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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 2:32 pm
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flamingpanties
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
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Originally Posted by Doc Savage
Dress like you are poor. Make the seller give the first offer. Halve that. Meet midway.

Don't wear visibly flaming panties in IST, as they will double their first offer.

YMMV.
I could easily come out wearing a schmata (rag), but what kind of seller would believe a tourist is poor? Turkey, as I understand it, has quality cotton goods, including underwear. Holy moley, I need that!
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