Although Tet is little over a month away, many of Da Nang’s speciality stores are hesitating about stockpiling goods for the festival due to predictions of a decline in customer demand. 

The city is expecting to see a significant decrease in the number of domestic visitors in the weeks leading up to Tet, and in any case they show little interest in buying local specialities because the prices are higher than in other localities. 

A customer at a speciality store

Currently, very few Tet products are on display at stores on such main streets as Le Duan, Nguyen Tat Thanh, Hai Phong, Hoang Hoa Tham, and Hoang Sa.  Many of the famous local products, such as Nam O nuoc mam (fish sauce), “Banh Kho Me” (dried sesame seed cakes), and Yen Hai Thanh seafood, will find it difficult to sell well.