During the two-year period of the epidemic, various industries were in recession, and the retail industry in Hong Kong was generally hit hard. However, the boom in downhill camping during the closure of customs and the surge in demand for outdoor products made the mountain camping supplies a strange phenomenon against the market.
Joyee, who founded the hiking supplies store JoyeeWalker Shop two years ago, said that the epidemic had a positive impact on business, and more people came to buy hiking shoes.
However, compared to hiking shoes, there are two products he thinks that surprise him!
Joyee started her business two years ago, opening a hiking store.
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Hiking YouTuber JoyeeWalker opened a store in September 2020, selling hiking, camping and diving supplies.
Joyee admits that the epidemic has led to more hiking and camping, driving the sales of hiking shoes.
Besides hiking shoes, he also mentioned two popular outdoor sports products.
Joyee's hiking supplies store mainly sells hiking shoes, as well as camping and diving equipment.
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He said: "After hiking shoes is a camping rucksack. Last autumn and winter, as long as you have stock, someone will ask for it, but the problem is, I have sold it out of stock, but there are still many customers asking for it. I think camping The craze last year was more exaggerated than hiking, people have changed from hiking to camping, and camping rucksacks are a lot of people buying.”
Joyee said camping rucksacks were so popular last year that they were out of stock.
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"In that case, as long as you put the goods on the Internet, you will be asked until you are out of stock, and then you have to tell the guests "you wait", which is really exaggerated! In fact, not many people knew me at that time. There are camping supplies for sale, and most of them come from friends and friends who know about it. If everyone knows that I have camping supplies for sale, the demand will definitely be stronger.”
Joyee started her own business under the epidemic.
(Photo by Yan Minghui)
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However, Joyee believes the craziest product in the rush is the sports mask.
He said: "The craziest product I've ever seen is the T8 sports mask. The level of madness, before the government had an epidemic prevention measure, requiring masks to be worn when running. The government told me at 12 o'clock that I received it before 1 o'clock. Over 100 messages, asking me if T8 masks are in stock!"
T8 masks are known for their high air permeability.
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Although Hong Kong's anti-epidemic measures have been relaxed and you don't need to wear a mask for running, Joyee pointed out that the rush to buy is still not over. He said, "Even now, if I put the item on the shelves, without any publicity, it will immediately explode in the inbox (inquiry). As long as you If there is, there must be someone robbing it. There are still people speculating outside, and there are speculating prices, so I didn’t do speculating, but I thought it was crazy, I have never seen a product as crazy as that.”
Joyee was interviewed a few years ago to share his experience as a hiking YouTuber.
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Joyee noticed that some people bought with big hands, and he continued: "The madness is that the order can be very large. Some people buy ten or eight masks, a pack of two masks, that is, 20 masks at a time. If so, I will grab the goods for my friends.”
With the passing of the epidemic, many parts of the world have been switched off, and the quarantine measures in Hong Kong have been relaxed.
However, Joyee is confident that the upsurge of hiking and camping in Hong Kong has not yet passed. "I believe that even if the switch is turned off, the trend of hiking and camping will continue. When this trend arises, it will not be so easy to break."
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