A Trader from
the Upper Market says he loves the official description for our Christmas
Trading hours on the Tuesday before Christmas “5AM Until Sold Out” but wonders
if he can stay on his stall for 3 weeks.
One of our local street beggars proclaimed “good business” on Saturday morning as
shoppers spread the Christmas cheer – made a few of our Traders jealous.
Has anyone
noticed the fancy little electric cart for on the spot garbage recycling doing
the rounds of the market? One Trader commented – “Even the old Vic Market can
be high-tech and sustainable.”
A Trader
says he received a notice from a Trader group asking for support over the possible
closure of Queen St. to traffic. He wasn’t sure if the group was for or against
the proposal.
Another
Trader has suggested we close off Peel St. between Victoria St. and the Dudley
St. roundabout so the top end of the market can have its own pedestrian mall.
A Trader
tells us that Sunday morning trade was his worst in 14 years, and considering
we are leading in to Christmas, he is worried.
From the “We
have too much spare thinking time” file – a Trader is wondering if bananas
could be thrown like boomerangs as an aid to hunting customers? Not sure if he
wanted to attract or disable them.
A Trader is
very impressed that the QVM website has a Chinese translation option and it is
not just for the basics like trading hours. A range of information, including
trader and business descriptions is translated for Chinese speaking customers.
A Trader who
was a little sceptical of our new trading hours was keeping a record of sales after 2:00pm
and says Thursday this week produced his first real boost with a number of worthwhile
sales between 2:00 and 3:00.
Our bad (but
irresistible) joke of the week – “Did you hear that Santa has taken to acting.
He has great stage presents.”
And finally
this prophetic quote from one of our Traders - “We are really starting all over
again in retail. These times are both exciting and scary. If my finances hold
out I might enjoy it.”