Trading With the Locals

Sailing around the world for six and a half years and visiting 56 countries, which meant we had to buy food and other necessities in almost all of them. Because they deliberately sought out-of-the-way places, buying food and other necessities was mostly directly from local producers, local farmers or local markets.The pearls in a small atoll Tuamoto told us that were the first yacht ever visit, invited us to dinner every day, and gave us handfuls of black pearls. The farmer's wife and children had just returned from four weeks of vacation in California, had satellite TV (over 100 channels) and international satellite telephone. Remote who are isolated and uninformed as was done not.We trade in many countries, and found the most acceptable trade was a good currency, local or U.S. If the trade with goods was possible, the products (T-shirts, baseball caps, cosmetics) He had to be new. Fish hooks are often sought. Pens were always necessary, and generally gave as gifts to children. Crayons, paper, pencils and books for children are welcomed by all schools, but it is better not try to use these items as trade. As gifts, often greater reward can be expected. In most countries, negotiation was the agenda for all purchases of fruit carvings. Ryan did not help in this regard, as they tend to say things like, "I like that dad", "That is cheap," and "We wanted one of them." Most of the inflated prices of get several hundred percent as soon as they are faced with an alien appears, that is fine by me. I love to negotiate, but Carole hates. He bought some large paws paw (papaya) with the following exchange: Seller: Rupee Carole 3000: 1000 Rupee Seller: 2000Carole: OK (then hands Rupee 5000 and tells him to keep the change) Seller: (Without words, Nods head) one anchorage of Tonga, a young couple and an outrigger canoe paddle in his patched to sell baskets and shells. As we were talking to them, their canoe began to fill, ultimately stabilize about six inches under water. Naturally, both women and distress rescued after emptying and to drag the canoe and participation in a lot of sympathy for purchase (all prices to ask of course), towed back to shore. A few days later we went to talk to a local chief and recounted the story. "Best salesladies in Vava'u," he said. The point of the stories above is that local merchants know their business and know the real value of what they are selling and what you are offering. That barefoot, bare torso fruit seller may have a satellite TV at home, even if not, you are not the first person who has negotiated with, and you will not be the last. If he is on a cruise stop then probably have a good knowledge of English, a fact that is maintained with great care of you.
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