Toolsie Persaud Limited yesterday conducted its Christmas promotions drawing, giving back hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and prizes to its customers as gratitude for their patronage throughout the year.
The consolation prize winners
During the promotion every purchase worth $3,000 created the opportunity for a prize to be won.
Munilal Mohanlall, the first prize winner, walked away with $300,000 worth of Kaleido Scope paint. The welder/ fabricator of Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara has been living in an unpainted house for the past five years. He related that he never got around to painting the house and was waiting on the right time, as well as the finance.
Well, as luck would have it, Mohanlall would now be able to paint his home.
Under the other categories; second, third and fourth place; some 12 persons were awarded. The prizes included microwaves, bicycles and water pumps.
Leroy Ellis, of Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, was the second prize winner. He secured a brand new microwave which he related he is thankful for since due to circumstances he has been unable to acquire one on his own.
The company also gave away consolation prizes to 20 individuals in the form of household hardware items.