Dubai, January 29: Four-year-old Jase Elma Mathew is one of the latest winners of the half a kilogram of gold in the ongoing ‘Bag of Fortune’ campaign by Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group during the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF).
Her father, Saju Mathew, entered Jase’s name on several raffle coupons that he received on purchase of gold jewellery. He said he was extremely delighted when informed of his daughter’s win.
“This is the first time that anyone in our family has won in a raffle draw of the DSF. Needless to say, our happiness is beyond words and little Jase is excited too. We look forward to taking part in more such winning opportunities that make the DSF so special,” said Mathew.Her mother, Elma Mathew, plans to save the gold for future and perhaps for Jase’s wedding one day.
“Gold is an important part of Indian weddings and Jase is lucky to have won gold. We are very happy for her,” Elma said.
‘Bag of Fortune’, the DSF campaign by Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group, runs till February 20, offering jewellery customers a chance to win 21kg of gold through raffle draws. Over 200 jewellery retail outlets across Dubai are participating in the campaign, which presents shoppers a daily chance to win half a kilogram of gold; and a bumper prize of 5kg of gold on the last day of the festival.
So far, seven shoppers of various nationalities have won the daily raffles. To take part in the raffles, customers need to spend only up to Dh500 on gold jewellery purchases at any of the participating outlets.
Another recent winner of the daily gold raffles is Bangladeshi national Abdul Hamid who has been living in the UAE for 10 years. “Every year I have diligently tried my hand at winning many of the amazing prizes lined up for the DSF.
I never won but I did not give up hope and this year has proved to be my lucky year. I bought a gold ring for my wife and decided to fill in the raffle coupon, and next thing I know, I am a winner!” said Abdul Hamid.
“It was the best decision I had made. Now I have an extra half a kilogram of gold to gift my wife. Especially with the gold prices so high, this is the best gift to win. I couldn’t believe it at first when I was informed of my win. I thought someone was playing pranks,” he added.
In addition to the gold on offer, the campaign also offers an opportunity to win a total of Dh3 million in cash through a special ‘scratch and win’ promotion that is aimed at shoppers of diamonds, pearls and watches. Anyone spending up to Dh1,000 on diamond jewellery, pearls or watches is entitled to one ‘Scratch n Win’ coupon along with two gold and jewellery raffle promotion coupons.
The ‘Bag of Fortune’ campaign is in association with the World Gold Council. And the key sponsors of the campaign are Damas Jewellery, Joy Alukkas Jewellery, Atlas Jewellery, Chittillappilly Jewellers, Malabar Gold, Meena Jewellers and Sky Jewellery.
–Agencies–