Hong Kong's hardest street vendors go soft and teach us how to bargain

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 07:19 — Anonymous by Tiffany Lam, Virginia LauMany hard
lessons on how to bargain are learned at Hong Kong's notorious Ladies'
Market. In Mong Kok on Tung Choi Street, with the main sections south of
Argyle Street, the Ladies' Market is known for the city's toughest vendors.
What with recent acid attacks and arson in the area, the vendors' reps for
leathery resilience is further cemented. That's why when the veteran vendors
teach us how to bargain for the best price on sneakers, trinkets, handbags
and just about anything else, we sit up and pay attention. Herewith, from the
Hong Kong shopping masters themselves: how to beat the hagglers at their own
game.read more