Locals line up to take advantage of furniture sale
It was not Black Friday, yet shoppers queued in front of Bakos Brothers' doors long before it opened, as it kicked off its annual 10-day sale last week.
MBOMBELA – The store, which was established in 1971, is a South African family-owned business, which has become a franchise with branches all over the country. They all host an annual sale from January 27 to February 5.
“We don’t usually do sales. This is a high-end, high-quality furniture-manufacturing business. We only have this one sale, every year around this time,” said Mbombela branch manager, Lara Laurenz.
Some of the items are at a 75 per cent discount, and customers have been coming and going since the store opened on Friday.
“You may want a couch, but you don’t know whether it will fit in your house. We can make that couch, with the same design, according to the specifications of your home. We will make it fit perfectly,” said Laurenz.
This reputable business has renovated hotels and restaurants internationally and boasts exceptionally skilled staff. “Some of the original furniture-manufacturing employees are still making our products, over 40 years since the company was started,” Laurenz noted.
