Must-buys are the traditional hand-embroidered and tie and dye clothes. However, haggling is the name of the game when it comes to shopping in the open markets of Ahmedabad. The city's main market area is at Ratan Pol and Manek Chowk near Lal Darwaja. It is crowded but you get maximum choice. The roadside shops near Law Garden also offer good bargains. Bargaining is an art and the Gujaratis are no doubt, the masters of this art. So bargain to your hearts content and you may walk away with a beautiful embroidered bed sheet or pillow covers which would cost heaven and earth in a showroom. Shops such as Bandhej (Tel: 64221810) and Sanskruti (Tel: 6443341) offer these traditional items at fixed (and maybe overpriced) rates. Browse through a fascinating range of Patola silks, ethnic fabrics, silver jewellery, furniture and handicrafts in these shops. In the evening try the Law Garden market for ethnic and traditional clothes and white metal jewellery. Be there by 5 pm to have an early start. Some addresses to shop for traditional Gujarati arts and crafts are: Banascraft (Tel: 6405784) Gurjari (Tel: 6585505); Hastkala (Tel: 53543970); Seva Kalakruti (Tel: 6301503); and Khadi Gramodyog (Tel: 7540584).