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The culture of bargaining the price of goods even though the building is modern. This kind of culture still survives not much like a traditional market. In traditional market, the price is determined bassed on a bargaining agreement between the seller and buyer.
Thank you #marketfriday by @dswigle, sharing the experience of going to the "Pasar baru Trade Center" Bandung. From the history that this market was extablished long before the second World war.
At that time Indonesia was still controlled by the Dutch, name was called the"Baroeweg market", built around 1906, at that time there was a riot,with the development of the years the market was built as subsitute for the old market and until now this market is called Pasar Baru trade center (the new trade center) Bandung City,and close to the train station, easy to reach from various directions.
This Pasar baru trade center is one of the biggest market in the City of Bandung and has survived until now. Those who shop at this market are not only residents of Bandung.
But outside the City of Bandung, it is often a shopping destination for tourist from Malaysia, because the prices are relatively cheap and affordable.
Pasar baru trade center include market with modern buildings, but the transaction system is still like a traditional market with bargaining.
This market building has 8 floors and there is a ground floor, I tried to enter from the main door of the market which is on a mayor road with one way traffic arrangements.
Enter the market from the first floor to the 6 th floor, using the start elevator which located in the middle of the market. There is also a manual ledder to go up and down to the floor.
The New trade center market here sells various merchandise such aa women's and men's clothes Muslim clothes ,t shirt, batik clothes, prayer rugs, carpet, sprei, bed covers, selling textile,and things other.
For princes such as batik clothes from cheap to expensive starting Rp 45.000- (forty five thousand), prayer rug prices star from Rp 25.000,-, mukena prices start from 45.000,- t-shirt prices start from ,rp 35.000,-, the price of bed linen start from Rp 35.000,-, muslim clothes start from Rp 75.000,-.
The price sold is the wholesole price, traditional market with modern building are negotiable price , usually buyers use the local language (Sundanese) to be more familiar and usually the price can go down.
Bandung city is one of the major fashion product producing cities in Indonesia. Facilities available in this market,such as air conditioning, elevator,escalator, bank office,parking, outomatic teller machines, toilets, prayer room, healthy rooms.
Before leaving this place, I visited the 6th floor,where on the 6th floor there is a food court, a place for food,and I tried to buy food to eat a round 10 am. The menu available has many choices such as, chicken complete rice, there is grilled chicken(option), tempeh, fried tofu, chicken saute, rice pickled bean sprouts, cucumbar,salad leaves.
The price of this meal package is around 35.000,- (thirty five thousand indonesian rupiah), food prices are quite cheap.
Thank you #marketfriday# by @dswigle. Thank you very much.