When West Jordan resident Jason Wright saw the upcoming “Great American Eclipse” on the horizon, he realized that the Aug. 21 event — combined with some entrepreneurial spirt — could be an opportunity to “make an honest living.” So in March, he loaded up on “$3,000 to $4,000” worth of eclipse safety glasses from a certified manufacturer in Tennessee and began searching for outlets to sell them.
“I tried selling these things to retailers in Idaho and it was a little challenging,” Wright said. “I tried selling them in person at fairs and stuff where a lot of people didn’t want to give me the time of day.