Respite from dry spell: Customers find the hand-cranked mini fan (left) a cheaper and safer option compared with other types powered by battery or electricity.
GEORGE TOWN: Buyers now prefer hand-cranked mini fans compared with battery-powered ones after various reports of the gadget exploding went viral.
A shop assistant who declined to be named said the mini fans, sold from RM6.90 apiece, were popular all-year round due to Malaysia’s tropical weather.
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