Negotiating a price

There were so many vendors and products to buy that it was somewhat overwhelming. Leela, Biri's wife, told me that they jack up the price at these markets so I should not pay the price they give me at first. It was difficult because  when you converted the number of rupees to Canadian dollars, the price was very reasonable. I really wanted an anklet so that was my first stop. This is a place where you realise how flexible Indian people are. To get closer to the products you had to crouch down in a squat position which was not a problem for this Indian women but it was a little low for us tourists. She graciously pulled out a small plastic stool for me to sit on.  She told me her mother made these anklets. If this was true, it would be very impressive but I think it was a pitch to pull at the heart strings. I asked Biri what he thought the price might be and I stuck to that. She was not going to go for it but when I was walking away, she relented.

Negotiations

Before I knew it, she had two anklets on me and she was telling me that I looked just like an Indian lady with both ankles decorated. I only bought one. I actually should have bought at least two but I was trying to look tough.

Sari I didn't need

I found and bought a beautiful brilliant blue sarong with beading all over it. I needed a beach coverup and I think I got a good price for it. The guy at this booth really wanted me to buy two of course.  I looked at sari's but I did not need one.  I didn't need one but I  kind of always wanted one so I bought this for six dollars. I really did tell him I didn't need one but when I was walking away he dropped his price. How could I resist. He got me.

 I didn't realise I was being video taped. Look behind me in the picture. Did I look that strange. Maybe my exchange with this vendor is on Youtube somewhere.