Originally posted by MrBillM
It Figures. Whenever I "Assume" that something doesn't need to be said, it turns out I was wrong and Someone will miss the obvious.
When I said that I NEVER Haggle, but simply pay the price requested, I didn't mean that I would BUY the goods in question if the price was out of
line. In that case, I simply say "No, Gracias", but I don't Haggle to get the lowest price. Fair Enough ?
I have a good friend who frequently comes down to visit in Baja and he doesn't believe in paying a nickel more than he has to. Once we were in San
Felipe and an elderly vendor came up selling straw hats. His original asking price was $8.00 and they looked to be worth that. My "friend" talked
him down to $5.00 and then said he could buy it at Target and take it back if he didn't like it. Ticked me off so much that I told the guy I'd buy it
and gave him $8.00. I don't even care for that kind of hat. I've still got it (in pristine condition) in my casa. My buddy asked me why I did it
and I told him it was because he acted like an "Ass" and I was embarrassed to be standing there.
On another occasion, I was standing in line at a local mercado behind some Oregon Tourists who had their $110K Motorhome parked out front and were
arguing with the clerk over the price on a case of Vanilla. The frustrated clerk, who I knew, said "it's a good price, isn't it ?" to me. I agreed
and told the old bags I knew what people meant by Ugly Americans.
Buy or don't buy, but simply pay a fair price if you do buy and don't demean someone else simply for sport.
Thanks for your comments, Lee, You're absolutely correct. The least of us visiting here are RICH by the Average Mexican's standard of life.
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