I took a pedicab across town to the Don Xuan market after that. I was worth it, just to get a group of 5 cabbies arguing over who was going to take me,, and watch them shut down a taxi cab driver who tried to muscle in on their prospective ride. Ultimately I gave my business to a 15 year old “driver”. (= he was fast too. I bargained them hard down to a price I knew I could get away with,,, then doubled his fare for tip when we got there.

This market was pretty much like the Ben Thanh market in Saigon… a huge warehouse crammed packed with individual stalls selling all sorts of things you commonly find everywhere here… wallets, bags, purses, watches, chop stix sets, shoes, clothes… all prices are negotiable, which means they start dirt cheap & get cheaper as you start walking away. 50% of whatever they suggest as the offering price is usually in the ballpark. Sometimes even that is too much. But you have to factor in the foreigner mark-up. Locals probably pay $1 for every $10 I get hit up for. No worries. I’d find a sticker price for $50 + in the States for half this stuff. (=