On February 9th, the flower street on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street (Thanh Sen ward) was packed with Tet ornamental flowers such as peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, kumquats, grapefruits...
Near Tet, the demand for buying ornamental flowers and ornamental plants for Tet display of people has also increased, the flower street becomes bustling every day. Therefore, the service of transporting ornamental flowers and ornamental plants home for buyers is also gradually becoming more vibrant.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hai (75 years old, residing in Thanh Sen ward) and his nephew participated in transporting flowers for hire - said that each trip to transport them back for customers usually charges from 200,000 VND to 300,000 VND depending on the distance traveled. If the road is longer, the amount will be higher.
In the early days, there are fewer tenants, so the income is less. At peak times, I can earn more than one million VND per day," Mr. Hai shared.
According to Mr. Hai, although he is old, to have more money for Tet spending, he and his nephew accept to transport ornamental flowers for hire. In which, mainly he goes to find hired customers, then supports tying them to trailers and then lets his nephew drive a car to transport ornamental flowers to deliver to homes and agencies for customers.
Mr. Le Van Hoat (born 1973, residing in Tran Phu ward, Ha Tinh province) also participated in transporting ornamental plants and flowers for hire during Tet. According to Mr. Hoat, February 8th was the first day he participated in transporting ornamental plants for hire. However, because it rained yesterday and there were few customers, he could only transport 3 trips, earning more than 500,000 VND.
Mr. Hoat also said that if on peak days, when the weather is nice and many people buy and hire to transport a lot, it is normal to earn millions of VND.
I have to be careful and gentle when carrying trees onto the car and getting off the car, avoiding carelessly causing flowers to fall off or branches to break, customers will not be happy, and even save money on transportation. In addition, using a trailer is quite cumbersome, so traveling on crowded roads must be very careful to ensure traffic safety," Mr. Hoat shared.
According to many flower and ornamental plant traders on Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street, the price of ornamental plants and flowers during Tet this year increased by 20% - 30% depending on the type. The reason for the price increase is that in 2025 there will be many storms and quite scarce goods, while the demand for buying Tet decorations from people is still very large.
