Shopping paradises on September 2nd
HCMC –Vietnam National day, 2nd September, is not only a great vacation for relaxation, family gathering, travel but also for our ultimate passion, shopping.
Vietnam National day, 2nd September, is not only a great vacation for relaxation, family gathering, travel but also for our ultimate passion, shopping. There are many promotion programs in Ho Chi Minh City this time, launched by numberless department stores, supermarkets and the likes, offering several kinds of goods at tempting prices.
For those who look for chic fashion, branded cosmetics and valuable jewelry, Diamond plaza should be one of holiday stopovers as it offers customers a free VND 100,000 Diamond gift voucher if their total value of goods is no less than VND 1,000,000 until Sept 4th, 2011. Another option is Parkson chain, for example, Parkson Flemington's promotion area, with up to 50% sale for all types of products. Privileged customers are accessible to more premiums. For instance, buyers are able to get triple point or VND 100,000 Parkson Gift Voucher for each VND 1,500,000 bill. Meanwhile, Saigon Tax Trade Center has launched a sweepstake program, in which lucky participators can win prices of Vespa LX 125, 40-inch LCD LED Samsung, Canon camera, and other valuable items at the end of the sweepstake period. The end-season lucky draw program is applied for invoices valued above VND 400,000. Besides, customers are likely to bring a lot of small gifts home.
Grand sales at big supermarket chains, such as: Maximark, BigC, SaiGon Coop Mart or Lotte Mart are certain to appeal to our beloved housewives. There are amazingly discounted prices ranging from 10% to 50% exclusively for fresh food, clothes, and household appliances in all these stores. Moreover, for a VND 300,000 bill at Lotte Mart, buyers will be owners of a lovely handbag, in occasion of celebrating the opening of the 200th Lotte Mart in the world.
It is also time for electric appliances to be on sales. Cho Lon electrical device and furniture supermarket offer high-quality goods at incredible prices: VND 9,000; VND 29,000; VND 79,000; VND 499,000, VND 699,00 and the likes. Thien Hoa electrical device supermarket has launched a promotion program called "Discount month" for more than 500,000 products. In addition, after "Panasonic Golden Week", Nguyen Kim Supermarket continues another striking Golden Week, from 3rd to 11th, September 2011, with double guarantee time, one-week trial period, price reduction for all goods under Toshiba brand.
Such a wonderful time to immerse yourself in shopping week in Ho Chi Minh City, isn’t it?

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