If you are a true Indian middle-class prodigy, you could bargain everywhere!

FROM VEGETABLE VENDORS TO DUTY-FREE AT AIRPORTS – WE BARGAIN EVERYWHERE!

From sabjiwala and autowala to the local grocery shops, departmental stores, malls and even the duty-free at airports (been there, done that!). Bargaining with the vegetable vendor would come naturally even if you are clueless about the prices and is an easy learning ground for the beginners. Bargaining at the local stores is one level up because here you need to convince the shopkeeper about how MRP is not the final word and discount on MRP is your birthright. For the ones who like to take the game a few notches higher, bargaining at high-end brand stores in the upmarket malls is definitely a challenge as it involves swallowing a lot of pride beside the risk of being disowned by your shopping mates. And finally ‘only for the bargain champs’ is the art of bargaining at the duty-free shops. What makes the level hardest is the immense pressure of ‘look like Maya Sarabhai and be like Monisha’ or in simpler words the challenge of pulling off a bargain while posing all elite and affluent. But the bargain champs weave the magic of words and strike a bargain so smooth that the shopkeeper would rather feel the privilege of being the chosen one! And no, the opportunities don’t end here; the real bargain master would exhibit the talent even on the foreign lands. Converting every cost label into Indian currency, comparing how much it would cost back home and then bargaining with the shopkeeper in a language you can barely speak or understand are a few skills that the bargain squads are best at. So right from your street to the next exotic vacation shopping, you can really bargain everywhere possible. And for those stuck at home could explore the opportunity of striking a ‘deal’ on the online shopping portals.