Results: Vietnam Chronicles—Retailing Made Sense
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Vietnam is a shopping dream, with many streets devoted to one type of shop exclusively. This makes comparison shopping easy and fun. Vibrant, specialized shopping streets, with key areas being Hanoi's Old Quarter (silk, handicrafts), Ho Chi Minh City's fashion-forward Nguyen Trai Street, and Hoi An's tailor shops abound. Have you ever shopped in a specialized area for something specific?
Yes
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367 votes
No
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493 votes
Undecided
26%
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298 votes
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My favorite of all the streets we visited was Book Street in Ho Chi Minh City - a book lover's paradise in the centre of the city. Officially known as Nguyen Van Binh Book Street, it is lined with charming bookstores, cozy cafés, and lively literary events, and offers a unique escape from the fast-paced rhythm of a busy city. There you are encouraged to read the books, and many cafes allow you to read some of the book before you buy it. Would you like to visit this street?
Yes, sounds lovely
38%
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445 votes
Unsure
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228 votes
Not really
26%
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302 votes
I do not ever travel/do not have any interest in books
16%
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183 votes
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This is just a small sampling of some of the streets to visit. Which ones on this list sound like streets you would love to visit?
Ho Thi Ky has become the biggest wholesale flower market in Ho Chi Minh city. From early morning till late night, the street is always busy with people buy and sell flowers. It's the most colorful and beautiful street in the city
22%
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255 votes
Le Cong Kieu street is a place where visitors can see and buy thousands of antiques. It's not a long stretch, but brimming with antiques, charm and culture.
22%
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254 votes
Nguyen Dinh Chieu is is one of the most colorful parts of the city with about 30 stores providing wedding services. Flower gates and lots of wedding decorations are arranged in front of the stores. Next to wedding decoration street is wedding invitation card street – Ly Thai To.
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108 votes
Nguyen Thien Thuat street is considered musical instrument street. Coming into these stores, you will be lost in world of musical instruments with a wide range of guitars, violin, monochord zither, long zither and so much more.
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126 votes
Tran Phu street is where people come to buy paintings in Ho Chi Minh city. Still life paintings, portrait paintings, religious paintings, abstract paintings and many others can be found at painting shops on Tran Phu street.
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174 votes
All of them sound great!
22%
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250 votes
None
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462 votes
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Vietnam also is famous for its huge markets, where bargaining is encouraged, and deals are everywhere. The most famous one we visited is the iconic Ben Thanh Market, with over 1,500 booths trading wholesale and retail items ranging from food and apparel to fabric and cosmetics. Do you enjoy bargaining for goods?
Yes
31%
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361 votes
No
42%
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485 votes
Undecided
27%
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312 votes
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