Turkey is a surprise at this Euro. The team confidently emerged from the group and today will fight for the quarter-finals with another incredible team: Austria. For the Turks, the Euro Round of 16 is the best result since 2008. The “Championship” continues to get to know the countries participating in the Euro better and, as you probably already understood, this text will be dedicated to Turkey.
Just imagine the variety of products presented in Turkey. Here, it seems, you can find everything your heart desires. It is not surprising that such a colorful country attracts tourists from all over the world. Sellers in Turkish markets do not mind haggling with potential buyers. For them, it is a kind of ritual and tradition. Some may even be offended if the buyer simply buys it without asking about the product. After all, it is necessary to talk about it and praise it.
And so that the long-awaited purchase not only brings you joy, but also significantly saves your budget, we recommend that you turn to the most popular methods that will teach you how to competently trade in the markets.
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Pretending feigned indifference
A little acting talent won’t hurt: don’t show the seller your interest in a particular product. Yes, it’s a bit disappointing for the salesman, but you want to save a couple of tens, maybe even hundreds of dollars. Let your indifference surprise him and force him to please you. However, don’t overdo it: if you quietly approach a Turkish store and run away from there, you won’t expect success.
Turks are very friendly. So, don’t forget to be polite to the seller. Be sure to say hello, but casually ask about the price of the product, turn it over in your hands and head towards the exit. The result won’t be long in coming: almost any Turkish seller won’t want to let you leave empty-handed and will start offering you a variety of products. This is where you can take advantage of your luck: start haggling right now.
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Keep your budget a strict secret
Ask how much the item you like costs and start gradually lowering the bar. Turks are stubborn and will stand their ground, but do not rush to despair. If you resist the seller’s pressure, you will earn their respect and, as a result, the product at a favorable price for you.
Learn some phrases in Turkish
Knowledge of Turkish will definitely benefit a tourist. It is enough to learn a few popular phrases. You can confidently greet the seller in his native language or ask him how his day was. The desire to please will undoubtedly be greatly appreciated and will benefit you in trade. After all, foreigners are very flattered when tourists speak their native language, even if not very fluently.
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Dress more modestly
The main advice from an experienced tourist: do not wear provocative clothes. Striking jewelry, expensive outfits – all this will give the seller the impression of a rich person, who can be called for any amount for the product, and he will definitely buy it.
By the way, in tourist areas the cost of goods is always too expensive. Ask the locals where they shop. In this case, you may not have to bargain. Do not rush to buy the first thing you find – it is very likely that you will buy the same thing, but much cheaper, somewhere else or in the distant shopping arcades of the bazaar.
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Go shopping with friends
It is much easier to negotiate at the market with a group of friends than to do it alone. In this case, those with whom you came shopping play an important role: if a girl chooses a friend as a companion, then the chances are very high, because the Turks are connoisseurs of female beauty and are always ready to make concessions to them. But they perceive men differently: representatives of the stronger sex are rarely willing to argue about an item, sellers actively take advantage of this;
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Bluff
True, this trick is suitable for particularly brave buyers and gamblers. For example, you can safely say that you do not have the required amount. Like, you only have this with you and oh, what a pity that you are left without that little thing that you liked so much. Or you can turn towards the exit with the words “But it was cheaper there…”. But do not forget that Turkish sellers ate the dog at the sale and know all the tricks of bargaining. Therefore, a bluff may not work…
Come to the store half an hour before closing.
At the end of the working day, when sellers are already in a hurry to leave the counter and go home, there is a chance to save a significant amount. But it is better to go ahead, so to speak, to conduct reconnaissance and decide what product you need. And then, at the end of the evening, it is as if you ran out the door: you will soon be at the airport, but you did not have time to buy! We have spent almost everything and are ready to buy it with the remaining cash.
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