Renatha and I in the Silk Street Market. The Silk Market is absolutely crazy, with hundreds of shops on six levels, all selling knock-offs and copies and every category of shop selling pretty much the same merchandise: same shoes in the shoe shops. Same watches in the watch shops. Same shirts in the shirt shops. Shop until you drop, but don't enter into negotiations unless you are prepared to pay up if you strike a purchase price. I saw several occasions of young women minding a shop pulling on the arm of a customer who was trying to move off. Aggresive, aggresive, aggresive. However, if one negotiates well, even like when we struck a really good price, the shopgirls loved you. We went back several times to several different shops that we had previously bought from and were always well-received!
Friday, August 15, 2008
Silk Market.
Renatha and I in the Silk Street Market. The Silk Market is absolutely crazy, with hundreds of shops on six levels, all selling knock-offs and copies and every category of shop selling pretty much the same merchandise: same shoes in the shoe shops. Same watches in the watch shops. Same shirts in the shirt shops. Shop until you drop, but don't enter into negotiations unless you are prepared to pay up if you strike a purchase price. I saw several occasions of young women minding a shop pulling on the arm of a customer who was trying to move off. Aggresive, aggresive, aggresive. However, if one negotiates well, even like when we struck a really good price, the shopgirls loved you. We went back several times to several different shops that we had previously bought from and were always well-received!
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Renatha's baby bump is showing, that is so cute!
ReplyDeleteshopping in China... I would love that!
A cara de Renatha tah igual a de Ikinho... hahahha.. jah sei com quem ele aprendeu... aproveitem as compras... hahahaha bjos
ReplyDeleteIkinho estah adorando as fotos!!!!!