Rockstar,
Alice Cooper, was shopping in our market on Friday and attracted some attention
as you would expect. One of our Traders is a long time fan and she desperately
wanted to see her idol even suggesting that she could revive the old time
practice of throwing a piece of underwear at him. Luckily for Alice (and the
rest of us) she didn’t actually find him.
Stuck
to your work - this Trader was adjusting signage on her container when she
became attached. A pocketful of magnets latched on to the metal work and she
couldn’t drag herself free without damaging her clothing. New age magnets are
indeed very strong and it took a friendly neighbour to help her free.
Innovative
co-operation - our photo actually captures two unusual examples of modern
pedestrian traffic at QVM, but the three wheelchairs being pushed by one person
gets our vote for co-operative effort.
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Trader said his concerns about trading under our sheds over the last few weeks
were lessened when he visited his local shopping mall and found a similar
pattern of small crowds and reluctant buying.
Five
stars for one of our Traders - a rather sad looking customer approached a
Trader in SBA asking for advice on where to get breakfast. The customer said he
had a really bad hangover and needed a big Aussie style breakfast as a cure.
Our Trader recommended Romeo & Theresa’s cafe in F Shed. About an hour
later the customer returned to SBA full of thanks for the referral and very
happy with the service and food. Well done to all involved.
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Trader commented that his colleagues are remarkably calm and philosophical
about the current poor state of business but then how do you get angry at a
virus?
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Trader commented that we have put a lot of effort into our connections with
Chinese tourism including a Chinese language version of our website. We couldn’t
have foreseen this coronavirus event but maybe a similar program with
Indonesian or Malaysian cultures could be considered?
“Sometimes
you feel the elements are against you”, says a Trader. Guttering is being
installed on String Bean Alley Containers to stop the flow of water over the
edge of the verandahs but the unusual light misty rain on Friday simply blew in to
displays on the wind. Sigh!!!!!
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Trader asks if anybody else has noticed a lot of South American tourists lately?
