I can’t bargain, not at all, not with the auto-wallah, the rickshaw wallah neither while I am street shopping. I am not good at it but does it matter? I am scorned upon due to this fact, people treat me like I am an invalid when it comes to bargaining. How can one bargain? I am never going to figure out the answer to that one question.
I always end up paying double the amount of money when I am traveling alone. When I am not alone, my friends bully the poor auto-wallah to slash the prices till he agrees. I am just a mere spectator when these deals are discussed, standing like a child awestruck with the bargaining skills of the friends. Unfortunately we don’t have meter autos in Chandigarh.
When it comes to shopping, specially street shopping I either buy it or just let it be, bargaining is not just my cup of tea. I love shopping, like anyone else from planet Venus but I didn’t acquire the requisite skills for shopping. I definitely can’t bargain and I have an entire collection of clothes that I never saw again after purchasing. Those are signs of a bad shopper.
The best bargaining I ever did was with a traffic cop on the new year’s eve. He caught me for skipping a signal, I pleaded, begged, made innocent puppy faces and after half an hour of all that he let me go. It felt glorious, I was ecstatic. I saved my driving a license and 300 bucks. Apart from that I have never really bargained.
Its not that I have not tried at all, I do try but to no avail. I have this uncanny incapability of bargaining. What’s funnier is when people around me tell me its not a good thing. Does it really matter if I can bargain or not? Won’t change the world for me. So people around me stop pestering me about it.
I also don’t feel like bargaining sometimes, esp with rickshaw wallas, due to the faces they have… but it’s not that I am bad at this.. I read them quickly and adjust accordingly
It’s fun sometimes, when they try to be over-smart and you get them to the level(No arrogance intended). Try it!
exactly we should not even bargain with the poor rickshaw wallahs. will give it shot cheers
Bargain..such a degrading exercise
true
Cool post. I can bargain a little bit , but I sometimes feel awkward and sometimes feel intimidated by them.
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bargaining with auto and richsahw wallah is definitely awkward, i feel sorry for those guys. Sure I will go to your blog.
a similar life that I lead! Momma does it so well and batters me for not being a good bargainer. And I have a reason, He isnt taking away all of my money and he too has a family to be fed upon. So we have no need to bargain..
and Online Shopping is the best for me as there is no scope for bargaining!
hahahaa exactly, online shopping is the best bargain
Here is someone who insists on a fair deal all the time. Not because it is good or bad, but because that is how I think it should be.
Frankly written post!
yeah the deal should always fair but bargaining is a hard task. liked your blog as well.
BArgain.. ah I recently made a BIG bargain it was hot deal … have a read http://mannbikram.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/thoughts-and-hello/
I was good at bargain when i lived in india but now after spedning so many years in uk when i go back I am sure the bargain that i think i make is still expensive , well thats what everyone keeps saying ..
they say keep ur mouth shut when we go shopping …
hahahaha, and nice post.
long time back.. I wrote sm stuff similar to it…its still smwhere on my comp. I will find and post it on my blog….. Nicely written page..
sure, will look forward read it, thanks
hehe, i have no bargaining skills whatsoever too. it does get irritating when people see you something of an invalid for not being able to bargain.