Money-making services on hot days in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An is experiencing extremely hot days that have disrupted people's lives. However, this is an opportunity for those who sell soft drinks. Many people earn millions of dong every day from these services that "follow" the heat.
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The hot weather has caused people's demand for ice to increase dramatically. Many ice block and ice cube manufacturing facilities are operating at full capacity, but still cannot deliver enough. Some facilities produce 10 tons of ice to the market every day, but still cannot meet customer demand. For example, in Cua Lo town, there are about 10 ice production facilities. During the tourist and fishing seasons, the demand for ice blocks and ice cubes has increased sharply; on average, each ice production facility supplies the market with 12 tons of ice per day, deducting expenses, the profit is about 2,000,000 VND per day. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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Hot weather, increased demand for refreshments, this is also considered a "golden opportunity" for sidewalk beverage vendors. On peak days, a beverage vendor at Quan Lau market (Vinh city) said that each day, he sells about 100 kg of pineapple and pineapple juice, earning a profit of about 500,000 VND. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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On sunny days, sidewalk refreshment stalls are always crowded. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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A sugarcane seller at Vinh market said that he sells about 100-150 sugarcane stalks per day, and the price of purple sugarcane has also increased by 2,000 - 3,000 VND/stalk compared to before. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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In the hot weather, many people are afraid to go out and go to the market. Therefore, many people choose to "go to the market online", buy goods online and have them delivered to their homes. Understanding this customer psychology, clothing, cosmetics, food and beverage shops... all offer home delivery services with a shipping fee of 10,000 - 15,000 VND/turn. Photo: Thanh Phuc |
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The leader of a shipping group said: “Every day, the group receives 200-250 orders, and on hot days, the demand for shipping is higher. Each order costs 15,000 VND, and each day the group has a revenue of about 5-6 million VND, with each shipping employee being paid an average of about 500,000 VND.” Photo: Thanh Phuc |