MARKET INSTRUCTIONS - V3
(updated 07/29/2023  9:15pm)

The ugly business...Please Read Carefully.  

Your Magnificent Market Manager is Sandi with Sew A Lot and will be in space A1 !
Please contact Mary with any requests at 281-844-3101 or info@rayfordsundaymarket.com. 

Code of Coduct:
1.  We Respect Each Other as Professionals by prohibiting discrimination, harassment, retaliation or intimidation of any kind. 

2.   We Comply with the Law by requiring vendors to have all appropriate business permits and/or certificates to operate their business in the state of Texas according to the laws of Montgomery County Texas.

3.  We Protect Property by vendors cleaning up their space prior to leaving and notifying Market Managers of any excessive spills or damage to property.  Theft, Vandalism

4.   We Resolved Conflict by bringing any arguments or infractions to the attention of the market manager before a conflict escalates.  The following acts are prohibited:

  1. Actions, comments, or written messages intended to cause others to fight or which may result in a fight are considered incitement or instigation.
  2. Intentionally hitting, shoving, scratching, biting, kicking, blocking the passage of, or throwing objects is considered physical abuse.
  3. Conveying by gestures, notes, or verbal comments, the intent to cause bodily injury or to deprive a person of his rights is considered a threat. A person is guilty of a Class 6 felony if he or she communicates a written threat (including by electronic means), causing a reasonable apprehension of death or bodily harm, against any person or persons who are (i) on the grounds or premises of any event produced by Family Fun Houston, regardless of whether the person(s) receives the threat.
  4. Fighting involves two or more parties in conflict when they are striking each other for the purpose of causing harm or This action may extend to mutual shoving, wrestling, or other aggressive actions which may result in the danger of harm or injury to either party, bystander, or property.
  5. The willful use of physical violence which is intended to result in bodily injury or the use of a dangerous object in an effort to cause bodily injury is considered an assault.
  6. Physical aggression directed toward a market employee or vendor is considered an assault. VIOLATION OF THIS RULE WILL RESULT IN AN IMMEDIATE RECOMMENDATION FOR REMOVAL FROM THE PROPERTY.
  7. Conveying by gestures, notes, or verbal comments the intent to cause bodily injury or to deprive a MARKET employee of his rights is considered a threat.
  8. Unsafe conduct which endangers either oneself or others is prohibited,  including Disturbing the Peace or Abusive Conduct
            1.      Abusive conduct means verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of a vendor or  representative directed toward another individual, based on its severity, nature, and frequency of occurrence, a reasonable person would determine is intended to cause intimidation, humiliation, or unwarranted distress.
  9. A VENDOR, either individually or as a part of a group, shall not bully others either in person or by the use of any communication technology including computer systems, telephones, pagers, or instant messaging Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to, physical, verbal, or written intimidation, taunting, name-calling, and insults and any combination of prohibited activities.

“Bullying” means any aggressive and unwanted behavior that is intended to harm, intimidate, or humiliate the victim; involves a real or perceived power imbalance between the aggressor or aggressors and victim; and is repeated over time or causes severe emotional trau- ma. “Bullying” includes cyber bullying. “Bullying” does not include ordinary teasing, horseplay, argument or peer conflict.

This policy applies to all vendors and business associates representing the vendors.  Vendors in violation of any of the codes of conduct will be removed from the market immediately and will not be allowed to return for future events for either a permanent or temporary suspension.

We may take legal action in cases of corruption, theft, embezzlement or other unlawful behavior.
We may take legal action in cases of corruption, theft, embezzlement or other unlawful behavior.


Important Instructions:

Set up officially begins at 9am (1pm for Evening Market dates). Getting there earlier is fine as long as you know I won't be ready yet and may not be available to help.  We usually arrive at 8am and vendors are not allowed to set up before we get there.

Please do not set up your tent or tables while your car is parked in the market area.  Driving to your space is for unloading only.  

All vehicles will need to be out of the market area by 10:30am (2:30pm for Evening Market dates) because I need a little bit of time to finish prepping.  Please arrive in time to unload and have your car out of the market area by 10:30am (2:30pm for Evening Market dates).

Vendors are able to park anywhere in the shopping center, but please do not park at the Methodist church.  Please leave closer parking available for shoppers. 

Please leave parking behind the "A" row spaces open unless you are a vendor in an "A" row space.

We need to keep roads around the market clear.  Please do not park on the curbs around the market so we can avoid traffic issues, especially with the Kroger delivery trucks.  

Please plan to stay with us and set up until 4:00pm (7pm for Evening Market dates) out of respect for the other vendors, the shoppers and the market.  When vendors pack up early, shoppers leave thinking we are getting ready to close and this could affect sales for the vendors around you.  If you sell out of inventory, please plan to have advertising materials to pass out.  

We are going to wait until 4:15 (7:15pm for Evening Market dates) to allow cars back in the market.
Driving in the market area when there are still shoppers is not allowed.  Please do not remove the cones from the entrances.  I will do that when we are ready for cars to drive in.  Please keep this in mind when packing up.   Please pack up first, before you get your car, so loading goes quickly and you can get out of the way faster for the other vendors to pack up.    If you see a lot of vehicles in the area, please allow them to clear out before you pull in so we don't have a massive traffic jam.

Masks are at your discretion and no longer required.  We do ask that all vendors have hand sanitizer in their booth as a precaution.

A canopy tent is not required, but if you do set up a tent, you must have at 30lbs on each leg to keep it from blowing over.  Canopy tents that do not have sufficient weights will need to be taken down.

We are a pet friendly market and if you do not wish to have pets in your booth space, please display signage letting shoppers know.

We are a kid friendly market, but if your kids attend with you, please make sure they are not interrupting the sales for the other vendors.   Children should be with an adult at all times and are not allowed to shop the market alone.

We are a no smoking/vaping market and ask vendors to refrain from smoking/vaping in the market area during set up, market times and tear down.

Restrooms are located in Kroger and they know we will be in to use them.  Gentlemen...please do not use the woods next to or behind the market for bathroom activities.  First off, you could get in trouble.  Second, it sends a yucky message to other vendors and shoppers, I mean...where exactly is the hand washing happening?  Third, you make the market look tacky.  Fourth, if caught by RSM staff, you will not be allowed to attend the market again.   This is not a playground or camp site...please for the love of all things sanitary...use the restrooms INSIDE Kroger.  No excuses will be accepted.

Music played in your area must not use vulgar/profane language, be PG in content and not disturb your neighbors.  Volume must not disturb the vendors around you. 

Should we have rain in the forecast,  we follow a 50/50 policy.  50% or greater chance of rain for 50% or more of the market.  This is a guide and we take each weekend's circumstances into consideration.  The call to reschedule would be made Sunday morning by 6am (10am for Evening Market dates).  

If we get rain and you choose to leave, vehicles are not allowed to drive in the market area and credit is not issued.

Please feel free to call or text Mary  anytime, but especially on Sunday if you have questions or need to let me know you are running late.  

281-844-3101 - Mary

If you have a schedule change, please fill in the form at
http://www.rayfordsundaymarket.com/rsm_schedule_change_request.html .  

Done with the ugly business!  

Thank you for joining our market. We can't have a market without the vendors and we are so lucky to have all of you with us!