Squishy toys, endless candy, and Warren Buffett in a disco suit: Peek inside the 'Bazaar of Bargains' at Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting
Tens of thousands of people have journeyed to Nebraska this weekend to attend the annual shareholder meeting of Warren Buffett'sStockholders flocked on Friday to a shopping event called the"Berkshire Bazaar of Bargains,"which gathered dozens of Buffett's best-known businesses under one roof.
See's Candies, Brooks Running, Jazwares, Pampered Chef, and others capitalized on Buffett's worldwide fame. They used the investor's likeness to sell everything from rubber ducks and squishy toys to kitchen utensils and boxes of chocolate.Berkshire shareholders gathered in force outside the CHI Health Center on Friday.Markets Insider
Pampered Chef welcomed customers with a cardboard cutout of Warren Buffett, complete with special-edition scrapers.See's Candies went with a "Warren Buffett meets Saturday Night Fever" theme this year.There were long lines to snag Jazwares' Buffett-themed Squishmallow.Charlie Munger, Buffett's 99-year-old business partner, also had his own squishy toy.Borsheims' booth also featured cardboard cutouts of the two investors.
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