Mr. Nguyen Hoang Anh Tai (49 years old), owner of an old suitcase repair shop with an income of tens of millions per month, is recruiting people to learn the trade and work at the shop with high income.
For more than 10 years now, local people have been familiar with the image of many people lining up to repair their belongings at the old suitcase repair shop located on Le Quang Dinh Street, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.
While carefully repairing the suitcase, Mr. Tai said that his family used to make a living by sewing and repairing clothes ... However, after his parents passed away, he stopped doing this job and switched to repairing suitcases.
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Mr. Tai is carefully fixing the suitcase to deliver the items to the customer on time that day (Photo: Xuan Truong). |
Mr. Tai said that there are no schools or teachers to teach this profession. Therefore, in addition to passion, one must be willing to learn by oneself, invest in tools, suitcases... to research and then become a professional.
"When I first opened the shop, not many people knew about it, so I had very few customers. But when customers came to have their suitcases repaired once, they became regular customers. From these regular customers, they introduced their friends and relatives to have their suitcases repaired," Mr. Tai confided.
Mr. Tai said that the peak season is 2 months before Tet. This time brings the most income. During this season, the suitcase repair shop earns tens to hundreds of millions of dong.
"Most of the customers are mainly workers and laborers far from home. They cannot afford to buy new suitcases, so they repair old suitcases to return to their hometowns. Some local customers repair branded suitcases or suitcases that have many memories for them," Mr. Tai shared.
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Suitcase repair requires workers to have skills, meticulousness and long-term vision to make a living from the profession (Photo: Xuan Truong). |
Depending on the level of damage to the product, Mr. Tai usually only charges from 50,000 to 150,000 VND/suitcase. On average, Mr. Tai earns about 1 million VND per day.
During the process of repairing suitcases, Mr. Tai always tries to keep the parts that are still usable, only replacing the parts that are broken or cannot be repaired. He considers that to be a true craft, demonstrating the dedication of the craftsman to the profession.
However, the most difficult part of this profession is finding the right spare parts for each product to replace for customers. There are many cases where the right spare parts cannot be found to restore the product.
"Many suitcases have been produced for a long time, so there are no new spare parts to replace them. For these products, I have to manufacture and assemble many spare parts together to complete the product according to the customer's wishes," Mr. Tai confided.
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To let more people know about his suitcase repair service, Mr. Tai posted information on social networks (Photo: Xuan Truong). |
To open a new shop this year, Mr. Tai is posting information about recruiting apprentices. After passing on the skills, he will keep them working at the shop with a high income.
Mr. Tai added that this profession does not require much capital investment, but requires the skill and meticulousness of the worker. Workers who follow this profession must have a long-term vision, otherwise, if they just start working and expect a high income right away, they will not be able to make a living from this profession.
Coming to receive the repaired suitcase, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan (30 years old), a worker from Ha Tinh, shared that he knew about this suitcase repair shop thanks to a friend's recommendation.
"I came here for repairs once and found the owner enthusiastic and careful. The repaired product was very satisfactory, so I often come here for repairs. Recently, I have also introduced this shop to colleagues and relatives when they need to repair their suitcases," said Mr. Tuan.
Luggage and handbag stores are sluggish.
Ms. Tran Thi Tung (62 years old), owner of a store selling backpacks, suitcases, handbags... in Binh Chieu ward, Thu Duc city, Ho Chi Minh city, said that her store mainly sells to workers in industrial parks, but recently business has been difficult in every way.
Mrs. Tung's suitcase and handbag store is sluggish (Photo: Xuan Truong).
Before, I sold dozens of orders every day, but this year I've only been able to get two or three.
"Many workers have lost their jobs and life is difficult, so it's understandable that our sales are slow," said Ms. Tung.
According to Dan Tri
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