Raffle winner gets 1kg gold bar

Deepak became the first winner of the gold promotion at Damas, winning a 1kg gold bar. “My wife and I were fasting for each other one day last week, and I bought her a ring as a surprise gift at the end of the day,” said Deepak who purchased the jewellery from a Damas outlet in Sharjah Gold Souq.

Deepak Bhat (third from left) who won the Diwali raffle of 1kg gold with top Damas officials

His four-year-old daughter put the coupon in the raffle box which brought luck to the Indian family.

“I plan to keep the gold bar as an investment for our young daughter, so I will not be thinking of selling it any time soon,” Bhatt commented.

“I had only two coupons among thousands and thousands in the draw, so I can’t believe that I won,” he added.

Raj Sahai, Retail Director at Damas said, “Gold-sales have picked up and the promotions at Damas have received an overwhelming response. Most families celebrating Dhanteras will be visiting our stores on Monday and people are liking our new collections.”

At the current gold rate, the gold bar is worth over Dh195,000. Damas will organise two more raffle draws as part of its Diwali celebrations, on October 26 and November 2. For every Dh1,000 spent on purchases in select Damas outlets, customers will receive a raffle ticket for a 1kg gold bar, drawn weekly for a total of three weeks.

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