BENGALURU: People are looking to buy raincoats and umbrellas as Met Department has predicted
that rains will lash the city over the next few days. City Express picks out some budget street
-side gear from Shivajinagar’s OPH Road that will help you go about your day unhindered by the showers. Here's an entire rain-proof outfit that could cost you as little as Rs 500.
Rubber Shoes
Vendor Faizal sells shoes on his pushing his cart along different streets in Shivajinagar. You can buy rubber shoes from him for Rs 150. They are meant for men and women.
Tip: You can bargain and walk off with it for Rs 50 less.
Waterproof Bags
Vendor Arman, among his collection of bags, has ones that let little to no water in. These multipurpose bags, priced at Rs 150 (negotiable to Rs 100, depending on your bargaining skills), can hold a lot.
Raincoat
Reliable, a small store, stocks unisex raincoats priced at Rs 200. They are light-weight, transparent and suitable for people across age groups.
Umbrellas
Brightly coloured, patterned or solid black, umbrellas are available in multiple stores on on the street sides along OPH Road for Rs 100. Some say the ones they’ve bought here have seen many a monsoon. Only one way you can find out — try them.
