Cracker shops in Thanjavur eye a sparkling business

Gift packs could be purchased at a price range between Rs.400 and Rs.1,215

October 22, 2013 03:49 pm | Updated 03:49 pm IST - THANJAVUR:

Deepavali special:Sale of crackers has picked up at Thanjavur District State Government Employees Co-operative Store in Thanjavur on Monday. Photo:B. Velankanni Raj

Deepavali special:Sale of crackers has picked up at Thanjavur District State Government Employees Co-operative Store in Thanjavur on Monday. Photo:B. Velankanni Raj

Sale of crackers is set to pick up in Thanjavur with private shops being opened at Keelavasal and Medical college road apart from the ones opened by co-operative institutions.

Thanjavur District State Government Employees Consumer Co-operative store has opened a shop at the collectorate complex. Gift packs with all types of crackers could be purchased in a price range between Rs.400 and Rs.1,215.

The gift items are named ‘Apoorva’, ‘Poornima’, ‘wonder gifts’, and ‘Dino 40’.

On crackers, a pack of 100 is priced at Rs. 70; 200 at Rs. 120; 300 at Rs.205; 1,000 at Rs.595; and 5,000 at Rs.2, 700. There are many fancy items including ‘Manoranjan’, ‘Shanthinika Chand’, ‘Sparkling Thunder’, ‘Sky Wheel’, ‘Super Sonica’, and ‘Colour Fantasy’.

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