Store owners in The City, opened their businesses on Sunday for residents searching for outfits to attend Old Year’s Night parties, church, and other events.
However, many of them were disappointed because the number of shoppers they were looking for did not show up.
When a Barbados TODAY team visited some of the stores just after noon today, management, and employees reported that “things really slow”.
But they all said that they are looking forward to a brighter tomorrow as they expect hundreds to flock to Bridgetown to do their last minute shopping.
Business owner Keshia Pope, said she was in Swan Street with her clothing and jewellery since 6 a.m., but hardly received any sales.
“I’m hoping that probably tomorrow things will pick up. But today was a no. I was here from 6 o’clock because I felt that more stores would have been opened today, but stores only opened around 11 and midday. So we really hope that tomorrow is going to be a better day,” Pope said.
Another store owner, at Busby Alley, who gave his name as Troy, also agreed that people were hardly shopping today.
“All now I looking to leave town because nothing happening right now. Town dead. If you look through Swan Street you would see exactly what I mean, nothing happening. Tomorrow I am hoping for better to end the year on a good note,” he said.
Kyla, who was selling hats, glasses, crown, horns, and other accessories to ring in 2019, in front of Abeds, Swan Street, said she believes that tomorrow would be her day as she anticipates good sales. (AH)
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Barbados Today, how was shopping in Bridgetown today???
Most of these outfits aint worth no more than 12.00.
Now if you was giving us some money to spend sure ppl getting send home left n right n dem disappointed wtf them can't be serious well maybe bajans leaning sense don't spend what you don't have
ACST
Barbados is the most expensive place in the World. Every thing in Barbados cost more than every where else.
People from over-in-away always ask how Barbadians manage to survive here in Barbados.
......and it is getting worse!!!!
GOT TO FIND A SOLUTION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlEV94pkr-w
We are encouraging Barbadians to shop at home to help our economy but, prices here are too high.
If only they would pass on the savings to bajans, they would see a difference in their businesses profit margin. stop being greedy
Lord have mercy.
Aha..HA...I see that a HEAVILY BANDAGED and BRUISED JOHNNY CROW is back...man ya get back quick doa...ya see how fast those in A and E working now that the BEES have taken over?there is no more of the former MOH who was known for SWIMMING in WATERS that might have contained remnants of sewage JUST to prove that THERE WAS NONE.
Someone said you got BEAT UP all in the road jack...daiz true ?...and wha you tell the DOCS there when they ask you WHO DID THAT TO YOU ?....hope you didn't tell them a TURNOVER did it after you gave them JOHNNY CROW as your name.
....and JOHNSON CROW would you be ringing out 2018 with some last minute DIATRIBE laced with the usual CHUPIDITY for the benefit of the readers? I in gine na way tonight,so I gine look out for it....CHEERS!
If I did know ,I would have shouted for CARSON and see if ya would have looked back...and I would have looked back too..but it din cross my mind.
Imagine that RACIST..that long mout shoe nuisance CUSSING WHITES and INDIANS after some of them were there to HELP his MASH UP and BREK UP PARTY during 2008-2018 as though those INDIAN and WHITE businesses ONLY sprung up after MAY 25th.
Would bajans appreciate cheaper items online?