Coffin vendors in Kumasi, Ghana have lamented over poor sales.
Interracting with a reporter in the Region, they said the worst sales often occured around June and July because of the rainy season, adding that this year had been no different, albeit worse.
Asokwa Yaw, leader of the vendors, spilled out his frustration while speaking to the reporter from a television station.
Said he: “People do not buy coffins in June and July because of the rains and it affects our daily sales. Much as we are not praying for people to die, I must also confess that our livelihood is derived from the number of coffins we sell in the year.
“It is not that people do not die in the rainy season but family members postpone their funerals because of the season so it is difficult to make good sales during the rainy season.
“Sometimes we come here and go home without any sales in June and July but the business will start picking from August to December because funerals will start in August.
“I have been able to sell 20 coffins within this year 2022 from January to May but because of the rains, I have not sold even one coffin from June but I believe things will change from August to December”.
