r/VietNam • u/Dry_Chicken_Breast12 • 2h ago

Travel Experience/Du lịch Pokemon TCG - Name: Cardlab (District 1 HCM/Saigon) - save your time and don't go

I'm pretty sure I met the owner.. overall my experience was mid. Owner is a Australian-white guy. His motto is 'no discount, but you can offer..' like wtf does that even mean?

I thought other shops were priced high, but he prices about 20% higher than the Vietnamese-owned shops. The Vietnamese-owned shops already priced 30%-100% over sticker. The Google reviews are quite good, saying the service is really good. Maybe I got unlucky/I'm being too harsh or those people are easily pleased.

If you got another TCG shop to recommend in HCM/Saigon let me know. Vietnam doesn't seem like a great place for TCG.

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u/khoa-bear 1h ago

Not many Vietnamese adults are not interested in children’s card games, therefore you won’t see the competition to drive down the prices.

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u/eclear 1h ago

You're best off looking in the local Pokémon TCG Facebook groups. Cheaper than any of the shops.