Story of Bedug Seller Earns Tens of Million in Turnover During Ramadan

The best-selling price is Rp 1.5 million

Ramadan is known as a month full of blessings for Muslims. No wonder, in this holy month, many business people have made a lot of profit.

As experienced by a bedug (drum) seller who opens a stall on Jalan KH Mas Mansyur, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta.

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Waluyo (52), one drum seller admitted that he could earn up to Rp 10 million per month during Ramadan. Under a rudimentary tarpaulin, this resident of Kebon Kacang sells drums every day from 9 AM to 7 PM.

"All the drum materials that I sell are made of wood. On average, the best-selling price is Rp 1.5 million. So far, I have sold eight drums," he admitted, Tuesday (4/11).

He explained the drums sold were from artisans from Solo, Central Java. From that area, he ordered 15 drums of various sizes along with 30 goat skins for resale.

"Prices vary for goat skin, starting from Rp 150,000 to Rp 300,000," he explained.

In the stall, a drum weighing four kilograms costs Rp 1.5 million. Meanwhile, a drum weighing seven kilograms is sold for Rp 10 million.

"I just started selling this year. Due to the pandemic, I stopped selling seasonal drums," he explained.

Unlike the usual drum sellers, Farid (43), a resident of Kebon Melati, sells drums made from his own hands. Armed with a bucket of used oil paint, this man makes the painted drum as attractive as possible.

"Because it is made of used materials, the prices for the drums that I sell start from Rp 100,000 for the small size to Rp 2 million for the largest size," he stated.

In Ramadan, his turnover from selling drums for a month could hit Rp 30 million.

"Of all my drums, the ones that sell best are small drums because there are a lot of children who buy them," he added.

He hoped that the tradition of beating the drum at takbiran night can be maintained because it has been inherited from our ancestors.

"It must be maintained, thus our traditions do not get lost in the times," he stated.