Nghe An: Earn millions every day from transporting Tet ornamental plants

At this time, at flower and ornamental plant shops, it is not difficult to see motorbikes, Kien An cars, pickup trucks... always surrounding to transport Tet ornamental plants to customers. Normally, for large, bulky ornamental plants, customers have to hire someone to bring them to their homes.

On this occasion, the service of transporting ornamental plants for Tet is very "in demand" in Vinh City. In the photo: Transporting ornamental kumquat trees for customers on Tran Phu Street. Photo: Quang An

Ms. Nguyen Thi Loi, a peach shop owner on Tran Phu Street, shared: "The service of transporting ornamental plants is not only needed by customers but also by us, the sellers. Sometimes, when there are so many customers, we cannot find a vehicle to transport the plants for them, many people are upset. Therefore, before the selling season, we have to contact and coordinate about 2-3 vehicles in advance and always be ready when customers need transportation."

Mr. Le Van Quang in Nghi Phu commune said: I bought a kumquat tree for more than 3 million VND at Vinh Square to play Tet, it was large in size so I had to hire a vehicle to transport it. The price to transport the tree from Truong Thi street to Nghi Phu commune was 200,000 VND. This price is acceptable compared to the value of the tree and the distance traveled.

Transporting ornamental plants to the districts requires hiring a large vehicle to carry many plants at once. Photo: Quang An

However, that is only the cost of transporting bonsai trees within Vinh city. Many well-off families from Hung Nguyen, Nam Dan, Dien Chau districts... also flock to Vinh to see bonsai trees. If they find a tree they like, they will not hesitate to spend money to transport it home. The distance is long so the cost can be up to millions.

Currently, the price of transporting flowers and ornamental plants is not fixed, depending on 3 factors, the most important is the distance, the second is the value, size of the plant and the time of transport. If transporting on the 25th - 30th of Tet, the price will be much higher than the previous days.

To avoid collision and breakage, the bonsai trees will be clamped and tied securely to the vehicle by the driver. Photo: Quang An

Among the means of transport, pickup trucks are chosen by many people. Mr. Cong, a pickup truck driver revealed: "Since December 25, I have been carrying about 10 trips within the city and neighboring districts every day, each trip carrying 4-5 trees for large trees. The salary for each trip is over 1 million VND, after deducting expenses, I have 5-7 million VND/day. People who use Kien An cars, 3-wheelers, and motorbikes will not have as many "trips" as me."

For the convenience of transportation, nearby customers will have their plants transported home quickly, while for customers who live far away, especially in the districts, the car owner will set a number of customers to go all at once. This job not only saves time but also collects money from many customers.

Small trees can be transported by motorbike at a much cheaper cost than other means of transport. Photo: Quang An

Not only in Vinh City but also in most districts, this service is available. Although it is a "hot" job during Tet, this job also requires many factors. Drivers must be hard-working, able to withstand time pressure and most importantly, careful. In many cases, due to haste to transport to the next customer, the driver drove at high speed, leading to collisions, falling ornamental plants, and the wages were not enough to compensate the customer.