As you know, I am NOT the kind of person who bargains or haggles. I leave that to my momma, the greatest bargainer on this planet lol. I'm too timid and I feel bad for them, so I usually just pay up to escape the process. However, it must have been the Korean speaking because I felt like I was role-playing some spunky little Korean schoolgirl (this will all make no sense if you haven't watched a kdrama because they seriously have like a whole personality to them when talking to elders, generally somewhere between respectful pleading and a rude attitude) and played up this whole attitude with "I'm a student adjumma! This is too expensive. I like this one, it's pretty, this is still too expensive, adjummaaaaaa. I'll pay cash" angle.
I hemmed and hawed, looked at other suitcases asking the prices and commenting on what they looked like. I had had my eye on the plaid one since a trip to this shopping area several days ago, and I really wanted it. It's a hard case with fabric over the top and leather around the outside. It also has FIVE wheels on the bottom. I've never seen this before!! My other suitcase has four wheels on the bottom to enable 360 degree movement and I thought THIS was novel. This one has a fifth wheel in the middle of the four wheels for SUPER DUPER movement haha.
I hemmed and hawed, looked at other suitcases asking the prices and commenting on what they looked like. I had had my eye on the plaid one since a trip to this shopping area several days ago, and I really wanted it. It's a hard case with fabric over the top and leather around the outside. It also has FIVE wheels on the bottom. I've never seen this before!! My other suitcase has four wheels on the bottom to enable 360 degree movement and I thought THIS was novel. This one has a fifth wheel in the middle of the four wheels for SUPER DUPER movement haha.
Eventually I got this shopkeeper (she was a gray-haired adjumma) down from $120 to $95! She thought I was cute lol, and was extremely amused by me at the end. Probably because I had originally asked how much it was in English, then miraculously busted out my limited Korean lol. Yay for kdramas and all they teach.
She made a call to her boss, explaining the situation and finally got the okay for it! Depending on what you are used to, this may seem like a lot or a little, but here it is a LOT. In some places buyers seem to be expected to sometimes haggle, but not in all and usually not for much. In all honesty I have never been more egotistically self-satisfied with myself EVER haha, so don't rain on my parade even if you think this is dumb. Just click this screen closed and back awaaaaay from the computer :D I am 22 years old (23 over here) with little to no experience with the world, and I'm experiencing all this for the first time! Haggling was a first, and it was successful. AND in a different language at that! Good thing I did all that numbers and counting practice with Wona 선생님 (my teacher) before I left. If I was a cat, I would've been smirking smugly all the way home. Oh wait, I WAS doing that... :) Forgive the narcissism. I'm only young once!
She made a call to her boss, explaining the situation and finally got the okay for it! Depending on what you are used to, this may seem like a lot or a little, but here it is a LOT. In some places buyers seem to be expected to sometimes haggle, but not in all and usually not for much. In all honesty I have never been more egotistically self-satisfied with myself EVER haha, so don't rain on my parade even if you think this is dumb. Just click this screen closed and back awaaaaay from the computer :D I am 22 years old (23 over here) with little to no experience with the world, and I'm experiencing all this for the first time! Haggling was a first, and it was successful. AND in a different language at that! Good thing I did all that numbers and counting practice with Wona 선생님 (my teacher) before I left. If I was a cat, I would've been smirking smugly all the way home. Oh wait, I WAS doing that... :) Forgive the narcissism. I'm only young once!