Couples show their love with Valentine’s Day presents

Valentine’s Day (February 14) has penetrated Vietnam in recent years and become a common chance for couples to show their love in different ways and make their lives more romantic

Valentine’s Day (February 14) has penetrated Vietnam in recent years and become a common chance for couples to show their love in different ways and make their lives more romantic.

Chocolate – the sweet fragrance of love

On Valentine’s Day, among presents that loving couples think of first are bars of sweet chocolates. Realising this trend, domestic confectioneries companies have launched new chocolate products with various patterns onto the market, alongside imports from Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Belcholat JSC offers heart-, rose- and lip-shaped products made from pure black and white chocolate inscribed with “For you forever”, “Kiss me” and “Only you”. In particular, traditional products such as “Secret whisper” inscribed with “I love you” are sold for between VND7,500-85,000 each, depending on their weight. Meanwhile, boxes of heart and rose-shaped chocolates cost between VND16,500-22,000 each. Bars of chocolate in the shape of rabbits, chickens, bears, horses and ducks are offered at between VND32,000-56,000/unit.

Dang Viet Phuong, a worker from Belcholat shop on 57 Phuong Mai Street, Hanoi, said that all kinds of chocolate are selling well in recent days. 

Bien Hoa confectionery company (Bibica) launched dozens of chocolate patterns with the brandname, Choco Bella, in the shape of a couple in love, hearts and roses.

Roses – the message of Valentine’s Day

For flowers, roses and “Forget-me-nots” are among the best sellers these days and florists have prepared a great deal of these flowers to meet customers’ increasing demand. Bui Thi Dzung, a fresh florist shop employee in Kim Nguu Street, said that most customers are couples in love, while married couples select branches of purple orchids to present to each other in the hope that their love will be as faithful as the purple colour of orchids. On February 14, the prices of roses ranged between VND50,000-70,000 each, of “Forget-me-nots” between VND40,000-50,000, and purple orchids between VND30,000-40,000.

Dzung said that the prices of fresh flowers this year are lower than previous years due to a high influx of flowers from neighbouring provinces. This means customers will have more options to select the best flowers at reasonable prices.

Nice presents

To seize this golden chance, toyshops on Luong Van Can and Lo Duc streets also launched various kinds of stuffed animals onto the market, particularly those imported from Thailand and China. A nice large-sized scarf bear costs between VND110,000-150,000, while the price of Maximano bears ranges between VND15,000 and VND180,000 each. Voice-activated dolls are also among couples’ favourite presents, costing between VND40,000-130,000 each.

For young people, who like romantic feelings, fragrant Chinese candles are among their favourite choices and these products are being sold in different sizes and patterns, costing from several thousand to tens of thousand Vietnamese Dong.

Young boys can also present hand-made products such as paintings, nice boxes of gifts, stuffed animals, and postcards to their lovers. Many nice-looking postcards made of jute fibre, dried flowers and coloured papers have also been launched onto the market. They cost between VND5,000-12,000 each. Meanwhile, Chinese postcards are much cheaper than Vietnamese products, costing between VND2,000-3,000 each.

(Source: VOV)