Spring Break
The Daily OrangeVendors cash in on NCAA Tournament crowds
By Pete Freedman
Posted: 3/28/05, 1:21 AM EST Section: Pulp
"My North Carolina stuff has been sold out since noon today," he said, unapologetically.
With the games finally over, D'Ambrosia said people were just looking for something to take home with them. True to form, at the stand outside of Shirt World, Dan Krapen of Elkton, Md., sifted through the piles of SU apparel laid out in front of him. Krapen, an avid North Carolina basketball fan, hoped to find something - maybe a Syracuse basketball item, he said - to take home to show his friends.
"I don't know when I'll be back here again," Krapen said.
By 5:30, though, many fans had left the sidewalks - some for the bars and restaurants, others for home. As some vendors began to pack up their belongings, their competition remained open, trying to reap as high a profit from the weekend as possible before it ended.
Kevin the panhandler stuck around, too. After all, the weekend wasn't over.
"These people have been real generous," he said, his voice trailing as he scurried off toward another group of fans. "It's a good weekend."
With the games finally over, D'Ambrosia said people were just looking for something to take home with them. True to form, at the stand outside of Shirt World, Dan Krapen of Elkton, Md., sifted through the piles of SU apparel laid out in front of him. Krapen, an avid North Carolina basketball fan, hoped to find something - maybe a Syracuse basketball item, he said - to take home to show his friends.
"I don't know when I'll be back here again," Krapen said.
By 5:30, though, many fans had left the sidewalks - some for the bars and restaurants, others for home. As some vendors began to pack up their belongings, their competition remained open, trying to reap as high a profit from the weekend as possible before it ended.
Kevin the panhandler stuck around, too. After all, the weekend wasn't over.
"These people have been real generous," he said, his voice trailing as he scurried off toward another group of fans. "It's a good weekend."
