Please be aware that all food and non food packaged products in India have a maximum retail price listed on them, and that price by law, has to include all taxes. In other words a customer cannot be charged any more than what is indicated on the packaging.
This applies to all essential commodities sold in groceries and supermarkets. In case of fancy goods and gift items, the price on the box is more of a joke as most retailers will sell you for less than half that price, if you play your cards well.
If you need to buy any gift articles or clothes you're better off shopping at supermarkets or a large store or shopping plaza as prices though higher than the small shops, are generally fixed and all items have price tags on them. You may end up paying a slightly higher premium for the convenience and luxury of shopping at a big store but not beyond that. If you step in at the right time, discounts may also be available.
When you shop at smaller shops where prices are open to bargaining, you may end up paying 3 - 4 times as much as a larger store simply because you had no idea of the right price. And when you don't know the approximate cost, you can't really bargain effectively.
Shopping at larger stores and government emporiums is a good idea and could in fact work out cheaper than smaller shops as larger stores won't cheat you.
Please be informed that there are government emporiums and government approved emporiums. These are marked accordingly under the name and government approved emporiums are to be avoided as they are no better than petty shops as far as fleecing innocent tourists is concerned.
Government emporiums are directly controlled and staffed by the government and will never cheat you.
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