For the first time in 30 years, there was no samosa stand selling the popular deep-fried pastry at Fredericton's Boyce Farmer's Market on Saturday morning, and there was plenty of grumbling from regulars.

Market officials told the two samosa vendors at the market their crowds of customers were blocking other stalls, so they would have to move outside.

Mohan Iyengar, owner of Samosa Delite, said he sells between 7,000 and 10,000 samosas every Saturday, and his stall's position inside the Boyce building allowed his operation to ship fresh samosas to the market every half hour.

A move to the food court, Iyengar said last week, would change that, and he wouldn't have enough time to set up an outdoor operation in time for Saturday's samosa rush.

Regular customers were outraged.

"I think it sucks," one said.

"Those people that are coming to the market to eat samosas are coming to eat other things as well and buy other things," said another. "And what's being done to them isn't right."

"The wishes of a few vendors that take precedence over the many," said another.

But Bruce Chaisson said he couldn't see what the fuss is about.

"The place wasn't invented to make profit for everybody," Chaisson said on Saturday morning. "It was invented so people could come down and see the wares of other people around."

However, the feeling of most people on Saturday was summed up by Mike Hall: "Come back! Come back samosa people!"