Chinese Like to Buy Online for ‘Qixi’ Holiday
November 9th, 2009
You may never have heard of this holiday before, but you may want to start writing it down on your calendar. August 26th is China’s ‘Qixi’, the most romantic day of the year, or, Chinese Traditional Valentine’s Day.
Qixi is always a golden time for traders. Most of the shops throughout the country start their sales well before the special day. Interestingly, it seems that this year, more and more lovers preferred shopping online.
Love ‘delivering’
Mr. Wang, a civil servant, was planning to buy a classic watch to represent his perpetual love to his wife. When asked why he chose to shop online, rather than choosing gift from a local shop, he said that it would be more convenient and faster to order goods online, since all the matched products and prices would be easily comparable. Also, he added, delivery saves time.
Young generations are fond of online retail, as products are normally cheaper than buying from local shops, and the delivery service is often included in the price.
Source from Beiweiwang (http://news.beiww.com/2009/0827/article_40641.html)
Date: 27th Aug, 2009
