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The demand for air purifiers among Hanoi residents has seen a sudden surge in recent days, with forecasts indicating further substantial growth...
1. Hanoi Residents Flock to Purchase Air Purifiers to Combat Pollution
The demand for air purifiers among Hanoi residents has seen a sudden surge in recent days, with forecasts indicating further substantial growth...
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The purple alert level of air pollution in Hanoi is directly impacting lives, causing many families to feel distressed. The number of people visiting supermarkets, appliance stores, or online marketplaces to buy air purifiers is significantly higher compared to the demand for other household electrical appliances.
Recognizing this demand, companies are actively introducing a wide range of air purifiers with diverse models and prices to the market.
On the websites of appliance superstores, there are over 40 models of air purifiers ranging from 4-16 million VND. Besides well-known brands from Japan like Sharp, Hitachi, Daikin, Panasonic, Electrolux, there are also names like Coway (South Korea), Xiaomi (China).
The manager of an appliance superstore in Hanoi told Marketing World Magazine that they receive an average of 5-7 direct customer inquiries per day, while online orders are 2-3 times higher due to better pricing deals.
Similarly, representatives from the Media Mart system stated that the consumption of air purifiers has increased 2-3 times recently, with popular brands like Coway, Hitachi, Sharp, Daikin, Panasonic...
The selling price of air purifiers here ranges from over 1 million VND to tens of million VND depending on the brand. However, the most popular type is priced from 4-6 million VND, meeting basic requirements for rooms from 15-30m².
In addition, there are still many types of air purifiers of unknown origin being sold on some e-commerce platforms at very cheap prices ranging from 500,000 VND to 1 million VND... Most are advertised to be capable of removing over 99% of bacteria, eliminating musty odors. Some types of purifiers can also remove cigarette smoke or detect dirt, hair, pet fur...
Air purifiers appear to be the sole solution at the moment, assisting urban consumers in partly safeguarding their family's health (aside from the necessity of purchasing fine dust masks when going outdoors). However, consumers should also refrain from overly trusting the 'winged' advertisements regarding the functionality of this product type.
When purchasing an air purifier, many customers typically first inquire about the brand's reputation, clear warranty policies, availability of replacement components, suitability for the usage area... Additionally, the product should feature an ion filter, HEPA filter, premium models also include PM2.5 dust sensors, odor sensors, smartphone control, HAZE mode for faster air purification...
Representatives from electronic appliance supermarkets predict that due to continuous pollution alerts, the demand for buying air purifiers for households in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City... will continue to soar. Some families purchase air purifiers to equip 2-3 rooms in their homes.
(Source: Baomoi.com)
