Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Silk Market
Ok, so I went to the Silk Market which is this building with 6 floors of merchandise. Each floor is devoted to some kind of item and there are lots and lots of booths with vendors that are all trying to get you to buy their things and they are all pretty much selling the same stuff. So you can't just shop around, because if you stop and seem even mildly interested in something, they will not let you go. I made this mistake. I just paused while walking to look at a jade dragon and the woman came up to me and asked me how much i wanted to spend, which one i wanted and things like that. I didn't want it because I would have no use for it but I don't think they understand that. So every time I tried to walk away, she would grab me by my arm and pull me back and tell me that she would give me the New Year special or the friend special and reduce it by 10 qui. She wrapped it up for me and put it in a bag like I was going to buy it. Finally, she turned to get something and Samanthat, Anna, and I took the opportunity and just ran. It was crazy, but I plan on going back. Next time I will know better.
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