Thursday, January 13, 2011

A Honest Fisherman...

       I have no idea about  fish and its variety, but my granny always asks me to buy fish from the market. I fell that it is a tuff  job for me, since I could not identify the type of fish.Whenever I go to fish market to buy fish, I just ask the man "How many for Ten Rupees?" He allways use to give me a fish extra than the number of fish  he said.I could not understand his logic.One day I waited for sometime  to see, how he is handling other customer.There came a women, see bought fish, at the end she bargained him to give one extra,  he agreed and gave her one extra.Now I could understand the complete story.
       The fisherman had the habit of saying the number of fish, reduced  by one(n-1 keeping the bargain in mind).I don't  like bargaining, so I he gives me one extra which is alloted to give after bargain.The highlight is that he could leave me without giving that one fish and I too would have acccepted it, but he didn't. Why????

The below article, is what I have collected from net 

Bargaining is a very important, and even expected, part of shopping at markets in India. Here's the best way to go about it to make sure you don't pay too much at India's markets.
  • To get a feel for how much goods should cost, visit some fixed price stores first.
  • In street markets, as a general rule, don't pay more than half the initial asking price of any items. Sometimes it's possible to pay less, especially if you buy more than one item.
  • Shop keepers consider the first sale of the day to be lucky, so shop early and they may give you a better price to get your business.
  • Never reveal how much you're interested in an item. Always pretend to be indifferent as to how much you want it.
  • Start the bargaining process by asking the shop keeper "Is this your best price?" or "Is a discount possible?".
  • The price will immediately be dropped a small amount. Tell the shop keeper that the item is still way too expensive. You'll then be asked how much you're prepared to pay.
  • When it's your turn to offer a price, make sure you start with a low amount that's well below what you're prepared to pay. Around one third of the quoted price is a good amount.
  • If the shop keeper isn't dropping the price enough, walk away. Usually this will result in an immediate reduction in the asking price. If it doesn't, it's an indication that your price is too low. You can either go back and keep negotiating, or try and find the item cheaper somewhere else.
  • It's a good idea to walk around the market and see all that's on offer first, before buying anything. It's common to find the same items for sale in a number of shops.
  • Lastly, keep in mind that bargaining is meant to be fun. Many shop keepers enjoy it, as the interaction breaks up the monotony of their day.
 Should we follow  it ???

What I feel is, bargaining is the main cause for the price hike, both the buyer and the seller should come forward to erase bargaining.Its not funny anymore.
                          The seller should be honest to the buyer
                                               &
                          The buyer should think that, seller is honest to him. 
                        

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Pencil Art ...

 I am posting some of my pencil art that I had drawn during my vacation



We Welcome with வணக்கம் ...




என் இனிய தோழி ..







விடுதலை வேட்கையின் முதல் வித்து ..



மண்ணில் என்னை காண  ?





நிலாவே வா !!





அன்ன நடை அழகி ......






Beauty of Black...







I will Show you the right way...





கண்ணே கலைமானே !!





கோபியர் கண்ணா ...






கதைகளை பேசும் விழி  அருகே எதை நான் பேச  என் உயரே !!!


Thursday, December 23, 2010

Suffering from AIDS !!!

                            I was traveling in the local train from Dadar to  Andheri.It was Saturday, and that was the reason to get a seat in the train. Everyone is always anticipated about the window seat and I received the same. At that moment there came an old man with his wife, they sat just opposite to me.The old man started to talk with a person who was sitting near me.The chat covered film, politics, government budget, etc. At last the person sitting near me asked the old man what he is doing. The old man replied "I am Suffering from AIDS". I was unable to believe, what I was hearing..How could a person confess that he is suffering from AIDS in an public place. Then the old man added that he is suffering from AIDS financially. I had no clue what he was trying to say.Again the old man explained the abbreviation of AIDS financially. It was Annual Income Deficiency Syndrome. He was actually an retired person surviving with pension. All the public in that coach had nothing to do,  except Laugh....  :)      
                                                 
        Life is not as serous you think...Be cool !!