Buying Red Envelopes by 50s or 100s?

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If you are shopping for red envelopes for Chinese new year and you are not sure which ones are authentic, look for packages of 50-100. Why would the Chinese use so many? The Chinese buy them in bulk because red envelopes are not only for the Chinese new year season. For all occasions, wedding, birthdays, baby showers, anniversaries, graduations, red envelopes are the best packaging for gifts of cash centuries before the gift card. Next time you have a Chinese friend who is hosting a celebration, surprise them with a red envelope. It will surely bring warm memories. Red envelopes are not for funerals. 


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yvonne.liu.wolf

Yvonne Wolf was born in Taiwan and educated in the U.S. and Europe. She has extensive experience living and working internationally (Denmark and Japan). She is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Danish, and has studied Japanese, Spanish, and Greek. Between work and personal travel, she has visited more than 20 countries and well-traveled within the U.S. and Canada. She has worked with organizations and business executives focusing on communication strategies working with Chinese and East Asian partners. Among her many skills is mediating across cultural misunderstandings.