Hey , Robert , that's a nice shirt you are wearing . Where did you get it ?   thanks , I like it too . I bought it at the nearby department store .   that's nice . Do you know you can get one at the wholesale market near the zoo for a much lower price ?   yeah , I know that . But at those places . the prices they ask you are ridiculously high , and if you don't bargain hard , you will get ripped-off .   true , learning how to haggle the price is one of the things people have to pick up when they come to China for the first time .   yeah , but personally , I hate bargaining . If I bargain , I might come to a lower price , but I will never know the true price of what I am buying ; and I always have the feeling that I am overcharged at th   yeah , I have the same feeling . Also there is another thing that bothers me the quality . Things in a department store are usually quality-guaranteed . But at a wholesale market , you never know whether w   that's why I like department stores more . Shopping at a wholesale market like the locals is one of the few things I am unable to grow accustomed to .   I understand . While it's always good to follow the local customs , I guess there are exceptions . 