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That old man at the bus station in Morocco taught me a lesson about haggling
I was waiting for a bus in Marrakech back in 2019, and an older local guy sat next to me and asked what I paid for my djellaba. When I told him 200 dirhams, he just shook his head and showed me the receipt for his identical one at 80 dirhams - same shop, same stall, just a different day. Has anyone else had a stranger give them a reality check about overpaying while traveling?
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robert24832m ago
That line about the same shop, same stall, just a different day really hit me. I had a similar moment in Istanbul when a guy selling carpets showed me the exact same rug I bought for way too much, just with a different tag on it. It stung in the moment but honestly it taught me that haggling isn't really about getting the lowest price, it's about not being totally clueless either. I still think about that old man sometimes when I'm shopping anywhere new and trying to figure out fair prices.
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