tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post2370571974877641470..comments2023-09-04T15:08:41.137+03:00Comments on My Oblivia: One of the millions of reasons why I should not be living in Egypt…insomniachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-23363121584362987072008-03-27T00:35:00.000+02:002008-03-27T00:35:00.000+02:00wow, i wanna go shopping with u, hehehewell D, u k...wow, i wanna go shopping with u, hehehe<BR/><BR/>well D, u know, i do have the same kind of expensive taste... i mean i would pick something slightly different, and it would cost like twice the price... people make me feel guilty about it :-/<BR/><BR/>i find it rude to ask people for the price for which they bought anything... people usually ask, and i end up answering and they start comparing prices!!insomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-48087337434141150662008-03-27T00:28:00.000+02:002008-03-27T00:28:00.000+02:00mo'men, yeah, i know what you mean; it makes you f...mo'men, <BR/><BR/>yeah, i know what you mean; it makes you feel like ur getting shitty treatment (which is really the standard) just because you're not "connected"... strange things however, i never ask for discount even at places where i know people, i say it jokingly and they know i say it to look like i know how to bargain!!!<BR/><BR/>welcome!<BR/><BR/><BR/>shimaa,<BR/><BR/>well, here is another thing... i get too embarrassed when my friends start bargaining although i ask them to come along to help me!! they start their routine, and i blush and kill their attempt by agreeing to the first they're offered.... in my defence, they do get carried away i feel sorry for the vendor!!insomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-58534806444292767372008-03-26T23:05:00.000+02:002008-03-26T23:05:00.000+02:00Well, I have two problems that arise alongside to ...Well, I have two problems that arise alongside to my shopping addiction:<BR/><BR/>1.Whatever I pick is terribly pricy relative to its category (starting with chocolate!) they say I inherited that gene from my mom!<BR/><BR/>2. I'm always flat broke! So I'm not really bargaining, its more of "not thinking before I speak". So just a couple of weeks ago, I was buying a skirt and the lady told me it costs 400 LE, automatically I replied.."OMG! I guess I'm not eating for the rest of the month!", so she goes: "take it for 350!" (btw, that was in City Stars!!)<BR/><BR/>That wasn't the actual case, but it was more of an instantaneous calculation of how much money I have, and an expected expenditure estimate. Doesn't being mathematical suck?<BR/><BR/>I don't tell people how much I got something for, I find it an extremely nosey question, and can usually work my way out of it.Deeeeeeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01435883568278522928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-65103864148270882782008-03-26T20:33:00.000+02:002008-03-26T20:33:00.000+02:00My sister always call me "habla" because I don't s...My sister always call me "habla" because I don't see a value of bargaining. She has the patience to try getting any kind of discount. I personally believe that it doesn't really worth it and that's why I don't buy anything that doesn't have a price tag. If I know that I will have to buy something with undetermined price I will always take a friend :) I don't ind being "habla" at all :) To be habla wana 3arfa a7san makoon habla wana bafasel :)Shimaa Gamalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13250945889265508611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-61914659393215050992008-03-26T13:13:00.000+02:002008-03-26T13:13:00.000+02:00What's interesting is that friends always know "a ...What's interesting is that friends always know "a guy" or "a store" where they can get what you just bought for less money.<BR/><BR/>They always convey the notion that you've been cheated out of money and they are smarter than you when it comes to shopping.<BR/><BR/>that's a strange psychology!Mo'menhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865365527055593221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-91838724491043996312008-03-26T09:28:00.000+02:002008-03-26T09:28:00.000+02:00yeah, i remember your shopping post... ur a busy g...yeah, i remember your shopping post... ur a busy guy who has no time for bargaining :)<BR/><BR/>there is nothing wrong with the way i talk... i just sound too decent, they can't help taking advantage of me :p<BR/><BR/>so my comment hit a nerve? did it hurt your feelings?? ok, i'll go check your blog and see if you had anything to say... just let me tell you that i do not get scared, no haunting there dude!!insomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-14789386828703210042008-03-26T09:09:00.000+02:002008-03-26T09:09:00.000+02:00Dude I am a living example at sucking at bargainin...Dude I am a living example at sucking at bargaining, not because I sound elite, but just because I don't like to do it, I am the kind of person who is not willing to choose the product in five minutes and then spend the next thirty minutes bargaining the price, I am quick at selection because I like to get in, get out, go do something useful...<BR/><BR/>However you hit me as the person whom sellers might wanna take advantage and make high profit of your purchase given the way you must talk...<BR/><BR/>Ok, now I feel better about your comment with the whole "OLD LADIES" statement... Oh that is gonna haunt you for long...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944863322830259427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-37719643756131795752008-03-25T14:21:00.000+02:002008-03-25T14:21:00.000+02:00what's wrong with europe and canada???anyway, you ...what's wrong with europe and canada???<BR/><BR/>anyway, you already said what i felt like saying, thanks for not feeling like saying nice things...insomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-51722101124446083972008-03-25T10:26:00.000+02:002008-03-25T10:26:00.000+02:00It's not just Egypt, it's a middle east thing, and...It's not just Egypt, it's a middle east thing, and a South American thing, a Mediterranean Country thing (think Turkey or Italy, and not malls), and probably a developing country thing in general! YOU want to live in Europe or Canada!! <BR/><BR/>We (people who suck at bargaining) are not alone, and Egypt is NOT alone! Still however, although I don't think I belong in this world aslan... it still feels like the only right place for me is right here.. where people have to bargain and i have to breathe polluted air and perverts make moves at you in the street... umm... i was supposed to say nice things.. but I didn't feel like it!Maathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900609552464572349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-31121885149665216252008-03-24T18:46:00.000+02:002008-03-24T18:46:00.000+02:00arima, i know!!! this is why i shouldn't be living...arima, i know!!! this is why i shouldn't be living in it, hehe<BR/><BR/><BR/>R, my dad always tells me "el ghaly tamano feeh, wel rekhees ghaly", i always believed it... i just hate it when people bargain, there is a reason why there is a price tag... <BR/><BR/>and yeah, when ur buying stuff from places like khan el khaleely, u HAVE TO bargain, i always get ripped off that way because i suck at it...insomniachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143064182385250795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-26871668354954189912008-03-24T18:15:00.000+02:002008-03-24T18:15:00.000+02:00i think that "el3'aly tamano feh" so u r not "eda7...i think that "el3'aly tamano feh" so u r not "eda7ak 3leeky " :)<BR/><BR/>RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3014953887294814940.post-18690284606023343572008-03-24T17:04:00.000+02:002008-03-24T17:04:00.000+02:00You said it sister...but I don't think Egypt is go...You said it sister...but I don't think Egypt is going to be changing anytime soonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com