Tet flowers flood downtown Ho Chi Minh City: Small traders are worried because they are... sitting idle

All kinds of Tet flowers have flooded the flower markets in Ho Chi Minh City, from September 23rd Park (District 1), Gia Dinh Park (Phu Nhuan District, Go Vap District), Le Van Tam Park (District 1) to the "rich area" Phu My Hung (District 7)...

The Tet flower market at 23/9 Park has hundreds of flower stalls next to each other with thousands of peach, apricot, chrysanthemum pots... However, according to records, the number of customers coming to buy flowers is not much.

Typical Southern Tet flowers such as apricot, chrysanthemum, cockscomb... have flooded the flower market in the September 23 park, but buyers are still sparse, making many traders worried.

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Uncle Ut's wedding car continuously receives goods on the afternoon of December 24.

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As Tet is approaching, seeing the sparse number of customers, Ms. Lien could not hide her anxiety. Although she had predicted that purchasing power this year would not be strong due to the difficult economic situation, the reality still made her anxious.

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At 4 p.m., the flower market in the September 23 park was still deserted. Some vendors even took a nap because there were no customers.

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The sad eyes of many vendors at the September 23rd park flower market when most customers just ask for prices.

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Like many other traders, Mr. Loc hopes to have good business and a happy New Year.

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For many years, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tu (from Vinh Long ) has been used to sleeping in a temporary tent and eating boxed meals every day when she goes to Ho Chi Minh City to sell Tet flowers. Every year, her family still stays here until the premises are returned.

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The smiles of delivery people when customers order flowers to take home

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According to traders at the Tet flower market in September 23 Park, this year's flower prices are not much different from previous years. Surveys show that each pair of chrysanthemums costs 250,000 - 300,000 VND, large marigolds cost 200,000 VND/pair, yellow chrysanthemums cost about 200,000 VND/pair, and cockscombs cost 130,000 - 180,000 VND/pair...

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"This year, when I went to buy flowers, the market was less crowded than every year. I saw that the price of flowers was the same as every year, not much different, so everyone can rest assured to buy them to decorate for Tet, don't wait until New Year's Eve to buy them, it's a pity for the seller," said Ms. Nguyen Thu Cuc (living in District 5).

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The Tet flower market lasts from January 22 to January 28. Each 18 - 20 square meter lot has a rental price of 2.5 - 3 million VND/lot.

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At the September 23rd park flower market, peach blossoms are sold in large quantities, with prices ranging from several hundred thousand to tens of millions of VND per tree.

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