Toiletries bazaar to be held at UGM<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A one-day bazaar to sell toiletries will be held
\non Sunday at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, the organizers
\nsaid in a press release on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The event's organizers, Arupa, said they were seeking
\nproducers willing to provide packages worth Rp 21,050 which they
\nhope will be sold for as little as Rp 2,000. They have set a
\ntarget of 3,000 packages.<\/p>\n
Arupa said after conducting a survey of students' purchasing
\npower and the going price of toiletries in Yogyakarta, that Rp
\n2,000 was all that students could afford to pay for detergent,
\nsoap, a bottle of shampoo, a toothbrush and a tube of toothpaste.<\/p>\n
Organizers hope that with the help of producers, donated
\npackages will be sold \"for at least a 75 percent discount\" at the
\nbazaar entitled Cutting Expenses is Healthy (Ngirit itu Sehat).<\/p>\n
According to recent reports, students across the country have
\nbeen drastically cutting their expenses, including on meals and
\ntoiletries. Regarding the possibility of wealthy people buying
\nthe packages intended for the poor, organizers said \"the event
\nwould be based entirely on the honesty of participants.\" (anr)<\/p>",
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