Saturday, September 14, 2013

Fair vendors waiting for fair weather

Roberto E. Rosales/Albuquerque Journal
Judging by Friday’s comments from vendors at the New Mexico State Fair, cash registers are ringing proportionally to the amount of sunshine gracing the latest edition of the fair, which is taking place through Sept. 22 at New Mexico Expo. Clarissa Garcia at Big Bubba’s Bad BBQ, said business had been steady since the fair opened on Wednesday, but that things slow down every time it rains. “It’s been OK, unless it rains,” Garcia said during a brief period of sunshine Friday afternoon. The state has been hammered during the last few days with unusually heavy rains. Like most vendors, she’s hoping for big, hungry, weekend crowds and a break in three days of off-and-on rainfall. Fernando Aviles’ Custom Stickers booth outside the Lujan exhibit hall was a little slow Friday. When asked how business was, one of his compadres chimed in, “You mean how slow has business been?” Aviles, who’s been selling at the fair for seven years, said business has been down, but he still has nine days to go, and he’s hoping things will pick up. He then offered a deal on a Mayweather vs. Canelo T-shirt and predicted Canelo will win today’s super lightweight bout...more

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