More than ten million dong in lucky money from 180 countries
A collection of lucky money from 180 countries is being sold by businesses for more than 11 million VND, guaranteed to be real money.
More than a month before Tet, lucky money businesses have started importing and selling "unique" types of money to serve the market. Having been in this business for several years, this is the first time Ms. Tuyet has imported a set of money from 180 countries to sell. According to her, the money is very new, almost unused. Each set costs about 11.5 million VND.
"Old money is abundant abroad, sold everywhere and at a cheap price, only half or a third of the price. But giving old money as a gift during the New Year is bad luck, so I work hard to find and collect new money. Because it is harder to find, the price will be higher than old money," said Ms. Tuyet.
She said that last month, if customers wanted to buy, they would have to wait about a week to place an order. But now that Tet is approaching, demand has increased so the store has already imported the goods for sale.
The seller also said that these bills are all real, with different denominations, no duplicates and can be spent. She promised to compensate if counterfeit money is discovered. Each bill is kept in a plastic bag by the seller, with the corner of the bill having a national flag attached.
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Lucky money set of 180 countries with many different denominations.Photo: PV |
In addition to the unique and first-time appearance of 180 countries' banknotes, the market also has a set of 50-170 countries' banknotes, with prices ranging from a few hundred thousand to over 8 million VND. But the best-selling set is the set of 52 notes from 28 countries, priced at 450,000-500,000 VND. These are the smallest denominations of each country. Customers who buy each collection will receive a red lucky money envelope made of silk mixed with brocade.
Ms. Ngoc - the owner of an online shop selling this item in Hanoi said that she sells 20-30 sets a day, and maybe more near Tet.
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A set of 52 lucky money notes from 28 countries is being sold for about 450,000-500,000 VND per set. |
In addition to paper money, lucky money sets of coins from different countries are also popular this year, and the prices are quite reasonable. Lucky money sets of 180 countries are only 1/10 of paper money, about 1.5 million VND. Coins from 120 countries cost 950,000 VND, 50 countries are 500,000 VND...
This year, the gold-plated $2 bill with a mouse image is still popular, priced at VND300,000 - VND350,000 per bill. The Macau 100-dollar bill, priced at VND100,000 per bill, is also sought after by many people.
Mr. Huy, an online store owner in Thanh Xuan (Hanoi), said that business people collect two types of money, including real money issued by the Bank of Macau, and souvenir money printed by companies in China at half the price. However, Mr. Huy still recommends buying real money from Macau because even though real money is a bit more expensive, it is still better for storage.
