Local Woman Is A Head of the Popcorn Game at Citizens Bank Park

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Samantha DiMarco, a popcorn vendor at Citizen Bank Park
Image via Steven M. Falk, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Samantha DiMarco, a popcorn vendor at Citizen Bank Park

If you visit Citizens Bank Park you’re bound to see a woman balancing a tub of popcorn boxes on her head. That’s just Samantha DiMarco of Norwood, a park vendor who wanted to take some of the boredom out of her job, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

DiMarco, 26, sells popcorn to supplement a day job as a physical therapy aide with Premier Orthopedics.

She’s a bit of a throwback to an earlier Philadelphia stadium tradition when vendors would bring personality to their jobs, hawking their food and merchandise as they walked stands.

She moved the tub and its 30 popcorn boxes to her head during the 2015 Phillies season when the team wasn’t so hot.

“Truth be told, I got bored at work,” DiMarco said.

It is a more convenient way to carry the bin, and she does it without suction cups or magnets. Windy days are the hardest.

“People cheer for me all the time, and give me high-fives, and take my picture,” she said. “I do this as a side job in the summer because I love baseball. I love the Phillies, and it’s fun. But also, the money is nice.”

Read more at The Philadelphia Inquirer about Samantha DiMarco and her popcorn shtick at Citizens Bank Park.

Samantha DiMarco balancing her job responsibilities.

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