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dateCreated	2008-04-13 00:00:00 (xsd:dateTime)
itemReviewed	Phoenix Public Market
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rev:text	So now I remember.... I remember why I never make the trip down here on Saturday mornings. I remember why the market is more crafts than produce I remember why regular grocery stores get my business when I grew up shopping at a public market... I don't go to Phoenix Farmers Market because there are no farmers there. The place is over run with ladies who make crafts and a few artists. There are prepared food vendors selling their not so interesting food at boutique prices. There were a couple I found interesting enough to consider... the pickle lady, boutique chocolates and Eastern European bakery goods come to mind, but the rest were a waste of my time. For any produce market to grow and be successful they have to offer something better than the grocery stores. That "something better" is usually a cheaper price. It is easier for vendors to do so because they don't have the overhead of a store and all the associated expenses. Most cities have markets where the vendors pull up their step van, open the back, and literally sell out of the back of the truck. The Phoenix Market vendors don't seem to be aware of this. They bring a red wagon of produce out of their yard and display it in little packages. They think we should all pay extra because they are local. As long as they charge at least twice as much for their goods as any other store in town, there is no reason for people to buy.... other than the feeling of being charitable. In my opinion, there are better charities than overpaying to a vendor who feels like the world owes it to them for being local. Simple laws of supply and demand. As long as they price is lower elsewhere, they won't have my "support." That doesn't mean I don't support local growers. I can stop at any number of markets and get flowers for half what I saw being charged today. $7 is a little steep for a bunch of wildflowers when I can get a bunch of daffodils for $1.49 at my corner store. I can buy Hickman's eggs at most local stores for less... and shamrock is local as well. The one i found particularly insulting was a seedling basil plant for $7 while a huge bushy plant in a 7" pot is less than half that at a regular store. If I want a seedling plant in a Dixie cup, I can push a seed in some dirt and wait for 3 days too. Nope.... I won't be buying things at the Phoenix market. I don't need to pay a premium to the vendors for the privilege of finding them all in one place on a Saturday morning. I will probably do better stopping at the produce stands along 99th ave on my way home from work every now and then, or the trucks that park on the corners on the outer edges of our city
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