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ISLAMABAD, (APP): As few days left to celebrate the festival,
Sweet shops, bakeries in the country are enjoying the Eid season as the rush
of customers requesting their favourite treats for Eid ul Fitr.
According to a report aired by a private news channel said, sweets are an integral part of Eid festivities in most Muslim cultures and there is an endless variety of the treats.
According to shopkeepers, business has boomed by 100-200 pe cent with
citizens buying large quantities of sweets for celebrations at home and as
gifts for others.
A worker Asim Mushtaq at sweet shop, said that the festival of Eid
attracted large number of customers who bought sweets to take as a gift for
their family and friends.
He said that business had been incredibly low in Ramzan. However, he expected a 100 percent increase in business during Eid days.
“Our branches around the country have recorded a 60 percent increase in
sales. We have to cater a large number of clients who have booked their orders in advance for Eid. We have been receiving the orders since the start of last ashura of the holy month of Ramazan”, he added.
Shop owners at cake shops expect to attract a significant number of
customers during Eid days.
A worker stated that despite their high prices, they had received a
considerable number of orders for Eid in advance. He said that the sale of
muffins, cupcakes and cakes had increased considerably, and would increase
further during Eid days.
Non-Muslims too have been buying sweets as gifts for Muslim colleagues
and friends, shop salesmen said. The outlets are brimming with richly-
decorated special Eid packaging. Such is the demand that trays laden with
sweets are stacked away neatly with shelf space having run out.
“What’s Eid without sweets” said Sohial Anwar, a customer in a shop.
“Sweets have been an integral means of spreading joy and happiness since
ancient times, especially during festivals and on auspicious occasions, he
said.
According to him, there is no decrease in people’s love for sweets; on
the contrary, it is ever on the increase. “When you visit someone’s home on
Eid, you would either be taking sweets with you.”