Many "money-making" services in Vinh city during World Cup season
(Baonghean.vn) - The biggest football tournament on the planet - World Cup 2018 has begun, many "money-making" services are blooming to serve the "gods" who love the round ball.
Projector rental service is in high demand.
During the World Cup season, along Le Duan, Nguyen Van Cu, Le Hong Phong, Phung Chi Kien streets... many roadside refreshment shops and coffee shops are equipped with projector screens to serve football "fans". Therefore, the projector rental market is also quite vibrant.
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| Refreshment services and football screenings along the sidewalk are packed with customers. Photo: Dinh Nguyet. |
Learning from some sidewalk beverage businesses that also provide projector rental services on Nguyen Van Troi Street, we learned that there are quite a few families renting projectors in this area.
During the most exciting football tournament on the planet, the demand for projector rental skyrockets. The rental price for a projector is 150,000 VND/day, if customers want to rent for a month continuously, they will get a discount, around 4 - 5 million VND.
Costumes
Since the early days of the World Cup, many fans have been "hunting" for sportswear that imitates the uniforms of the 32 teams participating in this year's World Cup to show their love for their favorite team.
The jerseys come in a variety of sizes for adults and children, and are made from a variety of fabrics. The prices for these outfits range from 60,000 to 100,000 VND per set (depending on size).
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| Fans look to buy uniforms of teams participating in the World Cup. Photo: Dinh Nguyet |
Ms. Thuy, owner of a sportswear store on Dao Tan Street, shared: On this occasion, the competition uniforms of the teams participating in the World Cup are selling quite well, especially the uniforms of the teams England, Russia, France, Germany, etc. are the most sought after.
In addition, jerseys of stars such as Messi, Ronaldo, Pogba... are also popular with many customers. Customers are mainly young people, students and parents buying for their children. In particular, children's jerseys are very popular."
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| Small-sized World Cup uniforms for children are quite popular. Photo: Dinh Nguyet |
World Cup 2018 Mascot
The internet is also flooded with World Cup souvenirs such as stuffed animals and key chains with the image of Zabivaka the wolf - the mascot of the 2018 World Cup. In particular, the 100-ruble banknote of Russia was issued on the occasion of the 2018 World Cup, to cheer on the national team.Russians believe that this 100 ruble coin brings good luck to anyone who owns it. This souvenir is being sold on a social networking site. It is known that each 100 ruble Russian banknote is being sold for 300 - 400 thousand VND.
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| 100 ruble Russian banknote. |
Coffee, drinks, and snacks are popular
In addition, understanding the needs of football fans and the match schedule of the 2018 World Cup, with some matches taking place at night, many coffee shops and refreshment shops have invested in TVs, large screens, and diversified their menus with beer and snacks to serve football-loving customers.Ms. Hai, who sells soft drinks on Le Duan Street, said: “Since the first days of the World Cup, the number of customers coming to the shop to drink and watch football has increased a lot. Every night there are 40-50 customers, 5-6 times more than usual.”
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| During the World Cup season, the row of beverage stalls with projectors serving football fans along Le Duan Street is always crowded with customers in the evening. Photo: Dinh Nguyet |
The World Cup season falls right in the summer, the hot weather increases the demand for refreshments. Accordingly, coffee and refreshment services are considered to be "money-making". Soft drinks are sold at an average price of 10 - 15 thousand VND/cup (depending on the type) at sidewalk cafes, and at coffee shops, the price is from 20 - 50 thousand VND/cup.
This is also the time when late-night food and drink delivery services to serve football fans are starting to "enter the season". Many stores that sell food and beverage services... also take this opportunity to launch discount programs, promotions, gifts, lucky draws... to "attract" customers./.
