03 May 2005
Shopping locally...
My roommate-to-be came over last night, so we decided to explore the neighborhood. Luckily, we live on Velachery Main Road, so there are tons of little shops just down the street. We had such a good time-we found a "wine" shop and purchased a few beverages. (Wine shops here sell all kinds of alcohol-not just wine.) We wandered between a few stores to get mixers for the beverages. I love that if a shop owner doesn't have what you are looking for he will tell you which shop will and give you directions there. So helpful! :) I stopped at the electronics shop to get a plug adapter (converter) and the guy offered to get me any electronics I needed. Yea! I love this neighborhood! After a drink to celebrate our good day, we went to the gate and the security guard helped her flag down an autorickshaw and negotiate the rate. It's nice to feel like you're not getting fleeced all the time. :)
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the best is when they send out their 9 year old kid to go get what you are looking for. but it takes forever and you just want to get up and forget about it.
ReplyDeletewhere was the wine from? Pakistan?
Yeah waiting for them to get what you want from another shop sucks. Particularly when you don't realise they are going to make you wait.
ReplyDeleteIt's always sobering when you find how much the "real" price for rickshaws is.