Wholesale markets are often known as large markets, trade time, operating at night, from 21h to 4-5h the next morning.In these wholesale markets, the form of trade is mainly wholesale in large quantities, so the prices of goods here often have very cheap prices.
However, at the present time, there are many stalls at wholesale markets that extend the sales time until the next morning to serve retail customers.These stalls do not sell the same number as normal people's markets, but also apply "super soft" prices.
We arrived at Van Quan Agricultural Products Market (Ha Dong) at around 6:30 am, at the time there were many traders for sale and cleaning to return to the business trip of the next day.The whole large market is only about a dozen stalls to continue to serve the fruit retail customers.
Van Quan night agricultural market is at the end of the victory road, where the population is sparse and few people pass.
When there are customers, the retail stalls also offered to buy and buy goods, but there was no phenomenon of rowing or forcing customers to buy goods when they asked the price.
In addition to the wholesale retail areas inside the market, the gate area is the area for women and retailers to retail at the right price of retail, that is, selling high prices as in the people's markets.
In addition to cheap stalls, at the market gate is a retail area of merchants, so if anyone does not know, they will still buy at a high price as usual.
The market is divided into 2 areas: the gate of the market sells food goods, the opposite side is the fruit stall displayed from the gate.
Unlike the stalls neatly arranged, beautifully presented at the people's markets.The majority of the huts at the wholesale market are simple, even spread and poured right to the ground.
The stalls are sold simple, even put the barrel on the ground.
When switching to retail, these stalls also sell quite a variety of fruits as a stall at the people's markets, some spaces have prices available for the buyer to refer.
The items sold are quite fresh because it is a wholesale market, so here are usually imported, picked items from the previous day and pour it on the next morning, and because of these items usually usuallyTo wholesale, there is no goods for storage as in the people's markets.
Na and mangosteen are sold for 25,000 VND/kg.Meanwhile, the price for these two fruits in Dan Sinh market is 35-45 thousand VND/kg.
Crockery and watermelon are also the fruits sold at many stalls, the price for crockery is 25 and 28 thousand VND/kg, the difference is nearly 10 thousand VND/kg compared to the retail level at the people marketBorn is from 35-40 thousand VND/kg.For watermelon is from 15-17 thousand VND/kg depending on the trader, in Dan Sinh market is 22-25 thousand VND 1kg, the difference is at 5-7 thousand VND/kg.
Fruits originating from China are also sold quite a lot in the market.Meanwhile, along with pear, in the people market costs 30 thousand VND/kg.
Labels and rambutan are sold for 30 thousand VND/kg.In Dan Sinh market, the price is about 40,000 VND/kg.A slight difference.
Going deep into the middle of the market will be the stalls that sell thick or hard fruits such as pineapple and tubers.For these fruits, the seller spreads and then pours in large quantities and lets the buyer freely selected himself, then scored and paid.
Bean tubers are sold 10 thousand VND/kg.
Pineapple is the most special item when sold in a scale at the wholesale market.The selling price for this item is 8 thousand VND/kg, according to the seller, 1kg will get about 1.5 fruits.
In addition, if free, the sellers also peel pineapple to sell to customers in need.The price of this "super-large" pineapple is 6 thousand dong, if you buy pineapple peeled at the people's markets, you will have to pay 12-15 thousand VND/fruit.
Cucumber is sold for 6 thousand VND/kg, while buying at the vegetable stalls of the people market for sale will have to pay from 10-12 thousand VND/kg.
Passion fruit has entered the end of the season, but is sold for 15,000 VND/kg
Thus, it can be seen that buying fruits at wholesale markets not only helps housewives choose to buy fresh fruits for the family but also save a lot of costs.However, current wholesale markets are quite limited due to the requirements of large area and specific activities, so not everyone can afford to buy retail quantities but at wholesale prices likeConsumers near the wholesale market.
Advantages - disadvantages when buying fruits at wholesale markets
Advantage:
- Fresh fruit, cheap.
- Diverse types of items, listed prices, without worrying about being cut.
Disadvantages:
- The number of limited market points, often placed in difficult locations to find, sparse residential areas because of a large area.
- Goods are easily poured due to pouring, not selected as at the stalls at the people market.
Experience choosing to buy fruits when going to the wholesale market
- Although the retail market and operation are quite late, you should go early to choose to buy the best fresh fruit.
- If you do not have a place to buy familiar, you can walk around the stalls to find the best fresh fruit, then pocket yourself a few addresses to be "close" customers.
- Should go completely into the area in the market, avoid buying at small stalls outside the gate because it is sold at a high price as in Dan Sinh market.
- When buying, you should choose to avoid buying fruits that are crushed because it is a pouring and wholesale row so it has not been selected.
- Normally, you will not bargain or at most only 1-2 thousand VND if you buy in large quantities, so it is best if you buy retail, ask the price and buy it.