Shopping Secrets of New Delhi

New Delhi, the capital of India, has shopping malls all over the place and here in this article I share with you the tricks to shop cheaply in New Delhi bazaars.

I hope you know that being the capital of India you can find almost every unique item from any particular region in India.

Be it famous Tanjore mirror paintings from Tamil Nadu, terracotta sculptures from Rajasthan, Kashmiri shawls from Jammu and Kashmir or the famous saris from Varanasi, there will be a shop in Delhi that sells it. Mind boggling choice will be offered in big stores like Shoppers stop and these are to be avoided for the haggling experiment.

Now, if you are a bargain hunter and like to haggle, here are the hot tips, tricks and places to go to to practise your skills.

First of all go to Janpath in Cannought place, this is an under ground shopping mall, the likes of which you would not have seen anywhere.

It is home to almost everything from electronics to eatery places, you can find everything here. Go and express interest in an item, whatever price the shop keeper quotes, say that you are willing to pay 50% of it. So if the quote is 100 INR - say that you will buy it for 50 INR. If he is not willing to sell the item, walk away & he will follow you & invariably you will get to buy the item.

After you have perfected the art of Delhi Haggling - go into a shop and repeat the performance, you are more than likely to meet with success.

Note: Do not go into a big shopping mall and try to do this trick, affluent Indian's look down upon this. These tricks will do well in mom and Pop stores only.

Tip2: you will be successful, if you are prepared to walk away from the deal. The more interest you show in a particular item, the more the shop keeper is likely not to give in to your haggling.