times that prices of electric heaters remained stable when compared to previous year.
I don't know about other shops but what I have observed is that there are drastic price changes. It's basically the same price," he added. Another customer who was seen buying a China-made brand said, "I only need it for a temporary period, so I bought a China-made one. It is cheaper. If I were to use it for longer, definitely I would consider buying German or Japanese electric heaters." Many shoppers agreed that some shops tried to make up for losses they suffered in the previous years when demand for heaters were low due to relatively warmer winters.
© Kuwait Times 2011
