I last visited Shanghai in March 2013. If there was anything noticeably different that I found during the recent visit in October 2014, it would be that more people were seen taking selfie. This is not just happening among the young and trendy but the seniors as well.
We decided to get a selfie stick to avoid the need of seeking a third party to act as photographer whenever we intend to take a photo for two of us. In China, selfie stick is an inexpensive item. Still, getting a good selfie stick at a reasonable price could be a tricky thing. One can easily be conned if one is not careful. We almost became victim if not because of our prior knowledge of its market price.
In the first outlet in Shanghai AP Plaza where we found the selfie sticks, the shop keeper first offered us at RMB160 for a stick. That was daylight robbery because one of our group had earlier bought a similar stick for just RMB29 which was less than one fifth of the offer price, We said it was way too expensive and decided to leave the premise. He then offered a stick for RMB40. We said it was still much higher than what we could get in other place and proceeded to walk out of the shop. He chased after us and finally offered us for RMB30 a stick. We took the offer.
A short while later, another nearby outlet offered the same selfie stick for just RMB 25. I bought a second stick.
Trying out the new selfie stick in the compound of Shanghai Science and Technology Museum which is adjacent to AP Plaza.
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