Before returning home from Delhi, shop for souvenirs at the central Cottage Industries Emporium in Janpath (Jawahar Vyapar Bhawan). This is shopping as it should be: relaxed and stress-free. No haggling involved and no hard sell. You present your purchases as you go along, you're given a receipt and then you collect everything together at the end, on production of all your receipts when you pay for everything at once and in return your purchases are carefully wrapped, ready for you to pack in your suitcase. Brilliant!
New Delhi Janpath
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You may pay a bit extra for the delight of this hassle free shopping. Something I often do is check out the prices in the emporiums and then when you go elsewhere to haggle, you've got some idea of the upper price limit.
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