Calabar Residents Patronise Used Clothes For Christmas Due to Recession

Date: 23-12-2016 3:28 pm (7 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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The recession in the country has made many people to celebrate the Christmas and new year low key as some residents of Calabar now prefer used clothes.
The current economic recession in the country has driven some residents of Calabar in Cross River State to patronise fairly used clothes for the Yuletide, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Many households, especially women now go for used clothes for themselves and their children due to the high cost of new ones.
 
A resident, Mrs Eunice told us at Marian market where she was seeing buying  second hand clothes, that it was cheaper and affordable.
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“I decided to buy these ones, when I wash it with hot water and take it to the dry cleaner, it will turn to new clothes.“Things are just too expensive. One cannot understand the kind of change we are going through,”
she said.
 
Similarly, Mrs Vera Ekpenyong-Ita said that she took time to select good second hand dresses for herself and the children at Beach market, as she could not afford to buy new ones.
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“Imagine a cloth for my three months old baby and they were saying N6000; and I have five children, so where will I get money to buy clothes for each of them in this hard economic situation.
“So I decided to seek alternative in these ones, I don’t care what people call it. I am not the only one,”
she stated.

A single lady, Alice Sunday said she was proud to patronise used clothes because
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“times are hard.” “So many people, especially young girls like me cannot even afford okrika talk less of ready-made.“I am a graduate and there is no work, so where do you want me to get money to buy already made dresses, no way,”
she added.
 
A dry cleaner, Innocent Imoh, told NAN that the business was booming now more than ever before.
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“My brother I am very busy, this is not time to talk. I have dozens of clothes here to work on, as you can see. “May be you can come back after Christmas. We are in the era of change, as you can see,”
he said.


Posted: at 23-12-2016 03:28 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
- Vickysmile at 23-12-2016 03:40 PM (7 years ago)
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Better days ahead
Posted: at 23-12-2016 03:40 PM (7 years ago) | Newbie
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- jerrydon7 at 23-12-2016 04:13 PM (7 years ago)
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As the saying goes "One man's meat is another man's Poison" What a change indeed shm....... Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Roll Eyes
Posted: at 23-12-2016 04:13 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- gogoman at 23-12-2016 04:16 PM (7 years ago)
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before nko
Posted: at 23-12-2016 04:16 PM (7 years ago) | Grande Master
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- mary11 at 23-12-2016 04:51 PM (7 years ago)
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This one sef na news?abeg Xmas or no Xmas nigerians can't do without used/okrika clothes

Posted: at 23-12-2016 04:51 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- osarobo62 at 23-12-2016 04:56 PM (7 years ago)
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nothing new here...there was okrika and ''bend down and select'' as far back as 1979
Posted: at 23-12-2016 04:56 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- journalist96 at 23-12-2016 04:57 PM (7 years ago)
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While I just bought 3 iphone 7 for my girlfriends!
Posted: at 23-12-2016 04:57 PM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- DrSoba at 23-12-2016 05:59 PM (7 years ago)
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My Calabar sister, see what Buhari has turned your people to. Anyway better things ahead.
Posted: at 23-12-2016 05:59 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- kacylee at 23-12-2016 07:38 PM (7 years ago)
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at all at all na him bad pass

Posted: at 23-12-2016 07:38 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- kison at 23-12-2016 07:39 PM (7 years ago)
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EVERYTHING NA NEWS
Posted: at 23-12-2016 07:39 PM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- blowout at 23-12-2016 07:54 PM (7 years ago)
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madam e go still better make u buy new clothes for that three month old baby make u no come use times ten of the money wey u dey try safe to cure skin disease for that baby body o.
Posted: at 23-12-2016 07:54 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- chukkychukky at 23-12-2016 09:48 PM (7 years ago)
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cloth na cloth

Posted: at 23-12-2016 09:48 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- tommy70 at 23-12-2016 10:05 PM (7 years ago)
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NOTIN NEW.NIGERIANS ARE USE TO IT.
Posted: at 23-12-2016 10:05 PM (7 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- CHRISETTE at 24-12-2016 07:37 AM (7 years ago)
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Wetin man go do na
Posted: at 24-12-2016 07:37 AM (7 years ago) | Hero
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- OLOWOBABA10 at 24-12-2016 11:06 AM (7 years ago)
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THAT'S WHAT WE USUALLY GET WHEN WE WERE KIDS, SO GET OVER  IT !
Posted: at 24-12-2016 11:06 AM (7 years ago) | Upcoming
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- BournIdentity at 28-12-2016 04:35 PM (7 years ago)
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Sidon there dey look like zombie,,,,.. I just dey wakaring
Posted: at 28-12-2016 04:35 PM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- BournIdentity at 29-12-2016 05:43 AM (7 years ago)
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Knack mi tori.....,,,
I just dey observe! Dey pass jejeli as in,, maka, make jelorsi no kill u o
Posted: at 29-12-2016 05:43 AM (7 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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