Right now the one thing I miss really badly is shopping in India. I'm not a shopaholic as such but sometimes I get this sudden urge to spend on myself. I bought the latest iPod Touch from the bookstore today! Yesssss, Thank you very much :)I had ordered one from Amazon a week back, but it would be shipped after like a month, and I couldn't wait that long! I had to pay about $30 extra today and I thought, I wish I could bargain! ;)
That reminds of me of this one time I went shopping all alone at an exhibition in Parade Grounds. Some ethnic stuff was on sale. And there was a "Fixed price" board beside these slippers I really liked. But me belonging to the category which doesn't pay the asked price(for street shopping that is), I couldn't pay the full price. I had to bargain! The slippers were for about 60 Rs. And I was like, round it off to 50.
I figured he had to be making some profit on the slippers anyway, so 50 was a good deal. But he was adamant, he kept pointing at the board marked "fixed price" and refused to succumb to pressure. I finally got tired and decided to pay 60("Acha theek hai bhaiya 60 mai de do"). But guess what happened next.
That guy didnt want to sell me the slippers anymore! He was like "Mujhe abhi nahi bechna hai,jao!" WTH! I was so embarrassed. Lucky for me,I didnt have company that day, but then there were other people around, enjoying the whole situation.
It was a sad day for both of us. I didn't get my slippers and he didnt get his profit. Mad fellow. Anger is weird. Almost everytime you think back, you regret being angry at that moment.
Anyway....coming back to the point, take me street shopping!
