Some traders in the Tema Central Business District have said the high cost of gifts and souvenirs was affecting patronage ahead of Valentine’s Day celebration on Sunday.
Mrs Mary Ofori, a provision shop owner at Tema Centre, told the Ghana News Agency at Tema that customers hardly came around to buy valentine gifts and souvenirs.
She attributed the low patronage high cost to increased duties, restrictions at the major entry points and the general fear of COVID-19.
Mrs Ofori said that most people were buying chocolate instead of Panties, Teddy Bears, Wine, Jewelleries, Irish cream, Toffees and flowers that used to be the preferred gifts in the past.