tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16279318.post3375122059799347375..comments2023-04-30T05:50:35.028-07:00Comments on Our Journey To Norah & Our Exchange Student Annie From China.: How to bargain in Beijing?Glenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06637240606986603924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16279318.post-42074114850292533682008-02-24T08:41:00.000-08:002008-02-24T08:41:00.000-08:00I know I will do the same as you guys whe it come ...I know I will do the same as you guys whe it come to bergaining in ChinaGlenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06637240606986603924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16279318.post-79259408835186791182008-02-24T08:27:00.000-08:002008-02-24T08:27:00.000-08:00Things were actually so cheap for us in China from...Things were actually so cheap for us in China from the one-man-vendors and small corner shops, that my husband didn't even want to bargain. He figured that the prices were already started at less than 1/3 the price we would see in a department store in the US that we could just pay for it and let the vendor make his mark up because they were in such poor conditions. <BR/>We got globes painted with our daughter's picture on the inside with very thin brushes, for only $16 each, something that would cost at least 50 each in the US. Squeeky shoes were around $4 per pair...all leather. On the internet, you can buy the same squeeky shoes for $25 each pair, plus shipping from China. And some of them are sold out, so you know they sell for that price. <BR/>I liked haggling, but I have to admit, with the prices starting so low, I ended up agreeing with DH for most of the time, and if our "over payments" made it possible for someone to buy dinner for their kids that night, then it was a win/win situation. <BR/>But on larger items, like pearls, at larger markets, I had no issues with haggling the higher prices down, because the seller's overall net benefit was much higher on those deals, and no one was struggling to feed a family with those prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com