ALL appliances that were housed on the lower flat of Courts (Guyana) furniture and electronics store on Main Street in Georgetown are now worthless after being flooded out yesterday during the heavy downpour. 

Electrical appliances, home furnishings and office supplies, among other items, were damaged yesterday after heavy rains which lasted close to seven hours flooded the lower flat of the store.

A very distraught but optimistic Director of Marketing, Molly Hassan, told the Guyana Chronicle yesterday that it was safe to say millions have been lost but those will be replaced.
She took comfort in the fact that all the items that were damaged are fully insured and have a three-year warranty. In addition, the items which were damaged yesterday were only serving the purpose of “show off” to make customers aware of what the store has in stock.
Hassan made it clear to the Guyana Chronicle that the damaged items “will not” be added to the stock which will be on sale in the store since Courts (Guyana) is known for quality.
“The damage and water soaked products will be removed from the store. As you can see we are pumping water from the store and as soon as we clear this floor of the water and damaged items, we will replenish with brand new stock from our well stocked storage bonds,” Hassan stated.
Courts Guyana is expected to be open for business today.
The disruption was just for one day, she noted. In explaining the issue of the damaged items, Hassan told this newspaper that the items often seen in the store are only display items but when persons point out what they wish to purchase they are served with brand new items from a mini-storage bond at Main Street. If the item is out of stock there, then it is sourced from the company’s main storage bond.
Hassan did not put an estimate on the losses yesterday since the company was still doing its tabulation. During a walk-through of the store, yesterday, this reporter was given a firsthand look at the extent of the damage to the items, while the insurance company was present taking note of the losses to the company.
The damage to the items was discovered yesterday morning when workers turned up for work and realised that the store was inundated.
Meanwhile, Courts (Guyana) Inc. has expressed its regrets to their customers and has promised that their service today will be up to the usual standard.
Written By Leroy Smith