Wall calendars, which used to be decent seasons gift to a friend, have unceremoniously receded from the city's consumer market.

The Yantai Daily has reported that Xinhua Bookstores in the city's urban area have stopped selling them completely.

A calendar vendor in Yantai, east China's Shandong province, told the newspaper that few buyers have come to her for wall calendars despite their low price at around only 7 or 8 yuan.

Wall calendars are no longer considered a must in their daily life as many new digital devices can do the work better and easier.
 
(CRI December 12, 2007)