The fresh flower market on Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, is bustling, but prices have not increased dramatically.

On Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20), Hanoi streets were filled with fresh flowers for sale. Compared to normal days, flower prices remained stable, with no sudden increases.

As every year, when the Vietnamese Teachers' Day (November 20) comes around, the demand for flowers from parents and students to express their gratitude to their teachers increases. Not only in flower shops, but also on the sidewalks of many streets, fresh flowers are sold everywhere.

The fresh flower market on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day is quite bustling, with high demand.

According to a survey by reporters of Cong Thuong Newspaper on many major streets in Hanoi such as: Xuan Thuy, Chua Lang, Tran Xuan Soan, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Nguyen Trai,... fresh flowers are sold in a variety of ways, flower prices have only increased slightly, not increasing dramatically like in previous years.

A walk around the flower shops in the Chua Lang street area (Dong Da, Hanoi) shows that a bouquet of fresh flowers such as carnations and lilies costs from 200,000 VND; roses are cheaper, from 160,000 - 250,000 VND/bouquet; and for eye-catching decorative flower baskets, prices range from 400,000 VND to several million VND.

This year, the demand for fresh flowers close to Vietnamese Teachers' Day still increased sharply as every year, but the price remained stable.

According to Mr. Hoang, the owner of a flower stall on Chua Lang Street, although prices have increased compared to last year due to the impact of the storm, people still buy and pre-order large quantities.

“In addition to fresh flowers, this year our shop also imported some designs such as wax flowers with cheaper prices, suitable for students. As for parents, they still prefer to choose flower baskets or fruit baskets,” said Mr. Hoang.

Many streets have fresh flowers for sale right on the sidewalk.

Mr. Hoang added that for flower baskets on request, the shop will make them based on the price given by the customer. There are baskets priced at 400,000 - 500,000 VND, but there are also baskets priced at 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 VND.

Each bouquet of flowers this year costs an average of about 200,000 - 300,000 VND.

Ms. Tham - owner of a flower shop on Thuy Khue Street, Hanoi said: "Although the price of flowers has increased slightly, we still care about our students. To keep the price suitable for their budget, we have flexibly adjusted the price, reducing the price of a rose bouquet from 180,000 VND to 150,000 VND, almost the same as last year's price."

Flower prices on Vietnamese Teachers' Day this year increased slightly by about 20-30% compared to normal days.

As for the flower shop on Tran Xuan Soan Street, Hai Ba Trung of Mr. Viet Long, roses cost 25,000 VND/flower, hydrangeas 25,000 VND/flower, sunflowers 25,000 - 30,000 VND/branch, lilies 35,000 VND/branch; bouquets cost from 200,000 - 300,000 VND, baskets decorated with many types of flowers cost from 300,000 - 500,000 VND.

Mr. Long said that due to the high demand, the number of students coming to buy and order online increased 5 times compared to normal days. The price of flowers on November 20th this year increased but not significantly, many types of flowers still had the same price as usual.

The demand for buying flowers by students on Vietnamese Teachers' Day has increased to show gratitude to teachers.

Walking around Nguyen Phong Sac and Xuan Thuy area (Cau Giay, Hanoi), dozens of shops are close together, flowers are also sold in abundance, prices at the shops only increased slightly by about 20-30% compared to normal days.

Thuong Huyen, a student at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi National University, said: " Every time I buy flowers for my friends' birthdays, a medium-sized bouquet costs about 100,000 VND, and if it's a large one, it will cost from 200,000 VND. Today, a small bouquet costs 150,000 VND or more ."

Shops can make flower baskets according to customers' price requirements.

As for Phuong Chi, a student at the University of Foreign Languages ​​- Hanoi National University, she should balance flowers and gifts to suit her students' budget.

“ Instead of buying flowers, our class agreed to buy notebooks to reduce costs. Although flowers are a reasonable choice to give to teachers, with the income of students, we should consider a more reasonable gift ,” Phuong Chi shared.

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