Life, as it goes.

We are not kanjoos. I don't agree with people who think Gujjus are kanjoos. Gujjus spend when they can and want to spend but it just seems that we are kanjoos because we insist on getting the right value for the money we spend and we have a very intrinsic gut feel on the inherant value of the product so much so that impulsive buying is just out of question, even in deliberated buying there is debate, discussion, bargaining and negotiation. To prove my point I quote below a song used as a garba in Navratri it goes like

Paavli layine hoon toh Pavagadh gayi ti,
Pavagadhwali mane darshan de, darshan de,
nahi toh maari paavli paachhi de,

Translated into English it means

With a paavli I went to Paavagadh
Oh Goddess of Pavagadh, appear before me, but if you don't,
better give me my paavli back

Paavli - 25 paisa coin, Paavagadh - A hill in Gujarat which is considered the home of a Goddess

Only a Gujju can write such a song and negotiate with God. Only we can tell the Goddess of Pavagadh to deliver or return the consideration. Value for money at its best. :D