With his arm blocking the way, the security guard shouts “Stand back!” as the crowd gathering in the streets prepares to surge forward.
It is 6am on a Friday. But as most of the country sleeps in on the first day of the weekend, a thousand people have wrestled themselves out of bed to mob Dubai’s flea market – two hours before it opens.
That so many people would queue up for a chance to buy used goods for as little as Dh1 (US$0.27) is a sign of how residents of recession-struck Dubai are becoming more budget-conscious, said the market’s organiser, Melanie Beese.
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