BROOMSTICK SALES SOARING

BROOMSTICK SALES SOARING



ILKESTON, England (Wireless Flash) – The new Harry Potter movie may be starting to sink at the box office, but it’s making broomstick sales soar. That’s according to Sandy Wiseman of Ilkeston, England, a self- proclaimed “Druidess” who sells broomsticks and other witch-oriented items to witches through her company Fairmoon Ltd. She says she’s seen a 10 to 20 percent rise in broomstick sales since the Harry Potter movie opened. Wiseman thinks witches are buying the brooms as conversation pieces because the movie has made witchcraft and wizardry hip and they want others to see them as part of that trend. That’s why interest in “witchy-looking” items like broomsticks and cauldrons is rising, while other important items like herbs and chalices are seeing less of a rise in sales.

Wed 12-12-01