Buy the Way

Whoever thought the youngsters in Chandigarh are not funky enough,here’s an eye-opener. “They buy the maximum number of temporary tattoos in India online,” said Prashant Kumar,head,Business Development,e-bay India,as he revealed the latest trend statistics that put Chandigarh as the 10th largest e-commerce hub in the country. Listing the buying preferences of the residents — Kumar said people in Chandigarh are fond of buying DVDs,electronic equipment,kundan and meena jewellery online,and interestingly,even the fishing hooks. “Facebook has created a huge online user base,who now are comfortable with internet. Shopping online is a natural graduating step. E-bay alone has one million Facebook fans,” he adds. Moving on to the sale of gizmos and gadgets,Kumar says the figures indicate that there is an increasing preference for tablets and touch phones,while the sale of notebooks and QWERTY phones has stagnated. “Also,philatelists in Chandigarh are buying a lot of Chinese coins,” he points out. And what is it that people of Chandigarh are selling the most? It’s cricket bats. Howzzat!