Not necessarily the best selling technique

On Saturday we travelled up from Cape McLear to Lilongwe and after finding the bus station and then the VSO guest house I got settled in. On Sunday I decided to investigate the market in Lilongwe, and after successfully negotiating my way there via public transport (minibuses) wandered round the market to have a good look at the second hand clothes section. This is absolutely huge and sells a very wide range. One of the local traders was trying to interest me in purchasing some dresses, but really rather lost a sale after telling me that this particular dress would be OK as it was made for fat people and would therefore fit me. I wouldn't mind quite so much but having lost over 10kg since arriving here I wouldn't have necessarily classed myself as fat, maybe a touch over weight, but really, fat was pushing it! I said that I would think about it and come back to him. He then hunted me down at some of the other stalls and in the end I had to say no to his very kind offer, despite assuring me that he would give me a very good price.