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Local MSMes of Sidoarjo Elevate 1 Abad NU Celebration

Rabu, 08 Februari 2023 - 15:05 | 39.31k
Some souvenir vendors on 1 Abad NU Sidoarjo. (Photo:  Yusuf Arifai/TIMES Indonesia)
Some souvenir vendors on 1 Abad NU Sidoarjo. (Photo: Yusuf Arifai/TIMES Indonesia)

TIMESINDONESIA, SIDOARJO1 Abad NU celebration has invited not only millions of people to come to Sidoarjo but also give some benefit to the local MSMes and street vendors. You could see hundreds of street vendors with hundred varieties of things they offered during the occasion.

From souvenirs to food and beverages, these street vendors seems like an oasis on the desert. Some even will bring their products casually to you right on your place just to make sure you don't need to walk over hundreds of people around you.

Well, as you know people sit shoulder to shoulder during this occasion and it will be hard to move from your spot. The food and beverages vendors as well, they will bring you packs of ready to eat food and drink for a very affordable price. 

The Very Special Street Vendors Spot

Besides those vendors who offered their products directly on the 1 Abad NU venue, there was an area where some street vendors were allowed to offers the products. It was located from the gate of the stadium till around 1 kilometer long around the main street of the venue. 

Their products varies from those agate stone ring to some prayer beads made of local woods or those made of special woods. Munarman, a street vendors who has agate ring as his main product said that he didn't need a long time till all his product was sold. 

Munarman offers his rings for IDR 20-35 K/piece. "I offer it for cheap price, so it will be all sold fast, the agate stone from Kalimantan, they gonna be sorry if they don't get one," he said on the day of 1 Abad NU celebration on Tuesday (7/2/2023).

A Good Chance for Everyone to Start a Business

Munarman said that he will roam and find some big event to display his products. On a normal day he will only swing from one local market to another. He has been doing this business for 30 years and its enough to feed his family.

"I always get more profit during NU (Nahdlatul Ulama) event. It (agate ring) run out, only smoking pipe, bracelet, and necklace that left," Munarman added while serving his customers. 

Meanwhile, Faiq who offers some beverage like hot coffee and tea and water said this event was his chance to get the most money to earn in a  month. He carried a bag full of instant coffee and a vacuum flask bottle to keep the hot water.

From selling this king of beverage this guy could get more than IDR 500 K in a day. It's enough money to feed his family for two weeks. "It all finished, I could go home, and tomorrow I will be back here," he said. 

Their presence has helped all the pilgrims that participate on 1 Abad NU celebration Sidoarjo in finding the most thing they need. For your information, the participants were coming from around the country and some even came far away from foreign countries. 

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