[QUOTE=Xpartan;2174221]Just curious. Reading some scary reports and how Cartagena touts won't take "no" for an answer. How do the veterans suggest we should deal with them. When a smile and "no gracia" won't cut it -- then what?[/QUOTE]That's fine. I sometimes say 'no gracias, dios te bendiga. ' I go often enough many of them call out my name when I first arrive. I don't really buy from vendors usually but I got to know a few when shooting the shit with them. The touts stopped trying to con me after my first few visits when they realized I was wise to their tricks.
I heard some funny stories about that playa hollywood tout Tony. Evidently he had a website somewhere and some of his customers got mad and defaced it. When I see him these days he's usually very low key just chilling. Did he have a fall from grace or is he the big boss now?
