The run in with a smuggler

 From Calvin Klein to Sudarmani, the Sarojini Nagar market has everything.

It was December and cold. The team and I were at Sarojini Nagar market, shopping (which is cathartic) and that's when I saw a head moving towards me, really fast in the crowd. Before I could figure out what was happening, there came a fist aimed straight at my Crotch. Just as I was jumping back with high pitched "dai dai kammunati.. " scream, I saw something shining in his fist. It was a real fancy watch! But "Who the hell is he?" "Why is he pointing the watch at my crotch?" "Is that a freaking Rado?!" Questions Needed answers.

Yep. Rado. Supposedly. Now The dude leaned in close to my ear and whispered that it was a very expensive watch and he's selling it at a very low price. Apparently, he's some badass "smuggler" with a lot of "connections"(Of course).

We gave it some thought and decided to take part in this Telugu movie in front of us. Bearing all the paan smell, I leaned and whispered, "how much?". That's when I heard the amazing deal that the dude is selling me a 50k watch for 5k! My shrunken eyes shrank further, trying a suspicious look as I asked him "why me?" (You guys have seen me right?) And he replied, "brother, you look nice but your watch doesn't suit you. You deserve the best watch". Sweet reply for a "smuggler". Now I have to make a reasonable bargain. So I said " 2 watches for 500". He had a blank stare. In his eyes, I could see him stabbing my dead body 49 times. He just turned around and walked away! Rude.

He came back of course. By the end of the evening, this dude had walked with us to every corner and street of the market, bargaining for us and with us.
People thought my cheeks were red because of the cold. But no, I wasn't blushing. I just had a lot of talk with a dude who chewed a shitload of paan. Anyway, At the end of the trip, he spoke a few Tamil words that he learned from us, which I'm not gonna mention. Let's just say that the next Tamil person he talks with won't be happy.

PS: we bought the "Raido" watch for 150.
1st picture is one of those stores where you can never bargain.

2nd picture is where my friends are making deals with the "smugglers".