A stroll down Legian Street in Kuta will leave you exhausted, but if you like to haggle and buy cheap stuff – this is the place for you. The street is like a circus. Every few steps you will be asked if you want “transport”, “massage”, or to “have a look” in a shop.
We are not sure how anyone makes money selling this stuff, except selling to tourists on their first day in Bali. Price negotiating generally starts around $250k Rupiah ($~25 USD) and ends well below $50k (~$5 USD). Vendors are constantly nagging every pedestrian to have a look at their shops, and will negotiate for an hour if you let them. We generally closed deals by walking out of the shop with the vendor yelling that we win.
Want to go to the beach? You can get outfitted here for a few bucks and throw away all your stuff after. It’s actually cheaper to buy clothing than it is to have it washed!
Here are a few things we bought or spent time negotiating…
Any movie on DVD $0.70
Bintang sticker for beer fridge back home $1
Bintang beer $1.20 ($1.50 delivered to you on the beach with coozie)
Nice “A copy” sunglasses $2
Sarong $2
Cheap Bintang baseball cap $2
Any Wii video game $2
“Jay Irick, Shiner Ranch, TX” brass nameplate on Mama’s Bar $2
Nice dinner (chicken satay w rice) $2.70
Bintang t-shirt (or any other brand you can imagine) $3
Bintang towel $3
1 hour massage $3
Ladies dress $4
Mens Bintang (or other) swimsuit $4
Flip flops (size 13… ;o) $4
Sports watch $4
Beautifully carved wooden art pieces $5
24 hour scooter rental $5
… and finally … Starbucks Latte (retail) $5.50
Go figure American stuff is the highest. Hope your foot is better with all that walking! lol
A 1-hour massage for $3??!! Okay, let me go pack my bags…
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