Bamboo Water Fountain

Bamboo is generally used for the purpose of building a home and to make furniture such as desks, chairs, and a number of other crafts that have a fairly high economic value.

High economic value, when it became a product that is trying to be used Suranto (43 years), residents from the village of Ivory Harjo, District Sanden, Bantul, Yogyakarta, with handicrafts bamboo fountain.

Efforts initiated since early 2013, it turned out to get a positive response from the market sales despite initially only be done through a number of sites that serve online advertising sales.

According Suranto, at first he only made ​​five examples fountain bamboo handicrafts are sold at a price of Rp 200,000 for bamboo fountain measures 40 centimeters by 30 centimeters and Rp400,000 for bamboo fountain with a size of 41 centimeters times 45 centimeters.

"I advertise only in less than one week, has sold all. Buyer actually comes from outside Yogyakarta such as Jakarta and Surabaya. Fact, there are from outside Java," said Suranto to Vivanews, Friday, November 29, 2013

Attracted a considerable market share of bamboo craft muncur water that is suitable for decoration in the house, make it start to multiply production by involving three workers from their neighbors.

"As time goes on, in a week we are able to serve requests fountain bamboo craft up to 10 pieces with a variety of sizes with prices between Rp200,000 to Rp400,000," he explained.

To create a fountain bamboo craft, it takes a few staples in addition to bamboo type cendani imported from Wonosono, Central Java, which is a small pit of pottery, small water pump as used for aquarium, plastic leaves, white pebbles derived from East Java.

"Price cendani bamboo rod with a length of two meters Rp5,000, white gravel kilogram Rp3,000, leaves of plastic material strand Rp500,000 and the small water pump for around 50,000. All the material is very easy to get, "he explained.

Suranto states for orders from outside Yogyakarta, usually transmitted through the package and the packaging has been using a wooden box that the goods are not damaged to the destination address.

"For the buyer who buy in large quantities, there is a special price for the goods to be resold. Difference is almost Rp40,000 for any items purchased in large quantities rather than just buy one item," he said.

Suranto claimed not only the order of the country, he also had to make a bamboo fountain is to be sent to the United States, but through trading in the island of Bali.

"At that time, there are about 30 pieces order the bamboo fountain which will be sent to the United States through Bali," said Suranto.

Furthermore, the behavior Suranto said the bamboo fountain in the market, is also expected that more and more workers can be accommodated as many youth in his village who is now unemployed.

"Every day, workers get paid Rp 35,000, plus food and drink are prepared at home production," he said.