| For those who are not use to the Islamic way of life | | | | Abdul. Okay Abdul can you please tell us were these |
| and their free market way of trading and negotiation, | | | | Pomegranates are from; Oh they are from the finest |
| perhaps you might like to walk with me in the open | | | | gardens in all of Spain my friend, I make you a deal. |
| market for produce and such in Baghdad Iraq. You | | | | Indeed so Abdul how much? Well these fine |
| see here everything is for sale and the price is simply | | | | specimens are from the royal gardens of Spain and |
| a negotiation starting point. But do not get | | | | shipped here fresh each day, there are no finer |
| discouraged because a savvy negotiator can make | | | | pomegranates in all the land, what is you bid?How |
| some great bargains here and in doing eat very well | | | | about $2.00 each Abdul? $2.00 these are $10.00 but |
| for not so much money.What is available at the | | | | for you maybe I come down to eight this one time, |
| Baghdad Iraq open market, well just about anything | | | | if you no tell nobody of this great offer? No way |
| you can think of and even fruit from as far away | | | | Abdul I pay you $4.00 for 1 or $9.00 for 3? Oh I |
| and the United States and Brazil. Some quality | | | | cannot lose money on these fine fruits, but I will sell |
| merchandise too. You can get Bananas from India, | | | | them at you my cost for $6.50 each. It goes on and |
| Peaches from Georgia, Oranges from Brazil and | | | | on like that and we settle at $4.90 each and that is a |
| pomegranates from, well I really cannot tell you who | | | | bargain here in Iraq. So consider all this in 2006."Lance |
| knows where they are from? I know lets ask this | | | | Winslow" - Online Think Tank forum board. |
| gentleman shall we?Dear Sir what is your name; | | | | |