Published by Aparna on 18 Feb 2007 at 06:30 pm
An Observation
Why is it that the same people who spend something like 5K/10K at shops like Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Westside, etc., without complaining, start bargaining the moment they start shopping in shops on the platform?
Rukesh D on 18 Feb 2007 at 7:20 pm #
Hey aparna,
I too agree with you. Really i should not do this from next time.
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Rukesh D
Prabhu on 18 Feb 2007 at 10:06 pm #
If someone tries to bargain at Shoppers Stop or other high end malls, they will be kicked out. Since we Indians are more curious on what others say or think about us, they keep quiet. Whereas when it comes to roadside shops, if you without bargaining you are looked like a loser. So there, to showoff again, people bargain to act smart
Sathej on 18 Feb 2007 at 11:38 pm #
Hello,
Precisely!Show-off is the reason in both the cases.We think it is okay to spend any money in huge shops just beacuse everyone else does.And we bargain at roadside shops again because everybody does.Most of us Indians have the well known ‘follow the crowd’ mentality.
Sathej
ranjhith on 19 Feb 2007 at 10:06 am #
I guess, thats becos people trust MRPs & price tags with BarCodes on it.
Hell's Angel on 19 Feb 2007 at 1:10 pm #
Hmm..tht is why i prefer window shopping!!!hehehe..:D
bharath on 19 Feb 2007 at 6:03 pm #
imm becoz the maals spend so much on the interiors and floor space…very cosy and comfortable shopping..top of it i think the garments sold in the shop is branded and a tag attached to it..all put to gether inflates the price of the clothes…i will tell you from my own experience it is not that brand that gives you image but what makes you look good irrespective of the brand..
Aparna on 20 Feb 2007 at 9:35 pm #
Rukesh,
You think it will be easy to stop doing it from the next time?
Prabhu,
Thanks for the explanation!
Sathej,
yup
Ranjhith,
So, which one do you trust?
Hell’s Angel,
Don’t I know about you!
Bharath,
I too agree that it is not the brand that makes you look good….