Dubai life lesson #97 (randmon number to make it sound better)

I picked Dani and her friend up after ski club tonight at the mall. On the way out Dani asked if she could buy some bread from the bakery next door. I give her the money but wait outside the store while she goes in to make her purchase. I can see her at the back of the store talking to the waiter and waving her hands. I wonder what the heck is going on, but decide she must be telling him some story about going down the slopes today - after all, it is Dani we're talkin' about here, ya know she never shuts up! Then I see the girls sit down at a table so I walk in because I didn't agree to stay and eat - there is dinner and homework still ahead of us. I ask what is going on. Dani explains that it will be a couple of minutes because the bread is in the oven. Then I ask what she was talking to the waiter about. She explains that she ordered the break and he said 10dirham. Dani proceeded to wave her hands at the waiter and tell him the last time the bread was only 5dirham so that should be the price today. He laughs and says ah baby (very common phrase when asking to children here), for you it is only 5dirhams, maybe 3, nah, 5dirham for you.

My daughter has learned to bargain and take no crap from some yehoo raising the prices for no good reason. Big grin :]