The selection of crafts is extensive, and good gifts or souvenirs include woollen scarves, blankets and ponchos.
It rained before the game, and I sold enough ponchos to make a small profit.
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Organizers will be handing out 250, 000 Union Jack ponchos to the water-logged masses.
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Selling ponchos at a football game also shows how how the market process works.
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On any given morning in the Ecuadorian town of Otavalo, Plaza de los Ponchos is a rainbow of textiles.
When ponchos started reappearing on trendsetters in early January 2004, Chang had them in stores in 45 days.
Hanging cloud cover didn't stop many from discarding plastic ponchos and hat covers, which began piling up around the grandstand.
Hoods and umbrellas went up, coats and ponchos went on, quickly followed by shouts of "brolleys down" from those behind.
After you have marvelled at the horses and gorged yourself on country cuisine, stroll through the market for bargain-priced leather goods, ponchos and silver jewellery.
And while Irene certainly did her share of damage, I never ended up needing those heavy-duty ponchos or that stockpile of bottled water.
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The lack of cover that could be carried made ponchos, dry shirts and hats popular sellers at vendor stands surrounding the paddock at the historic racetrack.
It bodes well for his plan to woo more female buyers: We saw flowing silk dresses, oversized linen rugby shirts, lightweight ponchos and lamskin Vareuses jackets.
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Olympics organizers have considered ways to reschedule or postpone events that can't take place in heavy rain, and have ordered ponchos and umbrellas to sell to spectators.
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And perform Indelicate did, to the tune of "One" from "A Chorus Line, " with backup from others cast members and a slew of 10-foot-tall dancers in Guadalajara ponchos.
Adidas is stocking many of its China outlets with its lower-end NEO brand, making sure Chinese consumers get their fix of red skinny-fit jeans, fashion ponchos and button-down gingham shirts.
Rather than compete with his peers for trendy new art, hedge-fund manager Michael Steinhardt and his wife, Judy, are building several collections around comparatively obscure niches like ancient Peruvian feather ponchos, Cycladic stone figures and 15th-century rugs.
Vacationers were wearing ponchos instead of swimsuits at the peak of the summer season because of the tropical storm, which has drenched Florida for at least four days straight like a giant shower head set up over the state's Gulf Coast.
Pithy Spanish guitar riffs and flirtatious violin notes erupt to accompany the rhythm, and gauchos (Argentinean cowboys) draped in regional red and black ponchos spring from their chairs to dance, the clack of their boots on the wooden floor echoing around the surrounding multi-coloured canyons.
Bring packaged snacks, wet wipes, Ziploc bags, a change of clothes, disposable rain ponchos, sunscreen, bug repellent, water bottles, a small first-aid kit, small toys, coloring books and glow-in-the-dark sticks and necklaces (which the parks sell at dusk but they charge a fortune).
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