1/5 Rod S. 1 year ago on Google
I
advise
against
dealing
with
this
man..
I
paid
$390
to
have
a
quilt
shopped
to
the
U.S.
and
sent
him
explicit
emails
with
a
photo
of
the
piece
I
wanted,
but
instead
he
sent
me
one
that
of
a
different
color,
faded
out,
and
probably
unsaleable.
I
couldn't
get
him
to
respond
to
emails
until
I
wrote
Paypal
and
asked
them
to
begin
the
refund
process.
I
got
a
response
the
next
day
from
him
saying
that
he
would
ship
what
I
wanted,
but
asking
me
to
spend
another
$20
for
shipping.
And
that
was
after
paying
his
asking
price,
foolish
me!
Needless
to
say,
this
was
a
bad
experience.
There
are
ways
to
avoid
going
through
what
I
did.
For
textiles,
National
Geographic
Traveler
recommends
other
shops,
including
Prakash
Silk,
Thar
Handloom,
Via
Vishnoi,
and
Design
India.
Besides
these,
there
are
also
a
number
of
large,
export-oriented
stores
handcrafts
warehouses
all
within
a
two-block
stretch
of
one
another
akibg
Rasala
Rd.
near
the
Taj
Hotel.
If
you
do
see
something
you
want
at
Baba
and
it
costs
$100
or
more,
negotiate
for
a
purchase
this
way:
1)
Shop
it
against
another
store
that
is
just
a
five-minute
walk,
Maharani,
going
back
and
forth
between
each
store
to
get
bids
for
the
same
kinds
of
materials
and
then
seeing
how
much
each
store
will
drop
its
price
(that
drop
could
be
50%)
or
more
each
store
twice
and
asking
for
the
same
kind
of
thing;
2)
Don't
them
get
you
"invested"
in
buying
from
them
by
taking
too
much
of
your
time;
3)
Pay
only
with
a
credit
card
or
Paypal
to
protect
against
fraud
and
wrongful
shipping
(they'll
surely
take
Paypal;
if
they
don't,
say
you
can't
buy);
5)
if
you
ship,
make
sure
what
you
bought
is
in
the
package.
6)
If
you
have
a
bad
experience,
tell
your
hotel
host
which
shop
hurt
your
Jodhpur
experience;
7)
Don't
reveal
your
"must
have"
and
get
a
price
for
an
alternative;
8)
Don't
believe
there
is
someone
famous
in
the
next
room.
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