Haggling is great fun!

Mind you, I always try and get deals at home too. Sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. But if you don't ask you don't get.

I didn't do it all the time in Turkey, depended on how I felt and what I thought of the price in the first place.

Sometimes, if I bought more than one item I'd get them to round the price down, for example I bought two bowls and an ashtray and it came to 24 million. I offered him 20 for the lot and got it.

My most profitable haggle was for something the chap was asking 30 million for but I ended up getting it for 15 million and a grope! I could have done without the grope however.

Hands everywhere he was. And I'm not talking an arm round my shoulder either.

Should have walked away, I hear you all say.

True, but I was in a hurry......last minute shopping before our return....no time to hang about, unlike the rest of our holiday and this was the only place I'd seen this particular item.

I only found one shopkeeper take offence when I didn't agree with his price. In fact he got quite nasty. My boy was feeling a little chilly one evening and we hadn't got his jumper with us so I thought I'd buy one.

He wanted 8 pounds for some fake designer hoodie. I offered 5 but he was having none of it. Told me I couldn't buy it cheaper anywhere.

I said I could.

"Not in England", he said.

"Yes, in England", I replied and walked away followed by a tirade of abuse.

However, these two 'gentlemen' were very much the exception to the rule.

Two shops in particular where we never actually bought anything were regular stops on our evening strolls. Chatting and passing the time with the shopkeepers. You really do get the feeling everyone is your friend......and you know what......I reckon they probably are!