"Storm" discount for people named Hai, Phuong after the victory over Philippines
From durian shops, restaurants to real estate brokers, they are all competing to offer deep discounts to people with the same name as the players.
"Eating" on Vietnam's victory over the Philippines on the evening of December 6, a series of stores, eateries, and restaurants launched promotional programs that many owners said were "as strong as Black Friday". Some places even offered discounts right after the match ended.
Some fashion and cosmetic stores in Ho Chi Minh City have a 30% discount on orders placed on December 7. Customers with the same name as Hai and Phuong will receive a discount of up to 50%. Some drug stores also give away a treatment course worth 2.7 million VND to customers named Quang Hai when they share the post with their friends.
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Many stores take advantage of the opportunity to stimulate demand. Photo:Hoai Thu |
Not only cosmetic fashion stores but also shops selling film, yogurt, coffee shops, delivery units... also offer 30-50% discounts to customers named Hai and Phuong, regardless of gender.
In addition to fashion and consumer goods, many car, land, and room rental businesses are also "following suit" to stimulate demand. Some companies are offering discounts of up to hundreds of millions for the first five customers who buy land or cars this week.
A steakhouse in Ba Dinh district (Hanoi) even announced a 10% discount for all customers with the same name as the 23 players until the end of the tournament. Korean customers with the same last name as coach Park Hang-seo even received a 50% discount.
Not only 20-30% discount, some fashion stores in Hanoi have generously promoted up to 60% discount on all items from now until the final.
Along with Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, many stores and entertainment venues in other provinces and cities such as An Giang, Nghe An, Hai Phong... are also competing to offer discounts of 10-50% for customers with the same name as the hero of the Vietnamese team./.