Almost every day, there is one middle-aged or elderly person selling something for W1,000 (except umbrellas on rainy days - W5,000). Yesterday, it was interesting to see a man selling a "mini lantern". What he was selling is pictured on the left. He had one clipped on his belt, and then he clipped one on a strap. Finally, he put on a baseball cap and clipped it to the brim. If I hadn't already had a small light for my key chain, I would have bought one.
The other interesting thing was that the Korean sign said "mini lantern" but, to me, a lantern would be a tool like the one on the right.
I've also seen them selling balls, pedometers, pen sets, fans, and hanja books (Chinese characters). The sales people all have identical cardboard boxes strapped to little wheeled luggage racks. The signs are always done on a computer and they are laminated. This is serious business. The people are always neat and fairly well-dressed. I'm assuming that there is a company somewhere that hires retired people, unemployed men, and housewives. I'm always curious to know about the structure and financing of these companies.
The sales people are polite and don't shout. Everyone treats them with respect and there is almost always at least one sale in every car.
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