Destroying Tet flowers because they are not sold out: Don't be quick to blame the seller

First, I would like to affirm that: I am not a flower seller or defending flower sellers. Therefore, whether I feel sorry for them or not is not influenced by emotions. Because when engaging in business, they must anticipate situations and consequences and they are responsible for their decisions: if they make a profit, they enjoy it, if they lose, they have to bear it.

I am not the kind of flower buyer who waits for the last minute to "force" the seller to sell at a very low price and then blames, criticizes, and resents them when they don't get it.
I am also not a person who follows the charity point of view, that if you can't sell it, give it to someone who is miserable in life as the article below says.
Second, I find that the behavior and mentality of many Vietnamese people are very inconsistent and unfair. Our country is in the stage of developing a market economy. That means that buying and selling relationships, the rise and fall of prices of goods and services... take place completely according to the objective laws of the market on the basis of equality and voluntariness of the participating parties as long as they are not against the law.

Sellers cannot force buyers to use their goods and services at the price they want, and vice versa, buyers do not have the right to demand and force sellers to sell to them at a very low price as requested. So do not blame anyone: do not blame the buyer for waiting until the last minute of the market to buy goods (to get a lower price)?

Also don't blame the seller for not selling it really cheap or giving it away to avoid waste?

Unsold flowers were destroyed by sellers in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of the 30th of Tet. Photo: Internet.

Third, there is an opinion that if the flowers cannot be sold cheaply or cannot be given to buyers, why don't the flower sellers donate them to social welfare facilities so they can give them to people in special circumstances there?

Is it that simple?

The answer is no, because they have to unload the goods at the last minute, so how can they trust that someone can do it for them for charity purposes?
Let me say: The thoughts that flower traders destroy flowers are "if you can't eat them, then destroy them", "a waste of money", "a spite"... are purely emotional.

Such thoughts are a manifestation of unfairness and detachment from reality. They - flower traders understand very well that their business is not just a one-time thing, but must continue next time, next year...

Environmental workers put flowers on the garbage truck. Photo: Internet.

If they sell based on “emotion” as some people claim, then surely next time, next year, they will just sit and hold on to their goods until the last minute of the New Year, only to lose their business and go bankrupt! Before waiting for someone to save them, they must save themselves. Business people understand the laws of the market and also the laws of life.

They are not causing anyone else harm and don't force them to do charity in a way that kills themselves.

So don't be so quick to blame them!