Sales of Olympic Licensed Products will finsh at the end of this month. Vendors are slashing prices to bring in the customers.
The crowds came looking for bargains at the Olympic product counters at a Beijing shopping center. All items had big discounts.
One consumer said "The kids buy this book at 7 yuan, 70 percent off. It's worth it. Most products are sold at 70-80 percent off."
A manager of the shopping center says customers favor certain high-tech products, especially now with lower prices.
Zang Mankui, Manager of Beijing Landao Shopping Center said "We've discounted 70 to 80 percent of the items, so they're selling very well. Nearly 20 to 30 thousand yuan worth of products are sold every day."
Regulations stipulate that sales of Olympic licensed products ends this month. Stores are in a race to sell to customers eager to grab one more Olympic memory.
(CCTV March 19, 2009)
