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Originally Posted by newyorker88
They chop u on opening price. Locals, a price, foreigner a different price. The stalls near city walk? In jodoh? They been there for years. Catered to tourist. Not in my black list. Can nego. But the one near the abandoned market place is a no no...
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I totally understand that foreigners pay a "tax".
But in this case, manggis at 20k/kg and rambutan at 25k/kg is chop-carrot price?
That's cheaper than in HyperMart! (but no manggis neither rambutan at HyperMart this week, so comparison does not really apply).
I did not negotiate those prices down further because:
- other stalls on the same road asked me higher prices (25k and 25k)
- other stalls in other areas had no good fruit
- also my time has value: waste 1 more hour to negotiate and ask in more places to save 10k over 5kg of fruit is a nonsense for me
- last but not least: the fruit I bought is GOOD. Well ripen, tasty and NOT A SINGLE PIECE damaged. I am just back to my country. I distributed some of my manggis and rambu to my best friends and parents. I will be enjoying my part for a few days.