Where butter shoes can be bought for Tk 600 all year round, 1 lakh pairs are sold annually

Shihab Uddin came to Karwan Bazar by bus from Mirpur-14 area of ​​the capital last Saturday afternoon. The objective is to buy good quality shoes from an outlet in Karwan Bazar. But why to buy butter shoes from Mirpur to caravan market?

Shihab is currently studying in a private university. He supports himself through tuition. Going to university requires buying new shoes. But I don't have much money. Heard from a friend that the butter showroom next to the metro station in Karwan Bazar sells shoes all year round with special discounts. Came here for this.

However, Shihab's long journey to buy shoes was not in vain. He bought a pair of shoes for only 600 rupees. On the way back after buying shoes, Shihab said to Prothom Alo, "It was very beneficial for me to come here." If you buy these shoes from another showroom, it would cost around one to one and a half thousand rupees. I was able to buy it at a discount of about 60 percent.

Many like Shihab come here to buy cheap shoes. This showroom of Butter is located next to BSEC building and metro station in Karwan Bazar. A visit to the outlet shows that there are various types of shoes with discounts ranging from 50 percent to 70 percent over the actual price.

Who buys these shoes

Talked to Hafizur Rahman while inquiring about shoe bargains in the showroom. He is an officer in a government institution. Lives in Savar. Caravans came to Bazar area for necessary work on the closing day last Saturday. Dropped into this showroom on the way back from work.

When asked, Hafizur Rahman told Prothom Alo, "I came here when my salary was low at the beginning of my job. It's a butter shoe. Work goes. It is comparatively better than non-brand shoes outside. However, shoes that fit my feet are not always available. I come here sometimes for this.

Hafizur Rahman also said, 'This is a very good place especially for those who have started a new job, (who have low income) and students who need formal shoes.'

Another buyer Zakir Hossain works in a five-star hotel in Caravan Bazaar. He bought a shoe for 800 rupees. Its original price was 1 thousand 999 rupees. Zakir Hossain said, 'I have bought shoes from this showroom four times. I bought shoes from here for myself as well as family members.

When asked about the quality of the shoes taken from here, Zakir Hossain said, 'It might be nineteen-twenty. But the quality is good. I have been using the shoes bought from here for a long time.

Talking to the staff of the showroom, it is known that people from different classes and professions come here. Especially people going to the office have a lot of traffic.

how low is the price

A visit to this showroom in Bata sells leather shoes, sandals, sponges. There are also artificial leather sneakers and shoes here. 80 thousand to 1 lakh pairs of shoes are sold annually from this showroom.

Butter's showroom offers a wide range of shoes at a discount of 50 percent to 70 percent off the actual price. This offer is valid throughout the year. Prices of leather shoes and shoes range from a minimum of Tk 250 to Tk 7,500 (discounted). But most of the shoes can be bought for 250-600 taka. And Keds and shoes are sold at 1000-1200 Tk.

Children's school shoes occupy a significant space throughout the showroom. These shoes are sold at a discounted price of Tk 300-400, the actual price of which is Tk 899-999. Apart from this, the safety shoes or safety shoes of the workers of various factories are sold at the price of 900 taka, the actual price of which is 2 thousand 200 taka. Hass Papis shoes and Northstar sneakers were seen in Butter Showroom. Among them, the discounted price of Haas Puppies is Rs 2,000 and the price of Northstar is Rs 700. Apart from this, Bata's traditional leather shoes and floor sandals are sold at Tk 300. And the price of sponge sandal is only 45 taka.

However, many customers are skeptical when it comes to buying shoes. A customer named Sanjida Akhter came to this showroom last Saturday evening. He wandered around the showroom for quite some time but was returning without buying any shoes. When asked, he said, "I didn't know that shoes are sold here at such a discount." But when I came, I saw a much lower price. But several shoes seem to have gone down in quality. In the end, I was returning without buying shoes because I had doubts whether it would be good to spend money on buying them.

Why this discount

An employee of the butter showroom said that after the production of shoes in the butter factory, their quality is checked. Among the shoes that fail the quality check (QC), the better ones are sent to this showroom for sale at a discounted price.

The worker also said, 'You may not be able to catch this shoe making mistake with the common eye. As durable as a quality tested shoe. But if a shoe has a very big defect, it is not brought for sale here either.

It is known that there is only one such shop in the capital that offers discounted butter prices. Apart from this, there is another such showroom in front of the butter factory in Tongi. The Karwan Bazar sales center is open from 10 am to 9 pm. Weekly closed on Tuesday.