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Photos of the Day: 49er Fever Spreads to Soquel
Peru native Jose Rivera sells San Francisco 49er shirts, sweatshirts and some other items, as the team makes the playoffs. The bargain bottom price is $5 for a T-shirt.
If you've driven through Soquel over the last week, you might have noticed the 49er kiosk in front of the on the corner of Soquel Drive and Main Street. Turns out it's owned by Jose Rivera, originally of Peru, and his shirts bottom out at just $5 apiece.
See what Rivera has to say about the operation below.
Capitola-Soquel Patch: Why are you here instead of the city?
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Jose Rivera: There are too many other people selling shirts in San Francisco.
Patch: Why Soquel?
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Rivera: Because I'm friends with the owner of the gas station.
Patch: How's business?
Rivera: Very good. People are excited about the 49ers.
If you're interested, he also has a new line of Angry Birds shirts.
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