In Boston, Lisa could usually get me to go grocery shopping with her by offering to let me use the Shopping Buddy at Stop ‘n Shop. It’s a little electronic gadget that could tell you all the deals on each aisle, try to sense your buying preferences, and get you better deals on purcahsed items. Until today, I thought this was a pretty original invention. Then I learned that in Morocco, they’ve been using the Shopping Buddy system for a long time.<\/p>\n
I was shopping for chochkes in Agadir today and found the ultimate Shopping Buddy system. I went to the first section close to the entrance of a gift store and was found by an employee of the store, who proceeded to take me to any part of the store I mentioned (or glanced at, or thought about). There he (or she, they handed me off from time to time) would point to anything I seemed interested in and tell me all about the item. These shopping buddies speak many languages, which is a by-product of living in a highly tourist-dependent area. They would carry items for me (no cart required!) and haggle over prices. One of my Shopping Buddies even dressed me up in a traditional Berber outift, complete with turban. My Shopping Buddy showed me flying carpets and magic carpets. I couldn’t resist; I bought a Magic Carpet. My Shopping Buddy got me the ‘good friend price’ on everything I bought. It was pretty neat. I think Stop n’ Shop could learn a thing or two in Morocco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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