Why do they call it a “flea” market?

Jan 12/2018. Weather 74, sunny, low 48.  

Mesa Market

We are not really shoppers per se.... but have heard that the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet is worth taking a walk around.  Up to 1500 vendors, music, food, you name it they have it. Maybe we could find a book or two and a couple of jigsaw puzzles - so away we went.  This market is off Baseline Street (not to be confused with the Apache Trail Swap Meet).  Doesn’t it bother you that they call it a “flea market”?  Did you know it was a direct translation from France; at the turn of the century there was a second hand market in Paris that had critter infested goods.  Technically this is called the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet but everyone in the RV parks call it the flea market!  Not to spread a bad review but we were told the Apache Trail Swap Meet is known as the ‘dirty’ market!   OK, so we are at the right one!

full of snowbirds

Think we have a thing for funny signs - Hey Barbie here is your sign!!!

The Mesa Market is very clean and we did not see any little critters, in fact we did not see much second hand stuff ; most of it was new.  We did not score any used puzzles or books but we did find some new silicone bakeware that we wanted.

every RV should come with this silicone bakeware

 This product is hard to find and so handy in the motorhome.  It is light weight and can be scrunched into a cupboard for storage.  When you pull it out it pops right back into shape.  And what else did we get ? A new airplane pillow, the kind that goes around your neck ; you know what it looks like.  You always wish you had one when you fall asleep on the plane and wake up with a crook in your neck.    You just never know what you will find at the market, it’s like when you go garage sale-ing.  Fun day and afterwards we celebrated our finds with a yummy custard ice cream at our new favourite place Culvers.  Billy is addicted, and of course I just go along for the ride,,,, so bad. 

Did someone say Ice Cream?