Sarah needs a new pair of shoes. My poor Toms, which I had thought about throwing away before we left in April, have become my new Energizer Bunny. They just keep going on, and on, and on. The key to their success? Lavender scented inserts that keep the sole clean and fresh. However, these inserts also have a lifespan. Long story short, Sarah needs a new pair of shoes.
We had tried to buy a new pair of leather shoes yesterday, right before we went to the Henna ceremony. The man who had the shoes we liked quoted us an outrageous price! He quoted us 600 dirham for two pairs of shoes (as long as I'm getting one, Pallavi is getting one too). That is about $90 AUD. We can buy leather shoes for that price in Australia. No way are we paying that in Morocco. By that time, we were running about 30 minutes late for our henna ceremony, so Pallavi said she didn't have time to bargain properly, and so we left.
The next day, on the way to the wedding, we thought we'd give shoe shopping on last go. As we searched for shoes, we saw the same guy, who invited us back in. That's when Pallavi really got to work. She went back and forth, she sweet talked the guy, she told him she knew that the shoes were good, but we didn't have jobs, so 240 dirham for two pairs of shoes was our limit.
He wouldn't meet our price. He started at 500 dirham this time. Then he moved to 400. Then his best price was 350. Then he invited us into the shop to reveal his best best price - 330. Again, Pallavi countered that we couldn't go up anymore on our price, so we left the shop. He came after us! He brought us back again, his best, best, best price was 280 for the two pairs.
This time, Pallavi said she could go up to 250 but that's as far as we could go. We went back and forth. Okay, 270, he said. Final price. That's just 10 dirhams more for Pallavi and 10 dirhams more for me to pay. Pallavi then said, well, if it is just 10 dirhams, then just let it go!
After 30 minutes of hard bargaining, he let it go. 250 dirhams for 2 pairs of leather shoes! That's $17 AUD per pair.
Now, we have a wedding to get to!
We had tried to buy a new pair of leather shoes yesterday, right before we went to the Henna ceremony. The man who had the shoes we liked quoted us an outrageous price! He quoted us 600 dirham for two pairs of shoes (as long as I'm getting one, Pallavi is getting one too). That is about $90 AUD. We can buy leather shoes for that price in Australia. No way are we paying that in Morocco. By that time, we were running about 30 minutes late for our henna ceremony, so Pallavi said she didn't have time to bargain properly, and so we left.
The next day, on the way to the wedding, we thought we'd give shoe shopping on last go. As we searched for shoes, we saw the same guy, who invited us back in. That's when Pallavi really got to work. She went back and forth, she sweet talked the guy, she told him she knew that the shoes were good, but we didn't have jobs, so 240 dirham for two pairs of shoes was our limit.
He wouldn't meet our price. He started at 500 dirham this time. Then he moved to 400. Then his best price was 350. Then he invited us into the shop to reveal his best best price - 330. Again, Pallavi countered that we couldn't go up anymore on our price, so we left the shop. He came after us! He brought us back again, his best, best, best price was 280 for the two pairs.
This time, Pallavi said she could go up to 250 but that's as far as we could go. We went back and forth. Okay, 270, he said. Final price. That's just 10 dirhams more for Pallavi and 10 dirhams more for me to pay. Pallavi then said, well, if it is just 10 dirhams, then just let it go!
After 30 minutes of hard bargaining, he let it go. 250 dirhams for 2 pairs of leather shoes! That's $17 AUD per pair.
Now, we have a wedding to get to!
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