Bustling gift market on October 20

(VLO) Vietnamese Women's Day October 20 is an occasion to honor women. On this occasion, the flower and gift market becomes more vibrant, stores and supermarkets also launch many new products exclusively for women along with many attractive promotional programs to stimulate consumption.

Roses are still the most popular flower among customers.

Flowers and handmade gifts are popular

Fresh flowers are the most consumed item. According to some fresh flower traders, the number of buyers has been increasing day by day since the beginning of the week.

The fresh flower market is bustling with prices increasing by 20-50% compared to normal days. Specifically, gerbera daisies cost 7,000-10,000 VND/flower, Da Lat roses cost 10,000-15,000 VND/flower, imported roses cost 70,000-80,000 VND/flower, sunflowers cost 13,000-20,000 VND/flower, willow flowers cost 100,000-110,000 VND/bunch...

While receiving orders for October 20, Ms. Pham Thi Bich Hang - owner of Hang's Flower shop (Ward 1, Vinh Long City), said: "In the past few days, the number of customers ordering flowers has started to increase, because the consumption has increased, the price of flowers has also fluctuated slightly. Unlike last year, this year's holiday falls on the weekend, so the number of days to give flowers will last from October 18-20.

Most customers buy flowers on this occasion to give to partners or orders from businesses, customers tend to choose to buy bouquets, flower baskets with a certain number of roses with a certain meaning and red roses are still the best-selling flower. Currently, the price of red roses of all kinds is increasing day by day, the closer to the holiday, the price of flowers will be "hotter".

However, the store has imported enough flowers and recruited enough staff to serve customers. At the same time, we still accept making bouquets from only 200,000 VND/bouquet so that customers can own a bouquet of flowers to give to their loved ones."

In addition to fresh flowers, wool flowers, wax flowers, velvet flowers, and ribbon flowers also have a variety of types and prices.

Specifically, velvet flowers cost 15,000 VND/flower, ribbon flowers 5,000-20,000 VND/flower; wax flowers and glitter flowers range from 7,000 VND/branch to over 800,000 VND/bunch depending on type and color; wool flowers cost 18,000-55,000 VND/branch; wool candy costs 20,000 VND/item...

While busy arranging woolen flowers to deliver orders to customers, Ms. Nguyen Doan Phuong Thao - owner of the Bong Crochet woolen shop (Ward 3, Vinh Long City) said: "Compared to fresh flowers, woolen flowers last longer.

The current trend is woolen flower pots, flower-shaped items with diverse designs and colors that customers can order according to their preferences. Because this is a completely handmade gift, customers order a week in advance, so I have to stop other designs to focus on running orders for customers."

Many incentives for women

Besides fresh flowers, the gift market on October 20th is more bustling than every year thanks to cheap, unique gift sets that come with fast food and drinks. In particular, cake and tea sets with flowers or teddy bears are creating a "trend" and are very popular.

To serve customers on this occasion, Mr. Nguyen Vinh Hung - owner of Sip Sip milk tea and snack shop (Ward 1, Vinh Long City) had to prepare to import wax flowers and materials for gifts since the end of September. The flower and drink cup set costs from 15,000 to 145,000 VND/set depending on the type.

“Instead of buying a large bouquet of flowers, we make moderate gift sets, with flowers to satisfy the spirit, a reusable water cup to help protect the environment or a teddy bear to make the gift more meaningful and practical. This is also the reason why this type of gift is popular.

At Sip Sip, we will prepare 200 free fresh roses for customers in need. At the Wild Horse restaurant, we will give away flowers and food to tables with female guests until October 20th," Mr. Hung shared.

On this occasion, from cosmetics, perfume, jewelry, fashion stores to cake shops, there are many promotional programs, with many new and unique gift designs to attract customers.

Gift sets with drinks and fruit baskets are popular because of their practicality and novelty.

Specifically, Co.opmart Vinh Long Supermarket also has many gift boxes of food, household goods, and cosmetics designed specifically for women with eye-catching designs such as the "Sweet Gift" program lasting until October 30, giving away cakes to the first 140 female members with a bill to buy cosmetic products from 500,000 VND or more.

PNJ Vinh Long store has a program "Give flowers of love - Preserve every moment" with up to 35% discount, free express delivery, free jewelry accessories, scented candles...

To surprise her mother on October 20, Ms. Hong Ngoc (Ward 1, Vinh Long City) ordered a cake decorated with fresh roses instead of giving fresh flowers or gifts like every year. "This is an "edible" gift, the price of the cake is equivalent to a bouquet of flowers or a gift, but you can eat the cake while looking at the flowers" - Ms. Ngoc shared.

The gift market for October 20th this year is diverse in both design and price. Thanks to that, consumers have more choices to give meaningful gifts to their beloved women.

Article and photos: THAO TIEN

Source: https://baovinhlong.vn/kinh-te/202410/soi-dong-thi-truong-qua-tang-2010-cb130fc/