In addition to SJC gold bars, plain rings, and gold coins, on the occasion of the God of Wealth's Day (the 10th day of the first lunar month), businesses also buy many items to worship this god of luck and fortune. Accordingly, items such as roast pork, grilled snakehead fish, three-piece offerings, gold-bag buns, gold bars, etc. are also "selling like hotcakes".

On online markets, 9999 gold bars and gold ingots are sold everywhere with prices ranging from 60,000 to 190,000 VND/set or box depending on the type. Traders advertise that this is a type of baked cake with green bean and pandan leaves filling. The cake has a shelf life of one week from the date of manufacture.

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9999 gold bars are being sold widely on online markets before God of Wealth Day. Photo: NVCC

On the evening of February 5 (the 8th day of the first lunar month), after paying for 170 sets of gold bars and gold ingots, Ms. Bui Thi Hanh in Ha Dong ( Hanoi ) quickly posted an announcement on the online marketplace with more than 100,000 members: Only accepting 50 more sets of 9999 gold bars. These orders will be paid off on the morning of God of Wealth's day.

Ms. Hanh said that in recent years, on the occasion of the God of Wealth's day, she often sells gold bag buns, gold bars and gold bars. This year, 9999 gold bars are the type of cake that businesses most prefer to buy to worship the God of Wealth.

“If I add 50 more sets, I can sell 3,000 9999 gold bars in just 3 days,” she revealed. Meanwhile, the number of gold bars sold is only about 500-600, the gold bag buns sold are insignificant, about 100 sets of 5 buns.

On the 8th day of the lunar calendar, she delivered more than 1,000 gold bars as requested by customers. The remaining amount was delivered on the 9th and morning of the 10th of January so that everyone could make offerings to the God of Wealth.

“The 9999 gold bar cakes are sold in sets of 6. If divided, each cake costs only 15,000 VND,” she added.

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Gold bars and bags of gold are also quite popular during the God of Fortune season. Photo: NVCC

Ms. Hoang Thi Thu Uyen admitted that 9999 gold bars are quite popular. She sells them in boxes of 10 bars for 190,000 VND and has been taking orders since the 5th day of Tet for people to worship the New Year and the God of Wealth.

“Many people order this type of cake to offer with other offerings, so most orders only require 1 box. The few who order 2-5 boxes usually combine orders to save on shipping costs,” she said. For wholesale customers, the quantity is only 20-50 boxes per order.

However, after 4 days of collecting orders, the total number of orders from customers reached nearly 4,000 9999 gold bars. Compared to last year's God of Wealth Day, the number of gold bars sold this year increased by about 20%.

This 9999 gold bar cake is an order from a large bakery, not homemade. “However, from this afternoon until now, I have had to stop taking orders. Because if I take more orders, the shop will be overloaded and won’t be able to deliver to customers on the 9th and the morning of God of Wealth Day,” she shared.

Gold rings hit record high before God of Wealth Day, people sell dozens of taels, take home billions . Before God of Wealth Day, gold rings fluctuated strongly, jumping to a record high in history. Many people took the opportunity to sell large quantities of gold rings to make a profit and take home billions.