This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2009, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.
People always ask why they're not allowed in the Winter and Summer Outdoor Market shows held at the Salt Palace Convention Center each year. The answer, in addition to there being little room for more bodies, is that the general public would get in the way of the industry's most important buying sessions. So, being the public servants that we are, writers Tom Wharton, Mike Gorrell, Roxana Orellana and I walked the floor at the recent Winter show to find items we thought you'd want to know about. Web links are provided where more information is available.
