Hanoi: Woolen flower bouquets priced at 40,000-100,000 VND are chosen by many people as gifts on International Women's Day, March 8 this year.
Phuc Anh, 20 years old, in Dong Da district, Hanoi often buys fresh flowers for his grandmother, mother and girlfriend on March 8 to express his feelings. Each bouquet costs between 200,000 and 300,000 VND, not including gifts.
Seeing his mother complaining that buying fresh flowers is expensive and not durable, this year the 25-year-old man switched to giving woolen flowers. Phuc Anh assessed that this type of flower is elaborately shaped, beautiful, diverse in style, durable and half the price of real flowers.
"If my relatives and girlfriend like it, I will probably choose this type of flower for special occasions. It is also quite beautiful and eye-catching to display in the house," Phuc Anh said.
Some customers come to see handmade woolen flower bouquets at a cart on Yen Phu Street, Tay Ho District, on the evening of March 4. Photo: Thanh Nga
Wanting to give a beautiful, unique gift to a loved one but with limited budget because she is still a student, Mai Chi, 17 years old, in Hai Phong ordered three bundles of woolen flowers for 60,000 VND each.
The female student said that with that amount of money, if she bought fresh flowers, she would only get 2-3 roses, but if she ordered handmade flowers shaped according to the zodiac, it would show the sincerity and sophistication of the giver.
As the holiday approaches, the demand for knitting and crocheting woolen flowers increases. A survey by VnExpress on March 4 on many streets in Hanoi such as Nguyen Dinh Thi, Trich Sai, Thanh Nien, Yen Phu (Tay Ho district) and the area around Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem district) showed many stalls selling carefully packaged woolen flowers and animals with flashing lights.
Depending on demand, sellers will offer single flower samples to large bouquets with teddy bears. Each product costs from 30,000 VND to 150,000 VND.
Ms. Le Ha, 40 years old, who sells wax flowers and wool flowers on Yen Phu Street, Tay Ho District, said that in the past week, the demand for handmade flower products has increased dramatically as March 8 is approaching. Her stall opens from 5pm to 10pm, selling an average of 70 bouquets per day. Customers are mainly students, recent graduates or families with small children who want to buy handmade flowers to give to their teachers. In particular, bouquets of flowers under 100,000 VND are the best sellers.
Explaining the reason why cheap wool flowers are so popular, Ms. Ha said that one reason is because of the beautiful, unique, luxurious and attractive designs. Two is that handmade products are increasingly popular. And finally, it is because people are tightening their spending needs, wanting to give beautiful, meaningful gifts at affordable prices.
"In particular, instead of spending a lot of effort self-studying, then practicing for a few days to create a product that may not be satisfactory, beautiful, cheap flower bouquets are also chosen by many people as gifts," said the seller.
Wool products shaped like animals or flowers are sold at a stall on Nguyen Dinh Thi Street, Tay Ho District, on the evening of March 4. Photo: Thanh Nga
Right after Valentine’s Day, February 14, the number of posts introducing cheap wool flower delivery services exploded on social networks. On average, there are dozens of posts advertising this service every day.
Ms. Bui Thi Ngoc, 29 years old, owner of an online wool flower shop in Hanoi, said that on average she receives dozens of individual flower orders every day, not to mention wholesale orders on e-commerce platforms. In addition to students, Ms. Ngoc also receives large orders from companies ordering gifts for female employees. According to the seller, these units mainly order a large wool flower bouquet, with wrapping paper and a bag, priced at 50,000 VND.
This year, due to high demand for orders, Ms. Ngoc had to hire more people to help. But to avoid the situation of being rejected when placing an order just before the due date, the shop owner advises everyone to order 2-3 days in advance to have time to make it, especially for woolen bouquets that require a custom design.
A woolen flower bouquet with animal motifs was carefully and beautifully wrapped by Ms. Ngoc before delivering to the customer. Photo: Hanoi Wool Flowers
In addition to choosing handmade items to send to relatives, Ngoc Anh, 40 years old, and her husband in Hoang Mai district, Hanoi, also plan to buy 5 woolen flowers for their son to give to his teacher.
"These days, you will definitely receive a lot of fresh flowers, so I want to choose a gift that is also flowers, but must be durable and beautiful. After giving the flowers, you can put them in a vase and it will also look very beautiful," said Ms. Anh.
Thanh Nga - Quynh Nguyen
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