FLD 104
How to haggle at Chor Bazaar.
When to walk, when to stay quiet, and why the first number is never the real one.
Haggling isn’t a fight. It’s a conversation where both sides already know the ending.
SHOT: STALL-HOLDER MID-CONVERSATION01
Never open
The first number sets the room, and it should never be yours. Ask, listen, and say nothing for three seconds. Silence does the first round for you.
SHOT: HANDS ON A DIFFERENT RACK02
Handle something else
Wanting it loudly is paying extra. Examine the piece next to the one you want. The trader reads hands, not words — give his read nothing.
SHOT: FINGER ON A WORN CUFF03
Name the flaw, kindly
A missing button, a worn cuff, a faded shoulder. Point it out once, warmly. You’re not insulting the piece — you’re agreeing on reality together.
SHOT: WALKING AWAY DOWN THE LANE, WIDE04
Walk once, mean it
The walk only works if it’s real. Leave once, slowly. If the price follows you, it was waiting. If it doesn’t — the price was honest. Respect that too.
THE 30-SECOND VERSION
01Never say the first number.
02Hands calm, want quiet.
03One flaw, named kindly.
04Walk once. Mean it.
THIS LESSON ENDS AT
Chor Bazaar, Mumbai
Friday is closed; go Saturday, early. Practise on something you don’t want before touching something you do.
CONTINUE IN THE CULTURE
Trained your nerve? Browse the racks.
Every piece on SZN2 has one price and one owner-to-be. The haggling here is with your own restraint.
Next lesson.
THE SET CONTINUES
FLD 108Western sizing on an Indian body.
FIELDCRAFT · 3 MIN · ENDS AT: YOUR OWN WARDROBEENROL
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