House cleaning and pet sitting services... 'heat up' near Tet

Types of services for Tet such as: house cleaning, housekeeping, pet care... are getting hotter every day as Tet is approaching.

There are only 10 days left until Tet. Ms. K.Nga, a sales employee (in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), is busy with work. Being a meticulous person, in previous years she always took the time to clean and sanitize her house to welcome Tet. But now there is too much work, so she hires a service to have time to rest.

At the beginning of the month, she consulted some places and found that the full service package from cleaning floors, ceilings, cabinets, tables, chairs, decorative lights... was about 2 million VND, but now it has increased to 2.5 million VND for an 80 m2 apartment.².

Currently at the peak of house cleaning service for Tet.

House cleaning peak

In a large urban area like Ho Chi Minh City, cleaning services are a fertile land for many ordinary workers and businesses in the industry. Ms. Thuy, representative of Chamclean Cleaning Services Co., Ltd., said: We have been operating in this field for a long time and saw many opportunities for development, so we established the company in 2015, operating in the field of industrial and civil cleaning, specifically restoring and polishing granite and marble floors, consulting on home repairs, etc. When receiving a request from a customer, the company will send staff to survey and quote.

According to Ms. Thuy, Tet season services start from the beginning of December and the closer to Tet, the more work there is, increasing by about 20 - 30% compared to normal days, because at that time many people have needs.

Mr. Trieu, the owner of a transportation company, said: In the past, when moving houses for customers, they often asked us to do the cleaning part as well. Seeing that it was "profitable", we hired some unskilled workers to open this service. In recent years, starting from December, there have been many customers, so we have to mobilize more people from the countryside to do the work.

After such a peak month, the salary and bonus of the homeowner and each worker earns about 20 million VND. Many service providers said that after December 23, the demand and price of services often increase 2-3 times higher than normal.

Housekeeping and pet sitting are in high demand.

In addition to cleaning, house-sitting services during Tet have also grown strongly in recent years. This service is usually provided by professional service companies with an average price of about 1 million VND/person/day during peak days from the 30th to the 4th of Tet. A representative of Planet Security Services Joint Stock Company said: The customer list is usually "finalized" from the 23rd or at the latest the 25th of December.

Many professional security companies also said that they usually only serve regular customers who use the company's services on weekdays; for example, business leaders who do business with the company, only serve them when they need them during Tet because it is very difficult to find people. The price of house keeping also depends on the rental period; if it is for a few days, the price can be up to 1.2 - 1.5 million VND/day/person, and if it is for 1 week to 10 days, the price can be only 800,000 - 1 million VND/day/person.

For many people, the biggest concern is their pets because they need to be fed and cared for carefully. Lan and her husband in District 2 love raising dogs, and every time they are away from home, she feels "difficult" about finding a place to leave them. This year, her family decided to spend Tet abroad for a week, and she is looking for a reliable address to leave them.

In Ho Chi Minh City, there are many professional services to meet this need of customers. Examples include Phuong Anh Pet Mart or Saigon Pet Clinic... Phuong Anh's representative said that depending on the needs of each person, sometimes they only send pets for a few days, sometimes for the whole Tet holiday. Every year, the number of pets sent here increases by 20 - 30%.

Phuong Anh Pet Mart takes care of over 50 pets of all kinds every Tet holiday. The busiest period is from the 29th to the 10th of Tet. The price for dog and cat care services in Ho Chi Minh City is commonly from 120,000 - 250,000 VND/day, depending on the weight and characteristics of the pet./.

According to VOV