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Street vendors, or "hawkers" are a "common sight" (something that one sees often) on the streets of large cities with many "pedestrians" (people who walk, not ride in cars). Street vendors sell everything from fruits to "handbags" (purses) and sunglasses to clothing. Most cities have "regulations" (rules and laws) "governing" (controlling) street vendors, often requiring them to "obtain" (get) "permits" (official permission to do something), and controlling how many street vendors can be in a particular area.

The most basic street vendors simply "spread" (open flat) a "sheet" (a large, thin piece of cloth usually placed on a bed) on the sidewalk or grass and place their "goods" (the items one is selling) on it. Other vendors might have "wheeled carts" (small structures on wheels, often like a table with a roof). "Food carts," or small trucks with small kitchens inside them, have become increasingly popular, and cities like Portland, Oregon and Austin, Texas have "designated" (set aside for a particular purpose) "blocks" (the square or rectangular area formed by crossing streets) for food carts and eating areas.

People who buy "merchandise" (goods; items) from street vendors must operate on the "principle" (idea) of "buyer beware." This means that the buyer must be confident that the produce is "as advertised" (is actually what the seller says it is) and that it has sufficiently good quality, because if the item is "defective" (flawed; with a problem), the buyer will not be able to "return it" (give it back to the seller to get one's money back)-in fact, the buyer might not even be able to find the seller again!