'Bazaar' is an Asian form of market-an ancient concept that existed centuries ago. In this study, a survey was performed wherein the bazaar-goers were interviewed and their responses and views were recorded. Taking the role of an apprentice, the author has highlighted the negotiation techniques and tactics that can be learnt from the bazaar-bazaar-sellers and -buyers, alike. According to the author, people in those countries where much of the daily life involves negotiation, often have a much healthier perspective. True, there's much bargaining, raising voices, even arguing or arms waving; but they take it easy, and negotiating parties even manage to have some fun. Overall then, if one wants to be an effective negotiator, one should relate well, and also, learn to be a keen observer.

A bazaar, according to Wikipedia (2005), is a market, often covered, typically found in areas of Muslim culture. The word is derived from the Persian bzr, whose etymology goes back to the Pahlavi word, baha-char, meaning "the place of prices". The bazaar is an Asian form of market, an ancient concept, and it has existed centuries ago (Low and Ibrayeva, 2005: 9); bazaars are a common place in the Middle East, and the Indian and the Central Asian subcontinents.

The author was curious, wanting to adopt a learning stance, and in this research, he was also taken in by Burnett's (1995: 94) words, "Steep yourself in your subject, work like hell" As a teacher of negotiation and a lifelong student, the author finds that he can learn and gather negotiation insights almost anywhere even while holidaying and shopping. In fact, `negotiation techniques' can an amazing education in the field. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to examine the negotiation lessons learnt from shopping and bargaining with the bazaar sellers. Besides, agreeing with Krechmer (2002), the author has also selected "bazaars" to learn more about negotiation because it also serves a powerful paradigm to build ideas on negotiation techniques and tips. He also likens the bazaars as representing a marketplace full of new ideas, with the freedom to change and evolve negotiation as the subject.

Management Research Journal, Negotiation Techniques, Bazaar, Negotiation Tactics, Human Resources, Converging Techniques, Negotiation Skills, Contemporary Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Marketing Research, Consumer Behavior.