Rosarito Tourist Traps
Tips and photos of Rosarito tourist attractions and tourist traps, posted by real travelers and Rosarito locals.
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on October 12, 2002
This is my attitude: 'Pay what you think it's worth.' Mexico is a third world country and it is much more difficult for the average person to make a decent living--even if it's less expensive to live there--than for us first world people.
That guy trying to sell you a big beautiful sombrero, works strictly on commission (no minimum pay for him,) and makes his money from the difference in price between the amount you pay and what his boss insists on getting. Say, for example, you see a blanket, the perfect color for the guest room, you look at it and instantly the salesman is at your service. '$20.00,' He boldly informs you, 'Is the price.' You like it but it's not made well enough to pay that much. You walk away and he offers to give you a better price, 'What do you offer?' He asks. Here you can make an enemy or a friend. If your counter is so low as to be insulting, he won't budge from the $20.00. If your counter offer is reasonable he'll continue the bargaining until a price is agreed upon. Usually, when they say it's the lowest they can go and they let you walk away, then you won't get it much cheaper anywhere down the line. While you proudly brag to your friends what a great deal you negotiated, remember, that guy probably made no more than $.50 to $2.00 on the sale. The past year or so the streets have been filling up with hawkers, almost not enough room for the tourists. There is no welfare or Social program for those out of work in Mexico and there has been a more effective USA campagin to keep people from illegally crossing the boarder from Mexico to the USA (to find low paying jobs no one else wants to do.) These people have to feed themselves and their families, so, more hawkers on the street.
on May 13, 2005
on January 4, 2003
