What do you expect from Andrew or for that mater any salesman ? He will always say what you want to hear. I have travelled/dealt with people everywhere, most intelligent consumer are german, americans,Greeks. They go by the adage 'Value for the money'. Some items are priced so high in India.What is the point in discounting/bargaining on already marked up item. Don't get caried away by someone's statement and then plug in your own half baked one track analysis. However such iniatives will ultimately cut down the n-number of middle man where by both producer and consumer will benefit in the long run.