For the sake of adventure, we ended up opting to stay in a hostel instead of a hotel. After checking in, we headed to the nearby streets to look for food and we ended up eating jiaozi. First at a street cart and then at a street-side restaurant.
We happened to be in luck and were able to enjoy very clear air, despite the fact that it had been relatively smoggy recently.
At the pearl market (which is a market mainly for electronic goods), I was looking to get my phone's power button fixed. I went around to several and they all offered around the same price 100元 or whatever it was. Finally, I found one counter that I was able to talk down to about 30元. Apparently none of the counters actually did the repairs themselves, they would take the phones to be repaired to the same guy and he would give them kickbacks for the referrals. I went with the saleswoman to the repairman and after telling him what needed to be done, they ended up on the subject of how much he was going to charge me. She told him the price that we agreed to and was none too pleased. He said something along the lines of: "30 元? That's too cheap! I can't make money if it's that cheap!" to which she said: "Don't worry about it, he can speak Chinese, it's ok". He begrudgingly agreed and didn't say a word to me for the rest of the transaction. This further supports the theory of "One China, Two Prices".