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Haggling
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This week on the Richard Hammon show, I saw two men haggle with normal electronics stores - Curries, Dixons, etc. to get a 32" LCD HD TV that was worth £1400 or something down to £775. This has made me jealous.
Some questions. How on earth, do you work out the actual value of something, so whether you're getting a good or bad deal? I mean, Ive seen an NC30 (motorbike) which is a tidy little bike for £1400 which looks like a steal, but maybe its a false economy as the bike is about 15 years old now, and for a sports bike that has high performance parts that you'd expect replaced yearly, maybe its worth a lot less. When I bought my current bike the price was £1200 and we got it down to £1150.
I need to learn the art of haggling. Are you a good haggler? Have you haggled in a high street shop in the UK? And if so, how much did you knock off the price?
Whats your best ever haggle?
Teach me.
Some questions. How on earth, do you work out the actual value of something, so whether you're getting a good or bad deal? I mean, Ive seen an NC30 (motorbike) which is a tidy little bike for £1400 which looks like a steal, but maybe its a false economy as the bike is about 15 years old now, and for a sports bike that has high performance parts that you'd expect replaced yearly, maybe its worth a lot less. When I bought my current bike the price was £1200 and we got it down to £1150.
I need to learn the art of haggling. Are you a good haggler? Have you haggled in a high street shop in the UK? And if so, how much did you knock off the price?
Whats your best ever haggle?
Teach me.
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In all honesty that hardly describes how she does it but its like an art
although when she does it i feel sooo bad for the people shes doing it too!! theyre poor enough as it is and i always figure we're robbing them when we do it!! thats a stupid thing to think i know, but i cant help it!!! im a rubbish haggler
In big electrical stores yes. You can especially ask for money off if buying several items at once or ask for free extended warantees and that sort of thing.
So I chanced my arm when I went to pay, said "oh is the button missing" and the chicky is all oh aye so it is. So I said I wouldnt bother then and she said well we can give you another fiver off it. So I ended up getting a £50 jacket for £20, and this was in Dorothy Perkins
If you dont ask, you dont get.
You pulled the button off didn't you, cheapo
I always just pick things up and pay for them. Even my bike! I just said "errrr, whats your best price?" but i was obviously interested as Id been in a few days before to look at it. Lol me = amatuer.
I'd don't really haggle a lot of the time but if somethings faulty then sure i want it reduced. Working in retail you learn secrets so that helps also
I hate people who walk in expecting you to discount something for no particular reason. What makes me laugh as well are people who used to ask for discount because they were paying by cash, i'd say well why should i sell it to you cheaper than that man their paying by card? No one could ever give a valid responce and they wouldnt have gotten it anyway even if they could have answered it.
I used to work for the DVLA selling personalised registration numbers and *every* time an Indian caller would ring up, they would blatantly say "Can you give me a discount please". Cheeky gits, what makes them think they have one??
In anycase, the DVLA don't do discounts - for anyone
If they pay by cash you can 'pretend' they paid £1 for it, and then only pay the government 17.5p in tax and keep the rest as profit . I'm pretty sure anyone who works in the trades does it (ok, few exceptions, but there always are), so that can help get a discount in a lot of circumstances.
Theres no harm in trying
Heres a challenge if anyone wants to take it up - by going places see the biggest discount you can get. You dont have to buy, just see what price you can get it down to from the original. This is a life skill I've ignored up until recently but now realised it can save you thousands!