Delroy with his pram filled with items for sale. - Photo by Carl Gilchrist

OCHO RIOS, St Ann:

If you are in Ocho Rios and you see a man pushing a pram, don't just say there's goes a good daddy. Take a closer look, there might be no baby.

Instead, the pram might be packed with goods for sale!

Jamaicans, known for innovation (tun yuh han' mek fashion!), are now using prams for commercial purposes more so than for pushing babies. And the style is becoming increasingly popular in this resort town.

On any given day one might spot up to five persons pushing a pram laden with a wide assortment of goods on a busy street.

recycled cart

One such person seen with increasing regularity is a man who told The Gleaner his name was Delroy, of an Ocho Rios address.

When The Gleaner caught up with him along Main Street on Thursday his cart was so heavily strung it was barely recognisable.

He had items such as cellphone chargers, cases and faces, belts, CD pouches, rags and other articles.

Delroy said he has been using the receptacle for over six months now after getting it from his sister who, apparently, had no further use for it, her infant having outgrown it.

"One day mi go check mi sister an' mi see't put down, so me just tek it an' start use it. Mi usually use a supermarket trolley but mi realise seh di pram push smoother," he explained.

As such, it requires less effort to push around than does a trolley or cart and it also makes much less noise than either mode of transportation. It is also easier to obtain a pram than a supermarket trolley, he explained.

There are other pram pushers who sell other items such as clothing and household articles as they try to survive in this harsh economic climate.