European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse To or it a Tiv a a 5/. A a /. A it a a up 3 a. It i in yawl it i. A a a Al. Al a it or a a a w figs Ata a Fevaag ifs33�iffc�?~ a Quot Ufa a l%4& at left Amanda Pofahl and capt. John Auten examine the wares at yellow Star carpet above Delores Livingston displays her Gold jewelry from shops in the Alley it adding Quot they gave us a very Good Deal. I Only say that because i have looked at prices. In the states you would definitely pay _ across the Street about a Block away a few american shoppers continue to browse through Nejo a a miniature k Mart where according to its sign Quot you la save on everything under the they Wade through Racks of sweatshirts Wicker baskets and 5,000 to shirts. Necmettin Gizir who owns the seven Man operation says he decided to establish Nejo s Quot to be closer to americans so we could sell not All Alley enterprises thrive or even survive g Izmir says speaking through an interpreter Quot there Are some people who came to the Alley and opened a shop. Now they re closed. You look and you la find stores that Are j u his not one of them. Gizir says his prices and his selection of goods such As softball uniforms and j trophies Are part of the reason Why. Quot we try and buy our products from wholesalers Lor Cash so we can sell them for less. Most of our customers ask a lot before they shop. They ask their supervisor. They look around first. Most of them Are not going straight to my shop and for the past 10 years Alley shoppers wanting Gold anti jewelry have headed to a shop called Enver amp Sedat the Unver Brothers operation includes five salesmen downstairs and five craftsman upstairs. Quot we have a big reputation in the United states Germany and Spain Quot says Gokhan Akdogan one of the store s salesmen. Quot ten years is not a Short time. The customers see the hospitality. They shop around and see we have a Good an american travelling with one of the department of defense music shows Akdogan says spent $10,000 for jewelry in a one Day shopping spree at the store. He charged the Purchase. Quot but it does t matter Quot he adds. Quot whatever you want dollars turkish lira american express. We ii take russian Money As Long As it s washable and store hours Quot we open at 9 a. M. Seven Days a week Quot Akdogan says. Quot sometimes we close at 10 p m. Sometimes 11. Sometimes 11 30. As Long As we have at left sgt Lulio Jackson watches As airman 1c Manny Samora both assigned to Raf Lakenheath England counts out the Money for a Gold Chain at Enver amp Sedat. At left figures adorn Carven Meerschaum pipes displayed in an Alley shop window. July 26, 1990 stripes Magazine
