Market Nights @ Spanish Springs Lacking Vendors
 

We have been to the market nights in Spanish Springs a few times over the past month and noticed that there fewer and fewer vendor booths at each one. Is this a seasonal thing? Are TV having difficulties attracting and keeping vendors for these nights? Does anybody think that having market nights twice a week at the squares are too much? I'll be interested in others thoughts.

Part of the problem may be that they have a computer operator rather than live musicians up on the stage. I notice that when there are band, especially, good bands, there are a lot more people in the Squares.

Impending rain also keeps vendors away and we certainly have had more than our share of rain lately.

If you visit market night on any of the squares........what is the reason to go a second time?

It is always the same vendors selling their tiles, name placards, wine bottle holders, or jewelry. It would be nice to circulate different vendors with different products.

I would also have to wonder what The Villages charges for them to rent a spot?

Boogie, we just happened to there on market nights, not because it was market night. Movies, trivia nite at MR or just for dinner. Spanish Springs is the closest to where we live.

Fewer residents, fewer vendors. Rain, lightning, wind could also play a role in fewer booths set up. Not sure I would want to risk life and/or merchandise to the weather we've experienced lately.

When it cools and more of our seasonal residents return, you'll see more and more merchants. Been like that all the years I've lived here.

It's summer, it's hot, and it rains a lot.

LAst year a storm took out many venders tents in LSL

I think twice a month is too much.

I think that the items sold are not what you would want to shop for that often. I personally would be excited if some of the Farmers Market vendors joined Market Night! I would shop every time I went if they were there.

We were there that night and it was awful. Many of their tents were destroyed and some went flying through air. We had just bought our house that day and after the storm I thought my God what have we done.

It doesn't storm where you came from?

Quite a few Villagers also have summer homes on lakes or rivers or beach homes or places up north where it's cooler. The population is certainly down in June, July, August & September in TV. It's probably not cost-effective for some vendors to pay the Morse organization for space rent if the traffic count is down.

Definitely an infusion of new vendors on market nights would be nice, different vendors on the second night, not the same vendors twice a week. Or maybe a different direction, i.e. a food truck vendor night once in a while. Some of the restaurants around the squares would complain of the competition, but I think it would be an interesting evening that would attract many more villagers.

I believe that they pay for the spot monthly, quarterly, semi annually or annually. If they don't their spot is still paid for.

Ha ha very funny. Of course it storms up here, but I've never been in a storm as bad as that night. :sing:

It's summer. It's just us full timer's here. We already have our signs, shirts and earrings. The vendors make hay when the seasonal folks pour in.

The ebb and flow of business in Florida.

Wait 'till the "Snow Birds" return. Then it will be crowded and you won't want to go to vendor night.

I. Agree, same vendors on both squares month after month....some year after year.....boring....need to rotate and also get some NEW Vendors period!!

I agree also. Once is enough. It's not even very interesting stuff. If you need to buy a sign for your lamp post or a pickle ball paddle, that's a good place. But other than that, there is not much of quality.

I guess the bigger question is what is the interest from "other" vendors? Are the same people promised something from the Morse organization for long-term slots? Also..the current vendors MUST be doing some sort of decent business because there's no point in paying for a sales slot over and over again if they are not making money. Granted they may be locked in to a certain time frame commitment, but if they were not making it, unless they are fools, or just doing a hobby there would be no reason for them to re-up if they are not making a profit.

It is summer and the vendors take vacations during the slow months.

Happens every year at this time.

Z

Every woman in TV should own one of those bikini t-shirts.

If only they made them in leather...

Yep, Rango is right.
Just wait until the Snowies return.
You'll be complaining about too much congestion ... but all the Vendors will be back in the Town Squares!

$30.00 each time you set up.

One must wonder: Where would the "evil developer" "get" more vendors?

Most of the patrons at Spanish Springs have been here ten years or more, and with vendors they probably say, 'been there, done that'. Those items mostly appeal to the new residents. Since most of the new home owners are below 466A, I wouldn't be surprised within the next year they move the vendors to Brownwood as soon as few more stores and restaurants open.

Thanks so much for the info, have wondered about that for years. :)

That probably explains the lack of vendors during the off season. If they only have to pay when they set up, it makes sense that they would curtail their business in the summer.