The costs of setting up a house for couples who want to get married have reached discouraging levels. Talking to our newspaper about the increasing costs, the shopkeepers drew attention to the cost of living and stated that the prices of white goods increased by 40 percent compared to the previous year.
“WE HAVE A 40 PERCENT INCREASE IN WHITE GOODS”
While the triple sofa set was 2 thousand 390 TL a year ago, it became 3 thousand TL with increasing costs. While a medium quality bedroom set was offered for sale at around 3 thousand TL last year, it was seen that it was between 5 thousand TL and 7 thousand TL this year. This increase in prices was also experienced in the rents of wedding halls. Lütfi Selvi, who runs a white goods store, "Compared to last year, I can say that there is a 40% increase in white goods prices. The trio of low quality washing machines, refrigerators and dishwashers is 6 thousand 500 TL last year, while this year it is 10 thousand TL. For example, while the stovetop was 550 TL last year, it has now come to 800 TL. While the oven was 1,450 TL last year, this year it was 2 thousand TL, while the aspirator was 300 TL, it became 500 TL," he said.
The cost of living, which increased with the high inflation brought by the coronavirus pandemic and the bad management in the country's economy, also negatively affected the young people on the eve of marriage. The costs of setting up a house for couples who want to get married have reached discouraging levels. Talking to our newspaper about the increasing costs, the shopkeepers drew attention to the cost of living and stated that the prices of white goods increased by 40 percent compared to the previous year.
WEDDING ROOM RENTALS BREAK RECORD
While the triple sofa set was 2 thousand 390 TL a year ago, it became 3 thousand TL with increasing costs. While a medium quality bedroom set was offered for sale for around 3 thousand TL last year, it was seen that it was between 5 thousand TL and 7 thousand TL this year. This increase in prices is also seen in the rents of wedding halls. Yuksel Durgun, the operator of the wedding hall, "The prices of the wedding hall vary according to the capacity of the person and whether there is a meal or not. While a class A wedding could be held for 30 thousand liras last year, now you have to sacrifice 50 thousand liras," he said.
THE CHEAPEST EXPENSE WAS THE GROOM'S SHAVE
The situation is not much different in the wedding dress, which is the dream of young girls. Renting a low-budget wedding dress costs between 1,500 TL and 2,500 TL. It was seen that the sales prices of wedding dresses were between 2 thousand 500 TL and 5 thousand TL. The price of a high model wedding dress can go even higher. It has been learned that while the prices of groom suits were a thousand TL last year, they are at least around 2 thousand TL this year. Other expense items such as groom's shaving and bride's head are also more expensive than last year. The barber operator, who did not want to give his name, said that while he was doing a groom's shave for 150 TL last year, he now did it for 200 TL, but the prices differ in each region.
Şenay Sevinç, a women hairdresser, spoke to our newspaper about the increasing cost of bridal headpiece production.
"While I was making the bride's head for 700 TL before the pandemic, I am currently doing it for a thousand liras," she said.