What is the practical lesson of a vendor who, told their stall had to move out at short notice, found a better location than the obvious one?

Don't give up too fast — the first "best" solution under pressure (here: ship the stall off to a distant car park) is often beaten by one extra round of effort and asking.

A street bar had to vacate its spot for renovations on very short notice. The fast, obvious answer was to move it entirely away, onto a far-off parking lot — a transporter had already been booked. With a bit of additional effort and a request to the municipality, the operators instead secured a spot close to the original location.

The point generalises: time pressure pushes you toward the first feasible option, which is rarely the best one. A small amount of persistence — one more enquiry, one more idea — frequently surfaces a clearly better solution that the rushed answer would have missed.

Tip: When a deadline forces a quick fix, explicitly ask "is this the best option or just the first feasible one?" before committing resources to it.