So your walking on a street and see something you like. You ask price and they show you their calculator with 20 aka 20 usd. In Thailand their first number is usually 300% more than the normal price. So you type in 10 and the calculator haggling begins. Of course the vendor is happy cause he already got you with a 100% extra profit over the $5 local price. So how do most living in Phnom Penh haggle when shopping from street vendors? Thanks
Buying from street vendors advice
phnom penh bound
26 October 2012 12:57:37
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Aaliyah01
27 October 2012 15:15:35
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just bargain to pay the price that would make u happy for the thing which ure buying ... if its still too much walk away 
samwa
27 October 2012 18:26:15
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depends on how much i think they're overcharging.. generally i'll offer 50% of what they ask and then work from there.
phnom-penh-services
16 November 2012 17:37:47
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You will always pay more if you are not Cambodian, Many expats never buy from a market them selves as they will never get the cheapest price, if you live here then you send a local employee to buy for you.
If you have a business here, you don't but anything yourself, that's it.
If you are a tourist, then yes you pay what you think is okay.
Rule of thumb, you always pay too much unless the price is stated, for instance a mini mart.
Alliecat
03 January 2013 05:53:24
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samwa wrote:depends on how much i think they're overcharging.. generally i'll offer 50% of what they ask and then work from there.
Nooooooooo.. then they'll negotiate you up to 75% and that's WAY too much.
The way I do it: they tell me what they want; I say it's WAY too much. They ask me how much I want to pay and I give a figure that's 10% of what they asked. I'll go back and forth up to 25% of their original price and that's it. If they don't agree, I walk away and nine times out of ten, they call me back and sell it to me.
So what's pretty amazing is that at 25% of original price, they're still making a profit lol Which is fine, just don't think I'm an idiot due to the color of my skin!
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