Hamper business soars ahead of Christmas festivities

The hamper business in Ghana is yet again experiencing a boom ahead of the Christmas festivity.

The woven basket is an essential item that often contains gift items given to loved ones, friends, and family during the festive season.

When GhanaWeb visited some weavers around the 37 Military Hospital area, they touted an increase in sales as a result of the demand.

Due to this, the weavers say they are able to now produce close to 30 baskets a day.

According to them, the baskets cost between GH¢20 and GH¢70 depending on the size.

A weaver, Osei said, "This year people are buying the hamper baskets more to wrap things for their loved ones because, in this season, you just can't give out money"

"But when we compare last year's [2019] production and sales, we produced quite a lot but as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, our business had earlier slowdown but so far it has picked up gradually for us," he continued.

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