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Posted by: Myriad Life Sunday 17th February 2008, 4:43pm
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You know I've being doing this market trading malarkey for some time and still the types of people visiting markets never cease to fascinate me...

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There are those who think that market trading is probably a bit lazy really. Chuck up a stall, chuck out some gear, take a wad of notes and make off into the sunset.

Even my brother once commented "but all you do is sit there all day, it's not that hard." It seems everyone in this world is convinced they work the hardest. I could say "but all you do all day is check people in and out of your hotel Mr Basil Fawlty - how hard is that?"

Quite often the punters (customers to the uninitiated) think exactly the same. Occasionally I give them a brief rundown of the 5am start, the three hour set up etc but without them shadowing you all day it's hard for anyone to totally comprehend what someone else does, regardless of occupation. We live in an 'instant' society where we see 'what is' but don't think about the preparation, non-visible hours of slog that goes into creating a business.

Next time the competitive 'who works hardest' argument crops up, I think I'll just say, "only idiots chase their tails, I find it best just to chill." Will report back on the reaction to that.

Well the sunshine really cheered things up this week. After a drizzly miserable day at Fakenham, Diss proved to be much more amenable. A welcome posse of regulars floated to my patch which always makes me smile.

It was yesterday at Sheringham that I got to thinking about the types that visit markets (finally I get to the point of today's blog!) At the end of the day a couple in motorcycle leathers visited to make a few purchases, they happily chatted about the freezing temperature, biking, their trip etc and were very pleasant. Bikers usually are very nice for some reason, obviously they have a hobby that makes them happy and their good humour is notable.

On the other hand there are two ladies who visit who look like 'ladies who lunch', their hair is formed into similar styles to one another, they are immacutely turned out, and they appear to be quite well off (though I do know appearances can be deceptive). Every now and then they buy something. But they really don't like to acknowledge me at all, I can't remember ever seeing them smile, even at each other, they are so straight faced and stand offish I do wonder about them. I'm even scared to say 'hello' now because I dread the glare. Probably they don't even realise they are being like that.

A very friendly well spoken lady in a shocking pink hat with trousers to match bought clip on earrings. I understood from her conversation that she doesn't live locally (I would guess from the accent a posh London type). A few minutes after she'd made her purchase and disappeared she re-appeared with another lady and I offered this lady a card so she could look at my website. This lady informed me she is local and knows where to find me, she wasn't very friendly but I think she was trying to cope with the gaggle of young boisterous boys accompanying her.

Variety is the spice of life or so they say - you get plenty of that as a market trader!

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