Great Value for Money
When buying a product, the thing most people like to look for is the value for money. What’s the use of a shirt that costs 6k when you can get the same product for 600 bucks at your local market? When you ignore the fact that the shirt is bought from the streets, it clearly gives you more value for your money. This isn’t just for clothes, but for all goods ranging from home appliances to food products.
More for Less
Going on the same philosophy of getting more value for your money, a local market would allow you to buy several products for the price of one product at a mall. After all, who doesn’t like getting 7 shirts for the price of one? An experience in street shopping is quite like shopping in the mall during sale season. It always feels like a bonus to shop here, especially when you are able to get the same branded items at such loot.
Exploring is Always Fun
The entire charm of exploring the great outdoors while you go on a quest to search for just the right product at just the right price can only be known by an experienced street shopper. The whole benefit of doing so is that you will be able to roam around your neighborhood and experience it in a never-seen-before light. This could also help you get a more homely feeling in your town.
Burn Calories
Some would say that it is not a wise idea to go to a local market because of all the walking that needs to be done. However, everyone who is even slightly fitness conscious would definitely appreciate visiting the local markets to get that extra workout. After all, it is definitely better to burn all the extra calories you can than to burn all your extra savings. Therefore it is always a win situation for anyone visiting an open market.
Bargaining
This is definitely one of the biggest benefits that open markets have over malls. Despite having the same products, you can actually bargain your way through a street market, unlike in the case of a shopping mall. This is mostly because of the fact that there is no social stigma associated with bargaining at a local market. This gets even better when you consider the fact that the goods in these markets are already cheaper than those in a shopping mall.
Unlimited Brands
Getting unlimited brands on your side is much more useful since both open markets & malls have seemingly infinite choices to choose from. While the products in open markets are mostly just from export/import rejects, they are not inferior in quality and allow you to get the full experience of having your favorite brand’s logo on all your purchases. That too at less than half the price in most cases.
No Drama
Getting disturbed all the time in malls by salespeople can be annoying when you are trying to figure out if a certain color would suit you or not. You can skip that drama simply by visiting a local market where the pace is all up to you. However, if the need arises you are bound to find the sales people equally helpful in both open markets & malls.
Make New Relations
There is a certain charm when you get to associate with your local vendor and having them remember you every time you visit. This makes you feel like you are just extending your family, and also allows you some extra discounts and tab records for when you need to get that shopping spree in check.
Free Parking
Parking near a street market is literally free since there is no valet. Sure it may not sound as luxurious as parking in an underground lot with hundreds of cars, but it sure beats having to pay 100 bucks every time you even want to go window shopping.
Surprises
When you go to a mall, you already know what you are going to buy and you can even check their collection online before going. However, in the case of a street market, you can never even know what will catch your eye. It could either be something you wanted for months, or even something that hasn’t even arrived in malls yet.
As you can see, street shopping is actually a lot better than mall shopping and even helps you to serve the purposes of all your shopping needs.
