We ventured into town again today to go to Spencer's Plaza. This was Brian's first trip into town since he's been here, so although he wasn't feeling 100%, he still wanted to go. I could probably skip going to this mall for the rest of the time I am here, but Brian just wanted to get out. We shopped around at some of the nicer department stores and then went into the alleys to look at some of the good stuff.
Brian wants a leather jacket and leather is big here and they sell it for cheap. But you have to be careful because there is a lot of pleather out there too! We stopped by one shop and I felt one of the jackets. That's a clear sign to the shopkeepers that we are interested. They pulled us into the shop and started trying jackets on Brian. Either the sleeves were 3 inches above his wrists or the jacket was made for a 300-pound guy. Not exactly what we were looking for. The jackets were also really cheap looking and not real leather. I told them thank, but no thanks and started to leave. Brian was still wearing one of the jackets so we started unzipping it and taking it off, but no they weren't going to let the sale get away that easy! With three guys trying to make us stay, we had to rip the jacket off and toss it aside and make a run for it because they just weren't going to let us leave! About 20 minutes later, we were walking on a completely different level and in a totally different alley and we start hearing shouts by some guy running toward us, "You want leather jacket?! Come look in my shop!" Apparently, word travels fast in the mall- look for the big white guy who wants to buy a leather jacket!
While at the mall, I bought my first sari. I bought a cotton sari for now until I can shop around some more. I know I want to buy a really nice one that I can wear to future Indian wedding I will hopefully do, but the people at the shop weren't the nicest so I'll have to try another place next time.
We stopped for lunch at the mall and found a great treat- KFC! Surprisingly, it was mostly the same as back home, with a few twists. Brian and I both ordered chicken strips and french fries which were delicious. Instead of honey mustard or Ranch, they dip their chicken in a spicy salsa. It was actually pretty good! The combo meals were a bit different: Veg burger, 2-piece chicken with rice, etc. But overall, the concept travels well into India!
After lunch we headed out of the mall into a shop called Raymond's, which is a men's clothing store and tailor shop. From the advice of some of Brian's coworkers, we stopped in to get some custom shirts made for Brian. He's so tall and skinny around the waist and has really long arms, that no shirts ever fit him just right. We ended up picking 4 really nice fabrics to get shirts made for him. He's also going to get a custom Kurta made, which is a traditional Indian shirt. It came out to under $30 each. They're going to make one sample and he goes to try it on this Wednesday.
All in all shopping in India is fun, but I think I'm shopped out for a bit!
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