At a time in India weekly bazaars (markets) used to be held. People from near by villages used to come together for shopping of their daily needs. Such markets also were occasions of meeting people and knowing their neighboring village fellows. Even today, when the country is rapidly developing the mall culture has still retained the older norms. To make shopping a delightful experience malls have special days of discounts and sale. They also believe in socializing with people. Thus they conduct games, DJ sessions and call celebrities to promote their mall and its culture.

In this scenario the local bazaars are slowly losing out on their shine. The local markets selling cheap yet somewhat durable products is losing out on their share because of the big entrants in this arena and even the future bazaar i.e. online shopping. Local markets have been in vogue since forever and it is the past decade that is noticing a transformation. The change is rapid yet not so strong that it could wipe out the local bazaar trend. The famous local bazaar of Mumbai, ‘Fashion Street’ is slowly losing out on its clientele because of the enormous options available to people in shopping malls and online shopping, the future bazaars of India.

The future of shopping is online based shopping because of the numerous benefits it offers. The future bazaar offers wide availability of options including international brands and retailers. The ease of shopping anywhere, at anytime adds to its popularity as it cuts down tremendously on the shopping time and effort. The local bazaars in India are inconvenient to shop at during the monsoon season. The parking is an issue as these bazaars are located in busy streets. The same or even better quality products are available in shopping malls and online at the same cost or even better deals. Online sites provide auction facilities which enable the user to decide its price and worth.

The local bazaars have an edge because of the feel of products that they offer. One can touch and know the quality and can verify the claims of the seller. Even such facility is offered in popular online shopping based websites like naaptol.com which offers the options of local stores and retailers which enable them to get the product locally. This is important in case of consumer durable items which need close inspection and after sales service. The future bazaar, would be a combination of local and online sellers, who work hand in hand to provide utmost convenience to the consumer.

Three times I have revisited Turkey after living in the country for two years in the
1970’s. How could I ever forget? Salespeople everywhere can glean some wisdom
about the unique sales approach by walking through the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul.
At least three unmistakable key sales components are apparent: ask questions, be
persistent and appeal to emotions.

ASKING QUESTIONS

As you revel at the array of products lining the street in the Bazaar, you hear
someone say, “We have a great deal on leather coats today. How would you like to
buy one?” On it’s own merit a question is one of the best ways to begin a
relationship with a new customer. Questions early on show interest and allow you to
gather information. However, at the beginning of getting to know someone, you
want to use what I call high fat questions. High fat questions will usually get more
than a one word response from someone. This question, “How would you like to
buy one?” is headed for either a “sure,” or more likely “no” answer. Now a follow on
question, “But, why?” is high fat. Sure, you could answer it with one word like,
“because.” More likely you will begin to explain why you are not interested or say
what you are really doing is just browsing. Try using “How come?” in place of “why;”
it does the same to inquire in a less heated way.

Questions give the asker power. You can better control the direction of the
conversation. Regardless of how a customer responds to a question you gather
relevant information when you listen. This merchant is going to help one of us buy.

BE PERSISTENT

As a salesperson masters the art of questions, it’s easier for that steadfastness of
purpose you need to help the customer buy. When you ask questions, you nurture
persistence. It becomes pleasing to discover more about your customer.

Most salespeople give up way too soon. Brian Tracy, master sales trainer, states a
statistic that 80% of salespeople quit just at the time when most of the sales are
made. Consider persistence a necessity. You can’t drive a nail into a block of wood
with one try can you? Sometimes it takes more than one try to have your message
take hold.

If you sense your prospect feels pressure or keeps coming up with excuses, then
tone things down. But at least, either state or agree on the next step, even if it
means then the customer says no. Put energy into finding out what your customer
needs and presenting what you have in a way it will satisfy those needs. One
merchant knows that my son is going to buy a Turkish drum and he keeps helping
him to decide which one.

PEOPLE BUY ON EMOTION

Get the customer involved. By engaging your customer you get to the emotion of
how a product or service will make them feel. Their face shows it; their voice lets
you hear it. At a more subtle level, even their breathing lets you know they are a
buyer. The merchants in the Grand Bazaar of Turkey wisely and easily do this. Not
only are you intrigued by their fondling of some products, you want to feel the silk
as well. Between your fingers, on your face, you love the luxurious softness. People
don’t buy a car because of logic. They buy it because it makes they’ll look
prestigious driving in it. Or they love the sound of the stereo. Or they love the way
the leather feels. Create situations so your customer can feel the emotion of wanting
want you have. After tapping several different size drums my son begins to
negotiate for the best price on the drum he’s decided on. His emotion helps him to
want to take this memory home with him.

Whether you sell shoes or insurance, whether your products are tangible or
intangible, and no matter if what you sell takes a minute or a year, its questions,
persistence and getting the customer involved that move sales results from fiction
to fact.

Copyright? Patricia Weber, http://www.prostrategies.com.

Queen Amara began her day with a scented bath, a skin rub of herbs and oils, a shampoo followed by the sweet fragrance of sandalwood being infused into her drying hair, and an application of custom cosmetics. After being dressed and jeweled by her many attendants, a blossom was tucked into her hair and she was given cloves to freshen her breath. The process took half a day but she was ravishing for the king.

There was more to this influential and contented queen than her beauty. Her father was a still king in his own right so she entered the harem with sizeable personal wealth. In addition, she received a regular allowance and frequent gifts from her generous husband. When these gifts were land, they included the accompanying taxes and tolls from that property. She could even, through a eunuch, increase her impressive wealth through trade.

She spent her money on additional personal upkeep beyond what she was lavishly provided. Additionally, she built hotels which were made available to travelers on her own land, and commissioned buildings and gardens to beautify the empire.
She loved her life and today being Bazaar Day made it even sweeter. Because none of the harem could shop in the market, the women of the bazaar’s merchants brought luxury wares to them. They displayed piles of bangles, veils, jewels, caged birds, wine decanters, sweetmeats, and more for their wealthy audience.

The bazaar women brought something else that was exciting: gossip. Thus the queen could count on learning of events occurring in the surrounding city, the marriages and births, the quarrels and the intrigues of women in other harems.

Gulban, a concubine who no longer received more than an occasional visit from the king, could not accept the harem’s restrictions. Although she continued to be handsomely rewarded for her past attraction to the man who brought her here, she had been replaced by another pair of bright dark eyes brought into the City of Women.

When a woman in the harem showed signs of pregnancy, Gulban became a jealous “sister.” She had become expert in devising spells and potions for women whose wombs were more fertile than hers. Unexplained injuries and even deaths were facts of harem life. Gulban and others were known to injure or poison women even without the spur of pregnancy.

The lack of men encouraged women to become quite inventive in ways to satisfy themselves without them. Bringing a man surreptitiously into the harem was too dangerous even for Gulban so physical yearnings were satisfied by an occasional eunuch. Or other women.

Beneath the notice of the lofty queen and the once-favored concubine, was a woman who, along with hundreds of others, maintained the glitter and the cleanliness of the harem. Suti, who had been sent to the Royal Harem when she was twelve, lived in a single room. For her, life in the harem was one of long hours of work, small living quarters and a lack of possessions.

She was content, however, realizing if she had remained in her village she would not know this dazzling environment, nor could she be certain she would have had a roof over her head and enough food to eat. She did not share the privileges of the royal women around her, but she shared their confinement. Although she was not cut off from communications with her friends and family in her home village but she would never see them again.

When so large a group was brought together from throughout the empire and confined within the same walls, irritations and animosities arose. Particularly when the very family or clan a woman had been taught since childhood to **** or fear was now nearby on a daily basis.

What was to be done with the natural intelligence and creativity pulsing within the confined women? To channel these talents and to increase the “value” of the harem as a whole, educational opportunities were presented. Many women eagerly learned how to play a musical instrument, how to sing and how to dance. In addition, tutors were arranged for instruction in calligraphy, languages, poetry, and social graces. Women became accomplished scholars who competed with one another but never against men.
Did women enjoy the pampered lives they led in the Royal Harem?
Would you?

Everyone loves Christmas bazaars. It’s very popular among those looking for gifts for themselves or for others. It is this reason why it’s also popular among promoters who are looking to market themselves or their business. It is because it’s one of those places wherein you can stay put and people will come to you.

Christmas bazaars are usually held in big halls to accommodate the number of people attending. Hundreds of people attend good bazaars in a single day. It goes without saying that almost all people, young and old, are excited to attend one. It usually means Christmas shopping, and we are usually more open to the idea of spending a lot of money in one place.

That’s why promoters take advantage of these events. They try to think of the perfect crafts to make for a Christmas bazaar. It’s a good opportunity to make the next bazaar best sellers and to make yourself known as well. If you’re a local personality looking to be known in more areas, you can easily do so with the help of these events. Bazaars like these are well-attended even by others from neighboring cities. The mere fact that you’re a local celebrity will spark their interest and they’ll check you out. It’s now up to you to build on that interest.

Since you’re thinking of crafts to make for Christmas bazaar, why not make something that will market yourself or your business? But forget about shirts or caps. You will be competing with a lot of exhibitors if you do that. Why not make something fun, creative and a perfect extension of yourself? Bobble head figurines are those things and more.

A bunch of bobble head figurines in your image is sure to be one of the bazaar best sellers. If it’s someone who knows you as a local celebrity, chances are they’ll buy it for themselves or as gifts for their friends. Let’s face it, a bobble head figurine of a celebrity is a collector’s item. If someone from out of town sees the bobble heads, it will make him wonder who you are, and maybe buy out of curiosity. Besides, they’re fun to have even if you don’t really know who it represents.

Christmas bazaars are also a great place to promote your business or your product. Most people are receptive, thanks in part to the holiday season. Why not make a bobble head of yourself in a festive Christmas outfit? It’s somewhat viral since it can be given as gifts.

Aside from the fact that it can easily be one of the bazaar best sellers, it serves a dual purpose. Not everyone’s going to buy it. But a lot of people are going to see it. Believe me. It’s hard to forget the image of a bobble head doll in action. It can be you or a mascot for your business. The image is going to stick.

The best part is you don’t have to create a fancy poster with a great tagline to market yourself or your business. You just need a basic idea of how you want yourself to look as a bobble head figurine and the “bobble” will take care of the rest.

Carol Osborne asked:

Vomiting that occurs occasionally in an otherwise healthy cat is generally not a cause for concern. Vomiting that persists for over 72 hours with or without signs of illness such as appetite loss, depression, lethargy, or diarrhea can indicate a more severe problem and should be addressed. The fluids lost during vomiting result in dehydration which could be potentially life threatening. The food, acids and other material expelled during vomiting can in other cases be lifesaving. Since cats are naturally carnivores, vomiting is a protective reflex used to eliminate bones, for example, after consuming a bird or rodent.

CAUSES

* Hairballs are the most common cause of periodic vomiting.

* Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is the most common cause of chronic vomiting. Vomiting hairballs daily is often the predominant sign of IBD in cats.

* Eating linear foreign objects - ribbon, tinsel, string are holiday favorites

* Parasites - round worms in kittens can cause vomiting

* Cancer - Mast cell tumors are a type of stomach cancer in cats that cause vomiting which may contain blood. The vomit may be blackish in color with a fowl odor because of the blood.

* Liver disease can result in stomach ulcers

* Chronic kidney failure

* Poisons - aspirin, antifreeze, plants, pesticides, cleaning agents, lead, herbicides, and heavy metals.

* Distemper virus in unvaccinated kittens

What you and your vet can do:

* Withholding food and water for 12 to 24 hours allows the body to recover and controls most mild cases of vomiting.

* Giving food and/or water at this time usually makes vomiting worse.

* Gradually reintroducing small frequent meals several times daily over the next 2-3 days resolves most cases.

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY

Homeopathic

* Nux Vomica 6c - Use for cats that acts moderately ill and want to be left alone or are hiding. No food 10 minutes before or after treatment.

The dosage is 1 pellet every 4 hours until the signs are gone. Discontinue if cat is not better after 24 hours. Continue up to 5 days if the cat is responding.

* Pulsatilla 6c - Use for cats reluctant to drink. Use same dose as for Nux Vomica.

Herbal

* Chamomile Tea - This herb is soothing and relieves nausea. Use for mild stomach upsets.

Recipe: Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 TBSP of the flowers, steep 15 minutes, strain and dilute with an equal amount of water. Give a teaspoon at a time after food and water have already been withheld for the first 12 to 24 hours.

* Note: Peppermint tea also relieves nausea but unlike dogs and people, cats don’t like mint.

Do you need to make some extra money? Try some of these ideas. I realize some of them may be a bit on the extreme side but why not give them a try?

1. Help a group do a fundraiser and keep a few dollars of the purchase price for yourself. (This only works obviously if your product has a high enough mark up price.)

2. Create an e-book and sell it online.

3. Go to payperpost and any other paid to blog sites you can find and send a few hours writing on your blog for advertisers.

4. Sell some products at a flea market or trade show.

5. Work all weekend at your job.

6. Host a business conference and share your expertise with others.

7. Design a website for another company.

8. Sell all of your junk on eBay.

9. Sign up a few new people into your network marketing business.

10. Host a home party.

11. Do an online party.

12. Teach some web design lessons.

13. Teach some lessons in a foreign language.

14. If you have a blog with high enough traffic you can start an AdSense campaign or sell advertising on it.

15. Sell some affiliate products.

16. Host a webinar.

17. Create an irresistible offer and send it out to your newsletter or email list.

18. Create some kind of craft item and sell it at a bazaar or to your friends and family.

19. Do some one on one consulting with a business professional.

20. Ask all your friends and everyone you know for $5.00 (ok I’m partially joking but I couldn’t resist including it here.)

21. Partner up with another business owner and help sell their products.

22. Work a temporary job all weekend.

23. Create a new piece of software and sell it.

24. Host a yard sale.

25. Teach someone how to use a computer.

26. Find someone who is trying to sell something and then offer to help them for a commission.

27. Find a large group who needs food for an event and let them pay you to cater the food for it.

28. Clean a few houses.

29. Babysit ten children all weekend.

30. Take care of a large number of dogs or other animals.

31. Become an errand courier for someone or a few people for the weekend.

32. Teach some music lessons.

33. Dress up like a clown and do a few birthday parties.

34. Put on a great magic show for a large group.

35. Build a blog for a professional.

36. Find another business who needs your products and sell some to them.

37. Cut the hair of several of your friends or family members.

38. Give cheap massages to anyone who has an interest.

Financial brokers and banks keep on advertising the fact that they offer financial solutions to bad credit holders. But in reality, is there any such thing as a loan for adverse credit holders? That too at competitive rates? Bad credit holders are certainly no prime customers and therefore, they are certainly not privy to the best rates.

As to why the banks are extending their services to this particular clientele. With Britain’s debt problems rising up, this is an extremely lucrative segment for the banks. It’s a niche market, but many lenders are in fact specialising in offering funding solutions for bad credit holders. It mainly consists of immigrants, middle class working population, as well as students.

Bad credit personal loans are supposed to be a specially crafted loans created for people who don’t have a good credit score. A bad credit score is generated when the debtor has delayed or hasn’t paid his outstanding debts on time. It might be anything from credit or store card bills, mortgage or loan payments. However, an adverse credit score may also occur if the debtor is only paying the minimum payments over a period of time.

Applicants wanting to opt for an unsecured loan might face some problems in getting their form cleared by the lenders. Depending on the credit score, lenders will review the feasibility of granting unsecured bad credit personal loans [http://www.loans-bazaar.co.uk/bad-credit-loans.html] to the applicant. As the past repaying history is not that great, lenders have doubts about sanctioning loans to bad credit holders, that too a loan that has no condition of collateral placement attached to it.

Technically, applicants are more likely to get bad credit personal loans if they offer some property in lieu of the loan amount. In other words, a secured loan is the most likely way by which bad credit applicants are going to get their loan request processed further. In fact, there are a host of sub-prime lenders who specialise in providing loans even to those applicants who don’t have a sterling credit score.

Anyone in the know is going to be spending some of their holiday shopping at the Armadillo Christmas bazaar in Austin Texas. This bazaar has been running for over thirty years. Located at the Austin Convent off of 2nd and Trinity, those who are looking for unique gifts for their loved ones need only stop here. Many of the local artisans are going to be selling their unique and sometimes one of kind creations for all of the city of Austin to enjoy. The festivities begin on December 11, 2009 and run through Christmas Eve. The hours are from 11 am until 11 pm.

Not only are there rows and rows of booths with great gifts for the entire family, but there are daily concerts as well food and drinks. The admission is going to fit any budget and all ages are welcome any time, night or day. Visitors can check the website for daily updates on upcoming artists. Each day they are new acts to see. Some are old favorites and others are new artists who just breaking into the music industry. Even those who just want a day of relaxing shopping and looking around for ideas are going to enjoy spending a few hours at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar.

Anyone who is looking for great Christmas presents along with some great Christmas entertainment in Austin should not miss this series of events. Each day is going to bring new music along with new artisans along with their diverse gift ideas. There is always one person who is so very hard to shop for on the list. They seem to have everything and it is just so hard finding something that they are going to love that they do not already have. The Armadillo Bazaar is the perfect place to shop for that person!

Disney fans of all ages can find souvenirs that satisfy their taste from anywhere inside the universe of Disney World. The most magical place on earth is also the most commercially savvy. Strategically placed and well stocked, Disney World gift stores offer plenty of creative choices for mementos and gifts, including merchandise of all of your favorite characters.

Each of the Disney World parks hosts easily accessible shops, many which are themed. Listed below are a few favorites from the four main parks.

MAGIC KINGDOM

Pooh’s Thotful Shop - Everything a hungry bear could want, this shop features all Hundred Acre Wood items. Located in Fantasyland.

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique - This is the all girl place to officially become a princess. Beauty make-over packages begin with hair and shimmering make-up, with additional options of nails, princess dresses and crowns, shoes and wands. Located just inside Cinderella’s Castle.

The Yankee Trader - Located in Liberty Square next to the Haunted Mansion, The Yankee Trader sells candy, jams, and kitchen items.

Main Street Gallery - Offers a lot of everything.

Pirates Bazaar - Next to the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, everything Pirate is found here. You might even see Captain Hook!

Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe - This year round Christmas shop offers classic ornaments, toys, and gifts. Located in Liberty Square.

EPCOT

Mitsukoshi Department Store - Located in Japan, this store is huge! Everything is from Japan and includes a variety of items for home, body, and life.

Mission Space Gift Shop - Space themed items are offered at this shop located next to the Mission Space ride in Futureworld.

The Tea Caddy - A variety of English teas, candies, and chocolates are offered in this specialty shop in the United Kingdom.

ANIMAL KINGDOM

Island Mercantile - On Discovery Island, this Disney World gift store offers Animal Kingdom related merchandise, pin trading, and hair wrapping.

Mombasa Marketplace - African themed souvenirs and clothing.

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

Beverly Sunset - This unique shop offers items featuring Disney villains and Fantasmic gifts.

Rock Around the Shop - Located at the Aerosmith Rockin’ Roller Coaster ride, here you’ll find items related to music, Aerosmith and the Rockin’ Roller Coaster.

The Writer’s Shop - Books, pens, coffee and pastries are sold here.

For a full day of shopping Disney World gift stores, Downtown Disney provides a plethora of choices. The Disney World resorts won’t leave you empty handed, either. They all include shops with huge selections of Disney merchandise.

Perhaps the best feature of all of the Disney World gift stores, at least if you stay at a Disney resort, is that any purchases made at shops in the parks can be sent to your hotel and held for you at the gift shop to pick up the following day. This keeps you from having to tote around heavy, inconvenient bags of merchandise while you continue to enjoy your day discovering all the parks have to offer.

Many groups and organizations use craft bazaars to sell items their member’s make to increase funds. The items can be as simple as coffee mugs filled with wrapped candy, or business items for desks. A mug full of paper clips might make its way to a secretary’s office. Give a mug cake with icing on top to someone in your department at work. You don’t even have to bake one in the cup unless you want to. Just purchase a double pack of cupcakes, and set them down in two mugs to give away! Wrap them in clear, or colored, cellophane for sanitary reasons. Decorate a card with the recipe on it to hang around the jar lid if more ingredients must be added to the contents of what is inside. Or print some labels with a special quote from you on them to attach to all the gifts you make.

The mugs are a fun project for scouts or 4-H groups to raise funds for their treasury. You can purchase a box full of coffee mugs at thrift or consignments shops very reasonably. Fill them with what you like, and business sales will boom.

Sit down with paper and pen, and think of all the wonderful handmade gifts that were given to you as you were growing up. If you can remember what they looked like, most of the time you, or someone else, will be able to find instructions on how the craft item was made.

Marking each craft item with the sale price is essential. No one likes to ask the prices of everything they look at. Make it easier on the customer, and save yourself valuable time, by pricing each item you have available for purchase. You may have three customers at once, and you don’t want all of them waiting in line just to ask the sale price of an item. Walk up to the front of your display and pretend to be a customer. Are you pleased with the way each item is placed on your table? Can the display be improved in some way? Working problems out ahead of business hours will save both you and your clients time and money.