Weekend fairs are held in almost every large settlement in Russia. Of course, they vary in scale, but shoppers rarely leave with empty bags. Mostly retirees and people who want to buy quality products at an inexpensive price visit the fairs.
City administrations monitor compliance with the government decree approving the procedure for organizing weekend fairs. In these markets, the sale of agricultural products, food products of a Russian manufacturer, handicrafts and handicrafts, non-food products of the light industry, also Russian-made, is allowed.
The exception is fruit and vegetable products that do not grow on the territory of Russia. That is, you can also find tropical fruits and vegetables at the fair.
There is also a very large list of products that are prohibited from selling at weekend fairs. It includes: alcohol, jewelry, perfumes and cosmetics, imported goods (an exception is made only for Belarusian ones), tobacco products, various computer and video discs, household appliances, valuable fur products, homemade canned food, bulk gastronomy, baby food, household chemicals, medicines, animals.
Products of domestic agricultural producers have the largest selection at weekend fairs. Prices are set below store prices. Therefore, if you have made a long list of necessary purchases by the weekend, visit the fair.
Children will be delighted with wooden, clay and straw toys. And lovers of tinkering in the beds will find a wide selection of seedlings and seedlings for their summer cottage at the weekend fair in the spring.
Beekeepers bring a huge variety of types of honey, and you can buy it not only in season, but all year round. Traditionally, meat products, sausages and sausages of large and small factories in Russia are widely represented.
Ivanovo products are striking in their brilliance and large selection. Here you can find bed linen, home jersey, sets for newborns, and bedspreads. You can also buy jacquard canvas paintings with a variety of subjects.
All products presented at the weekend fair are checked weekly by a visiting veterinary and sanitary laboratory.
