Castro’s Death Big Business in Miami – IOTW Report

Castro’s Death Big Business in Miami

The communist’s death was a boon for capitalism.

Miami Herald- 

Sentir Cubano waited for this moment.

For more than a decade, the small shop near Little Havana that sells Cuban groceries and souvenirs has been patiently marketing a prized item: a party kit celebrating the death of Fidel Castro.

The “Viva Cuba Libre” kit retails for $24.99 and includes a bottle of non-alcoholic apple cider labeled “Open only when Castro dies,” toilet paper emblazoned with the former dictator’s face, and a T-shirt that reads “Muerto el perro, se acabo la rabia” ( “When the dog dies, the rabies go away.”)

Sold separately: bottles of “Burn in Hell, Fidel” hot sauce.

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Fidel toilet paper

On Saturday, with Castro finally dead after years of false alarms, owner Maria Vazquez said she sold 120 kits in the shop and more online. Her business, always strong on Thanksgiving weekend, soared 50 percent.\more

ht/ rob e.

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