In Reply to: confused about bartering posted by Nik7 on Wednesday, 9. February 2005 at 14:17 Bali Time:
Lesson 1, never let them know its your first trip to Bali, you'll be a goner! Hahahaha. They will flat out go you once they see how white your skin is. I shouldn't assume you are white but when I go and have zero sun tan, they see "fresh blood" from a mile away!
Ask around and check on this forum for posts on what things are worth. You cant really barter so to speak in department stores but you can always say "If I buy one or two more can you give me 10% off" or something like that. I found they were comfortable with that.