The atmosphere on Chinese New Year's Day in Phitsanulok - Koh Samui this year is not as lively as last year. People came out to buy less fresh produce, snacks, and offerings. Municipal Fresh Market 1 or Tai Market, Mueang District, Phitsanulok Province, today has Thai-Chinese citizens coming to buy things. To prepare to pay homage during the upcoming Chinese New Year festival. There are many vendors who bring fresh food products, fruits, candle cakes, Khanom Khong, Pui Fai cakes, boiled chicken, stewed duck. And Thai-Chinese people also like to come and buy products today. Although this year many products cost increased. This makes the atmosphere compared to last year not very lively. It was found that the products that received the most attention were fruits rather than boiled chicken and stewed duck that people liked to buy as offerings, especially oranges, apples, and grapes. There were a large number of people choosing to buy them. While Khanom Thian and Khanom Kheng, this year the price increased to 140 -160 baht per kilogram. People are buying less or the quantity is decreasing. Like at Charoen Lap Market, Koh Samui, Surat Thani Province. Shopping for offerings is not as lively as in the past. Even though Koh Samui has more tourists The people will buy offerings only as necessary. The prices of fresh products that are the main offerings such as pork, fresh chicken, fresh fish, and fresh shrimp have been increased. Especially pork, while Khanom Kheng, Khanom Thian, Khanom Thua Fu, and Khanom Pia have higher costs. But the seller must agree to sell at the original price. Even though profits have decreased Because customers still want products at the same price. One vendor selling Khanom Khong and Khanom Thian said that the price of all clay materials has increased, such as banana leaves from 15 baht per kilogram to 25 baht, sugar from 22 baht per kilogram to 30 baht, but the prices cannot be increased. Because the customer said they used to buy 20 baht per set, the price will be adjusted to 25 baht. The cus tomer will not buy. Therefore had to agree to sell at the original price. so that the product can be sold. Source: Thai News Agency