Faneuil Hall Marketplace: Making balloon hats is serious business

Written by Jaime on April 15th, 2009

I have never seen this happen before. Two guys competing over the balloon hat business.

Rami Salami and... that other guy.

Rami Salami and... that other guy.

As you can see, Rami Salami has the ultimate set up. Very extravagant. Big, colorful sign with his name on it. Another sign explaining how his pricing works. He had a microphone and music. And he wears a blue afro wig.

The other guy (red and blue jacket) just has some crates with colorful paper in them. But the crowd around him is larger, so he must be making superior balloon hats. Unfortunately, I did not get a hat from either of them so I cannot say for sure who makes the best ones.

Who would you go to for your balloon hat?

2 Comments so far ↓

  1. Will says:

    The obvious answer would be Rami Slami, but he seems to high-falootin’ for street performing. Plus clowns are scary!

  2. Lynette says:

    I feel that there are unsettling sexual innuendos to be found in Rami’s name. just sayin’.

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