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 a defender of flower sellers. Therefore, whether I feel sorry for them or not is not influenced by emotions. Because when engaging in business, they must foresee situations and consequences and they are responsible for their decisions: they enjoy profits, they have to bear losses.

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.
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 see that the behavior and psychological expression of many Vietnamese people are very inconsistent and unfair. Our country is in the stage of developing a market economy. That means the buying and selling relationships, the ups and downs 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 the lowest price they require. 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 can not blame the seller why not sell really cheap or give 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?
I would like to 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 - the flower traders understand very well that their business is not just a one-time deal, 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 New Year’s Eve and then go bankrupt! Before waiting for someone to save them, they must save themselves. Business people understand the market rules and also the rules of life.

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

So don't be so quick to blame them!