Vietnamese products reach extortionate prices on Amazon
VOV.VN -A number of popular Vietnamese products have made their way onto Amazon, the largest e-commerce website in the United States. Despite their cheapness in Vietnam, the prices of some products on the website can be up to 10 times higher.
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| A palm-leaf hat fetches a price of US$15 (equivalent to VND350,000) on Amazon whilst the hat can be bought for only US$1.7 (equivalent to VND40,000) in Vietnam. |
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| Despite costing only tens of thousands of Vietnam Dong, the conical hat is sold at US$13 (VND300,000) on Amazon. The sellers also notes that the hat can be used to fan oneself with. |
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| A frying pan, which is made of aircraft aluminium and is 38 cm in diameter, is priced at nearly US$25 (VND580,000) on Amazon. A similar product can be found on sale for about US$6.5 (VND150,000) on domestic e-commerce sites. |
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| A shop on Amazon sells a coconut broom for US$13 (VND300,000), ten times higher than the price found domestically. |
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| A handmade straw soft broom featuring a coloured handle fetches US$12 (VND280,000) on Amazon despite only going for one or two US dollar in Vietnam. |
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| While Vietnamese costumers usually pay less than VND10,000 per tin of Golden Star Balm, the price is about US$2.2 (VND50,000) on Amazon. |
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| A Vietnamese army helmet featuring a red star badge is sold at US$32 (VND740,000) on Amazon, despite the fact that it can be purchased for between US$1.7-US$8.6 (VND40,000-VND200,000) in Vietnam. |
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| A pot containing an artificial yellow apricot tree standing at one meter tall costs is listed with a price of US$130 (VND3 million). |
