Bargaining Tips

[Wafa143]

oh my god

[Wafa143]

Akif and Tofibaba :biggthumb

but u know it works when u r male but.. well after all women are more emotional so sometime bought expensive from there “bhaijanns”

[abc1234]

TofiBaba baazi le gayay aap janab…too good

NADZ hugz yaar nai thats not right…dont ever pay them more…thats not right!!! i did that a FEW times with cab drivers but i dont think i should have

[dutch_paki]

[Haris]

excellent thread Irem!
perfectly in tiem for shoppign season! :D

but you seem to be a master of the art really.
and Tofi, you too!

Irem and Tofi can i have a contract with you both to always accompany me on shopping trips :D

[avid]

Re: Bargaining Tips

*Originally posted by irem: *
For Pakistan…

Warning: No offence to pathans, but if the shopkeeper is pathan then I don’t take responsibility for the outcome of this situation…

Pathan shopkeepers have the habit of getting too emotional and then telling you you don’t need to buy the merchandise… Even though they are not as masoom as they act and look, believe me I’ve been ripped off many times by em

Another wrong assumption: If the shopkeeper has a long beard, thats no guarantee of he’s not overcharging u…

So, the process:

1. Don’t act too interested in the stuff as if you can’t live without it…

2. When decided what you want, ask, “Bhaijaan/Chachaji/Uncle/Janab kitnay ka ho ga?” …

3. When the shopkeeper tells you the price…act shocked, and look at the material criticisingly as if you are re-evaluating your decision to get it, and then ask him, “hmmm acha? thori zaada nai hae qeemat? ye to hamaray budget ke baahar hae, aap ye batayein aap deyn ge kitne mein?”

4. If there is someone with you, whisper to them and look towards the next shop, act as if you want to leave this shop..

5. he’s gona say, 'baji hamari to qeemtein fixed hoti haen" and sometimes they even have a board that says that toward which he might point.

6. then you laugh and say “ji fixed shixed chorein na bechne waali baat karein taakay hum bheek aagay barh k khareed k ghar jaayein, aap batayein aap kitne mein deyn ge last?” He’s gonna quote a lower price [unless it really is a fixed price shop]…

7. Then repeat step 3, using a different set of dialogues this time. ‘Bhaijaan kuch to khayal karein, hum to khareedna chahtay hayn aap bhee bismillah karein thori reaayat karein’…Then ask him to sell it for half the price he quoted…

8. If he gets angry and shocked [not applicable for pathan shopkeepers] then it means you overdid it a bit If he doesn’t, then it means you have a chance to get it for quite cheap…

9. He’s going to be like, "Baji itnay mein to hamari khareed hoti hae, mein ne aap ko behn bola hae is lyay mein siraf aap ko special price de rha hoon [yeah right!!!], mein ne kisi profil ka margin nai rakha, ye bilkul last price hae…At this point he takes the thing from your hands and starts putting it back in the shop and pointing at other obviously cheaper stuff saying ‘aap wo dekh leyn woh aap ke budget ke andar hae’ [This is just their tactic, don’t worry]…Be like nai ji hamein to yai khareedna hae…

10. Then take out money from your purse, and quote a bit higher than the half price and say bas bhai pack ker deyn bismillah karein…He’s gona say nai ji but you remain stuck, be lighthearted but stubborn, and make him come to your price using different dialogues…‘bhai bas hamara itna hi budget hae’, ‘bhai kuch khayal karein’, ‘bhai riaayat karein’, ‘hamara bhee khayal karein aap kee itni bari dukaan hae mashallah’…‘Phir ji hum doosri dukaanon mein dekhte haen’…etc etc If things get stuck or desperate, pull an act of leaving the shop, and usually that makes the shopkeeper budge…

11. when leaving, ‘bhaijaan hum phir aap kee dukaan pe aayein ge, aap ka card hae wo bhee please lifafay mein daal deyn’…Allah Hafiz aur ShuQerya…leave wih a sweet smile…

hmm…pretty useful…i’ll take this n try it out wen i go to pak.