A Tip for Buying from Tourist Shops overseas.

Always remember as the buyer you have a lot of price negotiating power in the tourist shops in Asia. The power to walk away.

It is important not to lose this position of power. Although very hard to lose the advantage, it is possible to lose it. For example someone in my tour group lost the advantage by merely dropping a lid in a shop. It's harder to negotiate when a part of the product is strewn over the floor and you're standing next to a "you break, you buy" sign.

Meanwhile, totally unrelated, I bought a Tea set. Managed to get 20% off.