Salesmen

(Note: Pic is from the net and only for reference)


Did I ever write here about the born salesmen we have in India? Although they are a limited few, they can still ensure that you buy what they want you to buy. Two of these people are fruit-sellers. The first one, I met last week. Was buying some guavas. And, they looked somewhat dirty, and, had some sort of notches on them. I told the guy that these did not look suitable, since they had these indentations. And, he says 'Arre, Saab- e to popat chaanch maare ne, etle Amrud mitthoo hoye. Jema chaanch naa maare, e mitthoo na hoye'. (Oh, Sir- when the parrot puts his beak to it, the guava is sweet, otherwise not). I did end up buying that one, and, really speaking, it was sweet..so, that was a nice sale and a nice bargain for him and me.

The other fruit seller- I was buying apples- he was putting 1-2 pieces in the tarazoo(Yes, they still have that central balance with the weights on each side, one for putting weights, one for putting the fruits), and I told him that two looked 'naram'- and, the guy made an 'insulted' face and immediately cut a piece from one of them and said 'taste,taste, Sir'...ah well, that piece was good, at least..and, since he cut it, I did buy it. The rest were all tougher apples. Honestly, though, I did cut one tough apple and the one from which he'd given me a slice, and I didn't see much difference in sweetness. haha!I guess both are winners in this case.

More coming up in the next post.:)

Comments

Cynic in Wonderland said…
Yeah. know some of those. Can sweet talk you into buying anything.
10/26/2009 11:44 AM
austere said…
Shopping spree? :) shak- bhaji?

As such I think he's right.
10/26/2009 11:45 AM
Vinita Apte said…
u r really out of sync with India....you should visit a saree shop with your wifey. just see what a killer sale those guys make :)
10/26/2009 1:06 PM
Em said…
yup. the only way to say no to those people is to leave your wallet at home. and even then, they'll try reeling you in with freebies.
10/26/2009 2:26 PM
My Unfinished Life said…
fruit sellers and vegetable vendors are way too clever....i have come to realise after marriage when i started buying grocies myself.....now i try to go to the supermarket for these stuff!!
10/30/2009 1:26 PM
Arunima said…
aap india me waapis forever aagaye?
11/06/2009 6:23 PM
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