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Thanh, who lives in District 10, said she started researching this “Santa Claus” service in early December. Since demand is high, the staff at the company providing the service can take time to consult customers, and the price not too expensive, even if you book on the last days before Christmas. Thanh could also choose a convenient time: 7pm on the night of December 24, when Santa Claus will come and give gifts to her daughter.
On streets like Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, Nguyen Tri Phuong, 3 Thang 2 and Cao Thang, many shops have put up signs saying they will deliver Christmas presents, in some cases even if the gifts aren’t purchased at their shop.
Nga, the owner of ViVi souvenir shop on District 10’s 3/2 street, said her shop has cooperated with Jingle Bells, a delivery company, this holiday season. Customers who buy stuffed animals and toys at the shop will have Santa Claus deliver the gifts for them to their beloved ones.
“After December 20, our shop will stop taking orders. Customers have to contact the delivery company directly because from then on, we will have a lot of customers and staff can only focus on sales,” said Nga.
This year, delivery fees are 5-15 percent higher than last year. If the addresses are in the city center, it costs around VND50,000 (US$2.5), and will go up to VND70,000 ($3.5) on December 22 and 23, and VND80,000 ($4) on December 24 and 25. To have the gift delivered after 4pm, an additional charge of VND20,000 ($1) is added. Those who agree to have presents delivered after Christmas will receive a discount of VND50,000 ($2.5).
Besides offering services such as Santa Claus coming to each house, giving gifts, and saying greetings, shops in the city also compete with each other by including a CD of Christmas carols and fairy tales in the presents.
“Currently, many customers have signed up for other services like Santa Claus telling stories and singing for kids rather than just arriving and quickly saying a few greetings,” said Manh, the owner of a toyshop in District 5.
After recruiting a team of Santa Clauses from students in the city’s universities, Hanh, the owner of Tino souvenir shop in District 3, pledged to customers that they will not deliver later than 30 minutes after the requested time. She said that in previous years, due to traffic congestion, some Santa Clauses came one, two, or even three hours late, when some children had already gone to bed.
This year, the shop hopes to avoid an overload of orders to make sure they can deliver on time. However, they will also raise the service fee by 15 percent.
“I advised customers to have their presents delivered before Christmas, but only few agreed. Most of them want Santa Claus to come on the right date, even though they have to pay a higher price,” she said.
Source: tuoitrenews.vn
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