Comments on: Haggling in Southeast Asia – Top Tips 💸

By: Patricia Todd

Patricia Todd — Sat, 12 Aug 2017 09:14:03 +0000

I’ve only got euros and Bit Coins

By: South East Asia Backpacker

South East Asia Backpacker — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:00:14 +0000

In reply to Hadhinah Felice. Totally agree Marie. Then they'll go happily buy 5 beers! ? There's a time and a place for haggling!

By: Marie Dawson

Marie Dawson — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:33:21 +0000

In reply to Hadhinah Felice. I too think it's wrong to haggle the street vendors,once saw a guy trying to haggle a fresh juice off a lady in front of the park in Chiangmai,It was only 40baht, how low is that !?

By: Nikki Scott

Nikki Scott — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 02:47:56 +0000

In reply to Pnaka. Ooh you drive a hard bargain!

By: Hadhinah Felice

Hadhinah Felice — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:28:35 +0000

I don’t usually haggle with street hawkers. They’re just trying to make a living and I know they don’t make that much money. Plus everything they sell on the street is already so cheap.

I haggle at stalls in malls. Bangkok has so many of these.

By: Kischa Brews

Kischa Brews — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:20:10 +0000

Please dont try haggle something that is already cheap. Most thais who are selling in the markets know that a 50B piece or 100B piece is cheap already.

By: Pnaka

Pnaka — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 01:09:50 +0000

Offer a third s d settle for half

By: Jeremy Wheeler

Jeremy Wheeler — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:58:07 +0000

“Start bargaining at half of whatever they say, that gives you plenty of room for the price to creep up.”

This one works for anything off Craigslist too.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:06:24 +0000

Hem.. Specially in touristy places one should be eable to have a better deal than 300 for 500 starting price. I would say in the Banana pancake trail that a 500 is a 100 for the weary traveller (and under 50 for a local)
N even if you dont make a deal at first dont u worry, there is heaps of tuktuk n all those shops sells the same crap.

By: Richard Andersen

Richard Andersen — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 00:59:46 +0000

Don’t be a cheap charlie or a sucker. These people have to eat and support families. In Thailand if you touch something and don’t buy it the merchant will go the extra mile to sell it because its Mai choc di.

By: Paul (globalhelpswap)

Paul (globalhelpswap) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:30:09 +0000

We loved this article!

You forgot to mention not to start haggling over very little amounts. On our first big trip we were so much in “backpacker” mode that in China we were haggling with an old lady (who was probably 100 yrs old) over 15 pence! I shake my head as I write this. Oh the shame!

By: leandra / adbenturera

leandra / adbenturera — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:05:23 +0000

made me smile! thank u! love the tuktuk story! cant wait to have mine! 🙂

By: Ward

Ward — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:38:28 +0000

Haha =D I’m going to Thailand for a year for the very first time in three weeks =D And that’s exactly how haggling sounds in my head! =D (the little story in the end I mean ;))

By: Danny

Danny — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:57:16 +0000

Great senerio! I would add, if it goes like that, a tip at the end is totally unexpected, a great jesture of goodwill, and greatly appreciated.

By: Elise

Elise — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:55:49 +0000

Great Article! I was reading this and smiling all the way through – especially the scenario at the end! That has happened to us so many times! After 6 months in SEA I feel at least a little better at how to haggle!

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:09:16 +0000

Haha, great tips. This was something we got used to when traveling around the world. It seems that only western countries don’t do this, and it definitely takes some getting used to. The exchange with the tuk tuk driver is spot on. Exactly how it should be done.