11:10, 31/10/2021

Nha Trang: Bustling shopping for school supplies

After a long break due to the Covid-19 epidemic, from November 1, students at pre-schools and primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City. Nha Trang started going to school again. In the past few days, many parents have gone shopping for supplies to prepare their children for school.

After a long break due to the Covid-19 epidemic, pupils at pre-schools and primary schools in Nha Trang will be back to school from November 1. In the past few days, shopping for supplies for school has become busy.
 
Looking around the shoe stores on some streets like Quang Trung, Nguyen Trai, Ngo Gia Tu, 2-4 ..., we can see many parents and pupils shopping. Some kinds have been out of store. 
 
Many parents say that, compared to last year, the price of shoes doesn’t increase, but there are not much kinds and models. Explaining this reason, the owner of a shoe shop on Nguyen Trai Street said that because of the epidemic, the shop was mainly selling products left before the epidemic.
 

 

A shoe shelf of Biti’s sold out
A shoe shelf of Biti's sold out
 
Unlike other years, this year, beside school supplies, children also take some things like personal water bottles, medical masks, and hand sanitizers. Most stores and bookstores are selling these products. Hoang Thi Hang – a parent said, "There are many types of hand sanitizer and medical masks on the market. I choose the type with clear origin. In addition, I also buy good plastic drinking water bottles for my children to bring water to school."
 
School bags and backpacks are also indispensable items for the new school year. In the market, besides popular backpacks, many brands have anti-hunchback backpacks with prices from 360,000 to 700,000 VND, which are also looked for by many parents.
 
In recent days, at furniture stores, priority is given to selling all kinds of desks and chairs for students. The product is designed in a variety of colors and sizes; prices range from 800,000 to 3.8 million VND/piece. In addition, there are large industrial wooden desks that can be used for computers, with an average price of 2 - 4 million VND. In addition to the available models, many parents also order shops to make desks, with a delivery time of 5-7 days; their prices depend on the material and size.
 
Khanh Ha
 
Translated by T.T