Armadillo Indoor Flea Market Adds a New Twist to the Age-Old Business with Climate Controlled Digs and Activities.HOUSTON -- Shoppers and merchants looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a break from the sweltering swel·ter·ing adj. 1. Oppressively hot and humid; sultry. 2. Suffering from oppressive heat. swel summer weather can find each other at the Armadillo armadillo (är'mədĭl`ō), New World armored mammal of the order Edentata, a group that also includes the sloth and the anteater, characterized by peglike teeth without roots or enamel. Indoor Flea Market See computer flea market. flea market yard sale of used items at low prices. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Inexpensiveness Mall. The Armadillo opens today, August 4, at 10 a.m. at 431 Airtex Drive in North Harris County Harris County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Visible from I-45 North, the Armadillo offers free admission and free parking as well as a host of activities to appeal to a broad range of shoppers, collectors and families. The first order of business, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. owners, is to give away $20,000 in shopping sprees for people to use at any of the 300 merchants inside the air-conditioned market, the size of three football fields. "Opening a flea market in August in Houston takes some courage and you definitely have to offer a new twist on the established concept," said owner Larry Gottula. "We're going above and beyond in two ways: We're moving things inside in a climate-controlled environment with added advantages, such as wireless Internet, no admission fee, free parking, and we're giving people reasons to stop in and take a look around." Those reasons include $100 in Armadillo chips to the first 100 people in the door with the second hundred receiving chips worth $50. Those first 200 people also have the chance to win an additional $2,000, $1,000 and $500 worth of free shopping. Opening weekend also features free t-shirts to the first 200 people, free balloons all day for the kids and Arnie the Armadillo meeting and greeting. Everyone (of legal age) is invited to enter to win a 2007 Chevy Silverado (purchased from Munday Chevrolet) at the Armadillo's grand opening in October. The Armadillo offers kiosks and space as small as 100 square feet up to 10,000 square feet or more and has already drawn hundreds of merchants to the Armadillo with more signing up each day to fill the market's 240,000-square-foot building. The mix of retailers and merchants for opening weekend includes clothing, edgy fashions, mobile phones, furniture, home decor, professional art, designer shoes, premium candy, primitive masks, snow cones snow cone n. A confection made of crushed ice and flavored syrup inserted into a paper cone and mounded on top. , gelato ge·la·to n. pl. ge·la·ti An Italian ice cream or ice. [Italian, from past participle of gelare, to freeze; see gelatin.] ice cream, hot tubs and spas, sun glasses, granite etchings, discount books, custom framing, portrait photography The goal of portrait photography is to capture the likeness of a person or a small group of people, typically in a flattering manner. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of photograph is the person's face, although the entire body and the background may be included. , diamonds, watches, hand-painted pottery, flowers, and even a recording studio. "This an indoor flea market, carnival, expo and farmers market all rolled into one Adj. 1. rolled into one - made up of several components combined into a single entity combined - made or joined or united into one ," Gottula added. "We're calling it 'Texas-style shopping, food and fun' because it's big and it's grand, just like Texas. We believe Houstonians are going to love shopping at The Armadillo." The Armadillo has scheduled a host of activities each weekend. On Sunday of opening weekend, it will host a health fair with special booths and presentations from area providers and health care organizations. Over the next several weeks, the Armadillo will give away free water bottles, free armadillo beach balls and pinatas for the kids. In addition to providing music and entertainment, it will also offer face painting and a special fitness day later in August. The Armadillo is located at 431 E. Airtex Drive, Houston. It will be open four days a week--Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. In the fall, the Armadillo plans to start hosting a regularly scheduled outdoor farmers market. |
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