An unpredictable power supply caused by Northern Taiwan's constantly changing electricity rationing schedule is creating confusion among the public and disrupting business, especially for couples about to be wed, local press reported yesterday.
Many couples who have chosen to be married on the days between Oct. 9 and 11 -- auspicious dates according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar -- have been frantically trying to get confirmation of power outage schedules.
Many restaurants, beauty saloons, and bridal shops, fully booked for those two days, are beginning to ask "what if?" the power goes out.
According to some beauty salon owners, many brides have been racing against the clock trying to avoid erratic power outages in the past few days. They have been leaving home as early as 2am on their wedding days to have their hair and make-up done.
Operators of wedding photo studios have said that many wedding photo shots in the past few days were forced to take place outside of the photo studios due to unexpected power outages.
Beauty salons and restaurants have been unable to charge their angry customers for services interrupted by the constantly unexpected power outages. Many patrons of beauty salons who went home halfway through a hair cut had to reschedule with their appointments, further compounding difficulties.
Many convenience store operators have complained that they have to rush to take the cooked foods and the frozen foods out of sales displays whenever hit by unexpected power outages. Electricity rationing will continue until Oct. 12.
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