11.30 am: Vasansi, a saree store in Jaipur
\nI was barely 10 mins into the process of saree buying when I was shown this colourful and vibrant lehariya saree with gota work. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it.
\nBut ———————-!
\nMe to myself: \u201c Pretty saree! And also has gota work on the border. Nice combination too. But then let me see few more. Ranjeeta told me Vasansi has good collection. I may get a nicer one. And besides its only been 10 mins! \u201c
\nMe to the Salesperson: \u201c\u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u0942 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947. \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0939\u0948 \u0907\u0938\u0940 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092a \u092e\u0947\u0902? \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0932\u0947\u091f\u0947\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0921\u093f\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0907\u0928?\u201d.
\nSalesperson to Me: \u201c Madamji, \u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u0940 \u091a\u0940\u091c\u093c \u0939\u0948. \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0924\u0940. \u092f\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0907\u090f\u201c.
\nMe to the Salesperson: \u201c\u092f\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u0942 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947. \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0905\u0932\u0917 \u092c\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921\u0930 \u0921\u093f\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0907\u0928 \u0939\u0948? \u092a\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0942 \u092d\u0940 \u0925\u094b\u0921\u093c\u093e \u0905\u091a\u094d\u091b\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f\u201d.
\nAfter sifting through 30 + more sarees and an hour and a half later:
\nMe to the Salesperson: \u201c\u0914\u0930 \u0935\u094b \u091c\u094b \u092a\u0939\u0947\u0932\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u091c\u0942 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u0916\u0940 \u0925\u0940 \u0928\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0921\u0940, \u0935\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0907\u090f \u0924\u094b \u091c\u093c\u0930\u093e!\u201c
\n\u201c\u0939\u093e\u0901,\u092f\u0939\u0940. \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0926\u0940\u091c\u093f\u090f!!\u201d
\nMe to the Salesperson: \u201c\u0925\u0945\u0902\u0915\u094d\u092f\u0942 \u0939\u0902. \u0906\u092a \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0924\u0915\u0932\u0940\u092b\u093c \u0926\u0940\u201d.
\nSalesperson to Me: \u201c\u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0921\u092e\u091c\u0940, \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948. \u0915\u0941\u091b \u091a\u093e\u092f \u092f\u093e \u0920\u0902\u0921\u093e \u092e\u0901\u0917\u0935\u093e\u090a\u0902 \u0906\u092a \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f? \u092b\u0949\u0932 \u0932\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948?\u201d
\n1.15 pm:
\nI walk out of Vasansi with this cheerful lehariya saree; happy and content, having feasted on colours, weaves and designs, and 6 yards of works of art called Sarees!<\/p>\n
Familiar scene, \u202a#\u200eFellow100sareepacters\u202c? Yes, ofcourse!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
11.30 am: Vasansi, a saree store in Jaipur I was barely 10 mins into the process of saree buying when I was shown this colourful and vibrant lehariya saree with gota work. I fell in love with it the moment I saw it. But ———————-! Me to myself: \u201c Pretty saree! And also has gota…<\/p>\n