Unemployed youth gets Tk 5 lakh buying Walton fridge

M Mahfuzur Rahman: Md. Sumon, an unemployed youth of Begumganj Upazila in Noakhali, has got Tk 5 lakh after purchasing a Walton brand refrigerator under the company’s nationwide ongoing Digital Campaign Season-6.

Country’s renowned film actor Symon Sadik handed over the cheque worth of Tk 5 lakh to Md. Suman at a splendid programme held at the premises of the Bazra Primary School under the Sonaimuri Thana of Noakhali on March 2, 2020.

The cheque handover ceremony was attended, among others, by  Bazra Union Parishad Chairman Miron Or Rashid, Apex Club of Chowmuhani’s president Yasin Sumon, Walton field manager Md. Rayhan and Nazrul Islam, proprietor of Walton’s distributor ‘Famous Electronics’.

Mentionable, Walton has been conducting digital campaign across the country for more than two years aimed at making customers’ database through registering and storing customer name, phone number and model number of the purchased products on Walton's server. The database will help customers getting quick after sales service from any Walton service center even if the warranty card is lost. Service center representatives can also get customers' feedback.

Considering the customers’ huge response to the campaign, Walton started the campaign’s Season-6 on February 20, 2020 with some special benefits for the customers.

In Season-6, everyday customers of Walton fridge, TV and AC could have been awarded Tk 35 lakh worth of different amounts’ cash vouchers. In a single day, a customer could get maximum Tk 5 lakh in cash. In addition, each customer will get different amounts of cash vouchers.

Once, Sumon went to Qatar in a bid to change his future. But he returned home with an empty hand after 29-month as no work was available in the company he worked for.

His father is a security guard of a private bank in Noakhali. Recently, Sumon bought a Walton refrigerator from Famous Electronics, a distributor of Walton in Begumganj. And then, his refrigerator has been registered. After a while, he received an SMS of getting Tk 5 lakh award for purchasing and registering Walton refrigerator under the company’s Digital Campaign Season-6.

Expressing his reaction, Sumon said, “My luck has been changed with getting this money. Thanks Walton.”

Film actor Symon Sadik said, Walton products can be purchased at affordable price. We're always with Walton. Walton is the property of our country. Walton products are now available in many countries around the world. There are many companies in the market that do not keep their words given to customers exactly. But today's event is a proof that Walton is keeping their pledges. We are proud of Walton.

Sumon of Noakhali poses with the cheque of Tk 5 lakh which he received buying Walton fridge.

According to Walton authorities, every fridge of the local brand is being marketed after getting the quality testing certificate from the international standard Nusdat-Universal Testing Lab. Walton brand refrigerators have received several standard certifications at national and international level, including BSTI’s ‘Five Star’ energy rating, ISO, OHSAS, EMC, CB, ROHS, SASO, ESMA, ECHA, G-Mark, E-Mark etc. Walton made refrigerators are being exported to different countries of the world as well.

World’s latest technologies like intelligent inverter, nano-health care and anti-fungal door gasket are being used in Walton refrigerators. Walton has a total of 17 thousands of outlets across the country. Walton is now manufacturing and marketing more over 150 models of frost, non-frost refrigerators and freezers and beverage coolers in the local market. Prices of these fridges are between Tk 10,000 and Tk 69,900.

In addition to the one-year replacement benefits in the refrigerator, Walton offers a 12-year guarantee in compressor. There are 74 service points across the country for the fastest and best after-sales service.


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