I am a person who loves travelling, going out for shopping,sightseeing etc etc...I love to buy quality items and don't worry about the money spent in buying quality items...of course please do not mistake me for a person who spends money like water...I only buy what is necessary ....I love that.
On a fine day I decided to go to a temple...Anjaneyar temple which is near our house....There I saw a small girl selling flowers.She wanted me to buy some flowers from her which I did promptly.She knew me as I went to the temple often.As the temple was to close in a few minutes,I told her that I will pay her when I return from the temple.She nodded...After a few minutes I returned,only to find that I had only 2Rupees 50 paise instead of 5 Rs....she did not have change for Rs 100.So I told her that I will get change from a nearby shop...She was very nervous b'coz her periamma/chitti whoever it was will ask her.I was very irritated at first as she was very jittery....was not sure whether I would give her the remainig 2.50p....but later realised that those 2Rs 50 paise meant a lot to her....
I was of the opinion that 100's,and 500's have lost their value till I saw this girl whose eyes glittered when I gave her 3 Rs instead of 2.50p.
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Nice post,
Have you come across another interesting phenomenon: people spend without any hesitation (there's no chance of bargains too) in top hotels and boutiques and haggle with the 'kerai kari' over 50 p or a rupee!
yes sriram,
True....995Rs is the cost of a decent salwar and 150 is the price of a brief in top shopping malls....cost of a mango milk shake is 87Rs in a decent hotel[A/C] which we spend without any hesitation.
Beautiful writing...and thoughts too. And so true, Sriram's observation too.
Thank you,Deepa:)
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