With the school vacation swiftly coming to an end, many parents have started to get their children ready for school by shopping for uniforms, stationery, footwear and many other items to start off the new term.
During a visit to some shopping areas along East Bank Essequibo and West Demerara on Monday, Stabroek News spoke to some shoppers who said they were waiting to get enough money to begin shopping.
At Bollywood Store at Parika, a mother was shopping footwear for her three school-aged children. She paid $3,000 and $4,000 respectively for each pair.
She had already purchased books and other stationery the previous day and said she
