European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Maria crowd and Chelsea try to get a jump on Christmas shopping at Ramstein  from the cover necklace at the International shopping Bazaar last weekend at Rhein main a Germany. Kuehl who lives in Frankfurt Heads for bazaars when she is in the Market for a something just a Little  she believes she can usually do better Price Wise at the larger . Military sponsored bazaars than at local German stores. A Thummel figurines usually Are less expensive a she said but noted that a you have to watch what you Are  Clarence Johnson who works at the child care Center in dietzenbach Germany has also found bargains. A i purchased a clock for 1,800 Marks about $1,100 at a Bazaar that would have Cost $1,600 at cafes Quot he said. Betty Lou Sampoli who works for v corps in Frankfurt tries to hit All the bazaars in the area particularly those before Christmas and easter. A my friends and relatives love to see the stuff from overseas a she said. A buying at factories can be a Little cheaper but shopping at bazaars also is a great convenience for Young enlisted families a Sampoli said. A when there Are Young children its often difficult for them to arrange for downtown shopping  Wayne Fields a civilian transportation specialist in Ober Ursel Germany has taken advantage of bazaars for the five years he has lived in Europe first in Italy and now in Germany. Quot they offer items that Arentt available at local shops or cafes stores Quot he said. Fields and his wife particularly like bazaars for Christmas shopping for their Large family Back Home. Quot we Send everyone the same gift each year. We find an item we like and buy two cases. Last year everyone received porcelain  shopping flavor the International Charity Bazaar held each autumn at the Headquarters of Allied forces Southern Europe in Naples Italy is typical of the better bazaars. Vendors from throughout Europe vie for stands. This year 43 have been selected to set up shop during the bazaars two Day run which begins oct. Is. A some of the vendors those whose goods Are popular with our Community come Back to the Bazaar year after year. Vendors who done to sell Are not asked Back a said Betty Reese head of publicity for the Naples Bazaar. No one seems to have a firm figure on How Many people visit the Naples Bazaar. The Best estimates put the total somewhere Between 4,000 and 8,000. More than 250 volunteers from the military Community assisted in last years shopping extravaganza. Quot people come from All Over for this one. We even have shoppers coming from Germany. They come because the products offered Are different from what they see at bazaars in Germany Quot Reese said. Vendors bring truckloads of ceramics from throughout Italy a Nove in the North Derutha in the Central area and Vietri in the South. A the ceramics vendors Are very popular. The one from Nove can to bring enough to satisfy demand Quot Reese said. At Naples vendors from throughout Europe sell everything from furs to fashions bedspreads to belts linens to leather. In addition volunteers from a South nations operate their own National stores and food Booths. The stores buy wholesale and sell retail. The greek store typically Sells Olive Oil and Flo Kati rugs while the turkish store Sells Oriental rugs and Pistachios. Bazaar goers can Sample National delicacies at the various food Booths and drink in the atmosphere of a British pub. All that vending adds up to big Bucks. The Naples Bazaar raised about $21,600 last year from its 13 percent commission of total vendors sales. With other profits and the addition of $30,000 from a huge raffle the total raised for Charity hit $56,000. All raffle prizes Are donated with top prizes including a new luxury car a fur coat and vacation packages. A this year we Are aiming to have 216 prizes. That a enough to give away a prize every five minutes during the hours the Bazaar is open a said Monica Jeral a raffle prize organizer. A with the american military in the news this year it has been easier to solicit prizes. People have been More open handed a said Jeral whose husband is an air Force officer. Jeral has been in Naples five months. She served As an organizer of the officers wives club Bazaar at Raf Lakenheath England last year. Although the Lakenheath Bazaar featured 150 vendors far More than Naples total sales were about even Jeral said. A the vendors make a lot More Money Here in Naples. Maybe it is because shopping is More difficult in this area a she  Bazaar Blitz anyone with doubts that Ramstein a Bazaar is the biggest in Europe should visit next year. Then try not to get lost in the two giant air plane hangars. A a it a like 10 times bigger than this. Its huge a army sgt. Ted Hansen said of the Ramstein Bonanza while shopping at the Patch Barracks Bazaar in Stuttgart Germany. The four Day Bazaar sponsored by Ramstein a mar division and hosted by the officers wives club was jammed this year with 149 vendors Wiki merchandise from nearly a dozen countries. Booths crowded in the hot hangars featured russian wine scandinavian Wool and italian Wood inlay furniture under a plethora of Small spotlights. Expensive antique German furniture and chinese silk carpets attracted As Many lookers As the Page 4 a sunday october 6, 1991