Wednesday, 7 May 2008
Aladdin's cave?
When we'd bought, or convinced them that we had no intention of buying, the carpets, we were escorted to the floor below to buy ornaments and jewellery. I bought a pretty necklace for 20 euros - you never pay the initial asking price, but when he started at 40 euros, I think the salesman was hoping for a less determined bargainer. They will take any currency, and jump from one to another in the hope of making a sale - or confusing the customers! When this salesman was asking simultaneously for 30 dollars and 25 euros, I think he confused himself! Having asked for the approximate equivalent of £15 in dollars, I wasn't going to give him more than that in euros!