During the month of Ramazan, Muslims must fast and remodel their houses. Because of this, many furniture and appliance stores have sales on their goods to take advantage of the holy month, which falls during September.
Of course, because of inflation, and the skyrocketing cost of living in Maldives, the sale prices are higher than they were last year. Many sales have also been going on since the 1st of August. I interviewed store owners who say that there also has been less demand for furniture this year. They hope that demand will pick up, as Ramazan gets closer. However, for the time being it would appear that people will not be able to afford their yearly home makeover, and aren't buying even at sale prices.
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