THE SHOPPING BUG - - ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY?
  Mirraw.com   There are shopping trips, and there are shopping trips! Nowadays, shopping malls and supermarkets have mushroomed, with everything under the sun available under one roof. However, a good shopping experience depends on the luck of the draw, as I was to find out, rather piquantly!   My two sisters and I once went to a particular sari shop to buy a sari for our mother, who happens to hold a record in being the toughest customer to shop for! With a walk-in cupboard filled with specimens of every hue and material, buying a sari for her is like carrying coals to Newcastle. In fact, like carrying red hot coals, to boot!   When we entered the shop, we knew exactly what we wanted, and went about our task like bloodhounds after a clue. "Could you show us an onion pink sari, with a non fussy print, that drapes like a dream?" This was after we mistook the lone salesgirl for a mannequin, so still was she!    "Onion pink - what colour is that? Never heard of it!" T...
