Back to school: Fashionable goods flood the market

Less than a week to the start of the 2015/2016 school year, the markets and bookshops are flourishing with trendy goods.

Disney Channel actors and characters, football stars and cartoon actors are some of the images represented on school bags, books pens and other school gadgets on this back to school period.

Some of these icons are heroes to pupil and students. It is in this lot that pupil and students are selecting what they need as school materials.

One of them said,“I want to buy books that have the picture of Eto’o and Rihanna because they are my favourite stars”.

Although, these children want books of football stars and Disney characters like Blanche Neige, spider man, Hannah Montana and many others their wishes and aspirations are not always those of their parents as most parents prefer to buy books that carry educative messages for their children.

Manufacturers like sellers on the back to school period have adopted their advertisement to meet up the demand of consumers.

Nevertheless, other school gadgets carry educative messages like the national anthem and the history of Cameroon.