We decided to check out another local textile store on our way home from Jaswant Thada. By the end of the visit, I had determined that I would not go shopping without Abhijeet's mom ever again. She is an expert not only in her eye for quality, but also in her knowledge of the best prices. As soon as we walked in the store, we were encouraged to have a seat. We should have known by now what this would lead to. As soon as you sit down, you are a captive audience and the store workers will begin to place item after item in front of you to try to tempt you to buy. They are not pushy with their words, but by the time you have 25 things sitting in front of you, you feel obligated to buy at least one to reward them for all of the hard work and time spent on you. We started the shopping by looking at fabrics for a salwar kameez suit which is like a large tunic and baggie pants. We then moved on to scarves and ended the showcase with some basic shirts. I must have looked at about 50 different items before finally buying just one shirt. I felt a little bad about that, but was also encouraged by Abhijeet's mom who shared her thought that the color would fade from the scarf and that I could have a salwar kameez made cheaper in the market. Abhijeet tried to occupy his time by taking pictures and unfortunately got the role of translating my refusal of so many items to the poor clerk who had hoped to make a big tourist sale.
We started the shopping with one item.
Abhijeet's mom inspects the quality.
We have reached around item # 25 or so with the shawls.
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