Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Why we love HCMC

Joyce needed a pair of glasses - progressive, anti-reflection, light and thin. She checked with her optician in Toa Payoh (Singapore) for a new one - that will set her back some S$800-900 with frame. The last time we made it here with Tien My (see photo below), it costs over a million dong (about S$100) then. But it was heavy and thick, so she didn't use it. We have been making many spectacles with Tien My for the last 3 years as their prices were reasonable.

This time, we tried the neighbour (Nhan Quang) and had a pleasant surprise. The frame cost 500,000vnd and the lens 800,000vnd - total 1.3 mil vnd (about S$78). It turned out to be as good as the old glasses made in Singapore. So one can fly to HCMC (from Singapore), make a pair of progressives, have a 4D3N holiday that includes airfare, accommodation, food and shopping and probably still have some spare change leftover to save in POSB!!!

If anyone's interested, please visit :

Hieu Kinh Nhan Quang
104 Le Thanh Ton St, Dist 1
Ho Chi Minh City
(the road at the back of Ben Thanh Market)
Tel : 38292206
Mobile : 0909 925 558 (Ms Loan)

Look for Ms Loan - she speaks good English and is such a pleasant and cheerful lady. She also knows her work well (from our conversation with her) and is able to give very professional advice. And talking about service, we got our 2 pairs of glasses done overnight (Mum made a pair of progressives too).

Nhan Quang and Tien My














Ms Loan is at the extreme right
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11 comments:

  1. Fe d e rico Zarathustra25 November 2010 at 05:04

    yo quisiera vistar vietman.. y platicar con su gente.... muchos saludos y suerte :)

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  2. Irene26 November 2010 at 20:24

    Hey Bro, the comment translated from Spanish is ' I would encounter vietman... and talk to your people.... many greetings and good luck ' . Hope it's correct - I used Bing translator :)

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  3. Ben29 November 2010 at 12:19

    Thanks very much for the translation - I was wondering what he said.

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  4. stefanie28 December 2010 at 21:21

    Time for me to visit Vietnam soon again for new glasses! =)

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  5. Ben3 January 2011 at 20:44

    yes...any reason is a good reason to come visit Vietnam :)

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  6. Anonymous12 April 2011 at 21:25

    yo quisiera = I would like
    su gente = its people or your people

    :)


    Sarah

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  7. Ben13 April 2011 at 10:57

    Cảm Ơn = Gracias = Thank you :)

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  8. Woei Lee26 February 2012 at 19:26

    Hi Bennett, many thanks for your Blog. I will be going over to HCMC this coming Wed (29 Feb). I think I will get a new pair of glasses from this Optic shop when i am there. I will be staying at Sanouva Hotel, just 200m from this shop.
    By the way, do you happen to know any good tailor in HCMC?

    Thanks.

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  9. Ben29 February 2012 at 08:30

    Hi Woei Lee, just look for Ms Loan (boss) or Ms Ngoc (asst) when you're at the specs shop. Can't help you much with tailors - I don't make my clothes with them. But I'm told there are some good and reasonably priced tailors at Pham Ngu Lao (Backpackers' Area)- you need to shop around and compare prices though. Hope you have a great stay here.

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  10. woeilee4 March 2012 at 22:31

    Hi Bennett, thanks for your advise. Got my glasses made by Ms Loan. Great lady. Good quality stuff for the price paid.
    Thanks again for the recommendation.

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  11. yilong28 April 2012 at 20:40

    Just made w pair of specs with them, hope it turns out well!

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