Indian wins 1kg gold in Dubai

DUBAI: A man who almost binned a raffle coupon ended up winning one kilo of gold worth around Dh146, 000.
Indian trader Amjad Baig said he was reluctant to fill out the coupon thinking he wouldn’t win but was finally convinced to do so by the salesman of a jewellery store he had shopped at in Dubai.
The coupon promotion is part of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) offers that award one kilo of gold and one carat diamond every day of the month-long festival. The annual festival this year runs from January 1-February 2.
This DSF, the biggest gold and jewellery promotion is taking place with Dh15 million worth of gold and diamonds to be won on every purchase of just Dh500.
Baig, 37, had purchased jewellery from the Joyalukkas branch on Al Fahidi Street in Bur Dubai on Friday, entitling him to the raffle coupon.
“I didn’t really want to fill out the coupon, I never could have imagined I would win. But I want to thank the salesman who encouraged me to enter the draw. I have no words to describe how happy I am that I took that advice,” said Baig, who runs a kaftan business between Dubai and Mumbai, India.