Sweet treats always a hit on Valentine’s Day

Love is in the air, with products wrapped and presented on store shelves, waiting to be bought by love birds for their significant others.

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 11:31

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Customers buy gifts for Valentine’s Day.(Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Love is in the air, with products wrapped and presented onstore shelves, waiting to be bought by love birds for their significant others.

This year, the array of Valentines’ gifts on offer is more diversified thanever, with a wide range of products to suit all tastes and budgets.

Themost popular products remain chocolates and flowers. Elaborate cakes anddesserts are increasingly catching the eyes of punters, pushing suppliers tomeet demand and attracting customers with competitive prices.

Atsupermarkets and trade centres in the capital, imported chocolates from brandslike Gillia and Alfredo have been on display since the beginning of the month.Boxes of chocolates range in size, with prices from 100,000 VND (4 USD) to400,000 VND (18 USD).

ThisValentine’s Day, uniquely flavoured chocolates are garnering attention, withspecialties like matcha, wine, almond, and cherry chocolates tempting buyers.Each box contains 20 to 30 pieces, with prices from 300,000 VND (13 USD) to400,000 VND (18 USD).

LeDinh Tung, from Lang street in Dong Da district, said Valentine’s is anopportunity for couples to show their love and affection for each other.Throughout his own three-year relationship, he bought chocolates for hisgirlfriend every year. “Previously, I only bought traditional chocolates, butthis year I chose a box of 20 matcha chocolate pieces to change the mood, as mypartner and I love breakfast with matcha dishes,” said Tung.

LeHa Anh, an online seller of chocolate, said she and her husband moved to Polandlast year. “Cakes and chocolates here are high quality and so delicious. Amongthem, Karmello is one of the best. My family all love the brand so much. I makeuse of this and sell the chocolate online. Each box has 30 different colouredpieces, with prices from 350,000 VND (15 USD). This kind of chocolate is a bestseller, and attracts even more customers on this special day,” said Anh.

Cakesare also a popular choice. Cake chain Tous Les Jours has offered a discountprogramme on their most popular cakes, with prices ranging from 280,000 VND (12USD) to 320,000 VND (14 USD).

Flowersare a perennial favourite amongst lovers, especially roses. Nguyen Thi Chi, whoworks at a flower shop on Nguyen Phong Sac street, said each rose is pricedbetween 20,000 VND and 50,000 VND. At flower shops in Hanoi, imported roseshave been introduced to customers earlier than scheduled, and bouquets aregiven catchy names like Gentle Love, Innocence, Thinking Of You, Mixing Love,Eternal Rainbow, with prices from 600,000 VND (26 USD) to 2.5 million VND (110USD) for more elaborate creations.

Importedroses from Ecuador and roses from the Central Highlands are highly-sought afterthis year. Nguyen Thi Ngoc, owner of a flower shop in Da Lat, said this year’sValentine’s Day has seen a high number of orders. “Many customers take thischance to express their love to their partners, so each bouquet is wrappedcarefully. They also hire shops to deliver to the ones they love as asurprise,” she adds.-VNA

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