Sales of cellular phone vouchers soar

Sales of cellular phone vouchers soar

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Traders of cellular phone recharge
vouchers have reaped windfall profits during the Idul Fitri
holiday, as the vouchers were on high demand.

The high demand was attributed to people's habit of text
messages or calling their friends or relatives during the Idul
Fitri holiday, which fell on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Komaruddin, a trader on Jl. Belibis here, revealed that he had
sold many more vouchers during the Idul Fitri holidays, compared
to normal days.

"On normal days, I can sell only 20 vouchers. But, during the
Idul Fitri holiday, I could sell up to 50 vouchers," he said on
Friday.

Other traders on Jl. Soetomo, Jl. Sungai Pinang, Jl. Cendana,
Jl. Pramuka and Jl. Slamet Riyadi here shared a similar
experience, saying that sales had increased up to 300 percent.
The traders said that people mostly looked for recharge vouchers
worth Rp 100,000 (US$11.8). -- Antara