I was at the night market which completely caters to tourist and is huge with many things to buy. I was wandering around and idly looking at items. I happened upon this tool thing that I can only describe as an oversized leatherman. It had a hammer and that is what I wanted. I am totally into these crazy gadgets. Although I could use a hammer, my pliers works fine, so I certainly don't need it. So the guy does that calculator thing in which instead of saying the price they put into a calculator and then they want you to put in a price. I was really ambivalent. I didn't need it. I didn't want to spend the money. But it was cool. So the guys types 1200baht which is about $30. I certainly wasn't about to pay that but that wasn't going to stop me from playing with it. He then puts in 1000baht. I still wasn't that interested. Finally he cajoles me into putting in a price. I type 400baht which is $10. Then he is like "no way" in a funny way so then he puts in 800B. Still I wasn't interested. I just wasn't that interested. Then he puts in 600B. Then he says in perfect English, what is your best offer? And I tell him it was the original offer of 400B. He isn't budging from 600B. Well then he did come down to 500B and then I walked away. I didn't want it and the more I stood there playing with the damn thing the more he talked to me which was taking the fun out of playing with it. So, as I am walking away he comes after me and says I can have it for my price. So, I go back and he shows me 500B again. I say no and start to leave and he grabs my arm and pulls me. I got mad and said "Don't touch me." He backed off real quick and I got the tool for 400B. After I left, I realized I just spent $10 which here is a fortune here in Thailand. So now I am wondering, did I get ripped off or a bargain?
