Sunnyslope’s Merry Marketplace is to take place today, December 6, during both lunch hours.
The market will showcase a variety of different items that students will be able to purchase from their peers.
Merry Marketplace takes place every December and students that attend Sunnyslope can manage their own booths with the aim to sell different products to their peers.
One group selling items on Friday is composed of Seniors’ Leslie Aragon and Abraham Santizo Ramirez.
They will be selling vintage clothing for a variety of different prices.
When asked why they wanted to sign up for the marketplace, Aragon said “We believed that it would be a great opportunity for us to give away clothing” as it “helps create bonds [between] people who have similar fashion interests.”
They also imagined it would bring joy to their fellow students.
When asked about the best part of the experience so far, Aragon said “putting everything together” and buying clothes they “know people [will] like to see” was their favorite part.
They spent around 150 dollars on their booth, so they hope to make around 200 dollars profit from it.
Another vendor who will sell clothes at Friday’s market is Senior Olivia Vemulapalli.
She said she’s “interested in a business related career, so [she] wanted to take initiative in that direction” by setting up a booth.
When asked how the whole experience has gone so far, Vemulapalli said “it’s honestly been pretty easy” and that the best part has been marketing her business, as “making ads and posters was fun.”
Vemulapalli later said, however, that “the worst experience was taking inventory… and planning” out transportation of her products to school.
Since she got a majority of her clothes second hand from her friends for free, Vemulapalli is “just excited to see what sells and what doesn’t” without worrying what her total earnings are.
These two groups are just some of the many booths that there will be on Friday.
On a separate note, this whole marketplace wouldn’t be possible without the leadership of the student organization DECA.
In fact, DECA also ran Merry Marketplace last year and are very excited to see how this year’s market turns out, as DECA members have worked tirelessly to make sure students have the best experience possible on December 6.
Because of all the effort put into planning the market, by DECA members and vendors alike, students should aim to show the utmost respect to the Merry Marketplace Business Owners when shopping.
