Can you haggle? Are you good at

[sandrajo]

getting what you want for the price you want to pay?

[Ice.Maiden]

Not bad at all - in fact, I sometimes manage freebies!!

[haysi06]

Oh my God NO! LOL, what am I like at markets abroad! I just give them the money that they ask for - I never get a bargain

[sandrajo]

freebies Ice-maiden....let us know how you get them!

[wiggal]

Hmm, I'd probably end up paying more then the original price lol!
I'm useless at stuff like that!

[logic]

Yes I'm very good at it ,in fact sometimes I leave the seller feeling guilty.

[randyraven]

Monty Python - Life of Brian - The haggle scene.

Yes I haggle all the time. I enjoy it.
Phoned SKY the other day.
said I cant afford the movie package anymore please downgrade me. They gave me movies for free for 3 months.
Thats �54 saving. Had no intention of canceling them.
Got �51 off car insurance by haggling - �358 doen to �307.
Did same with House insurance.

always haggle at anitiques fairs when buying.

Will spend a 1/2 day in the dealership when buying a new car haggling the price.

[Ice.Maiden]

Small example from the other day - I went to Buxton market, and was generally looking round. Saw a tray of beautiful large oranges. They were 26p each or something, so I jokingly said that was too much. The guy asked how much I thought they were worth. I said - "To me - nothing??" looking down at the one in my hand. "Go on then!" the guy said. "Let me know what you think and come back and buy a dozen!"

[sandrajo]

Ice.Maiden- are you good a seller as you are a haggler?

[Fay Mousse]

I am an excellent haggler. Haven't paid the proper price for my broadband/tv package ever and never pay the display price for goods over �100.

[bigmamma]

I don't usually haggle I must say , but I did do rather well on my leather sofa . It was on show for half price , down from nearly 600 to 299 . I asked initially what was the best price they could do it for ., that got it down to 240 . I then asked to sit on it and have a good look at it and said I really wanted that one. When I first saw it I noticed a scratch on the base at the back so was aiming on getting it down in price and then pointing that out to get more off. In the end , to cut this shorter ...lol...I asked for the manager and got the sofa for a cool 50 . xxxxx

[sandrajo]

Well done you bigmamma :o) xx

Fay Mousse- I think you should be sharing some tips....lol

[Ice.Maiden]

Lol sandrajo - the only time I've ever sold anything was when I helped out in a friend's petrol station for half a day. Oil was selling very slowly, so I was asked to try and shift as many large tins as possible. I asked everyone who came in, telling them that I needed the bonus if i reached my target. By the end of my "shift", I'd sold 23 cans!!! My friend offered me a permanent job!!!!

[randyraven]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n3LL338aGA

[sandrajo]

randyraven-I love Monty Python lol

Ice.Maiden- good going on your part (((applause))) me I could send sand to the arabs, so I'm told :o))

[randyraven]

I used to work in a petrol station when I was at college. Between the years of 1979 and 1984. I was only 16 when I started ,,,illegal I know !
I earned more money in one day , than I have only recently beaten in the past couple of years. Me and the forecourt manager had so many fiddle going , I could not kep track of them all ...oh the happy days

[stonekicker]

yup - trick is to do your homework. when i recently purchased a spangly new tv, i went to a local retailer and told them i really wanted to buy a new tv off them, but could get an almost identical model from currys for �100 less. when they offered it me at the same price, i turned round and said not good enough - if you don't actually offer me a discount of some sort, i'll take my cash elsewhere. they quickly dropped the price by another �75 and chucked in free hd cables etc to boot. you have to stick to your guns, offer cash and threaten to spend elsewhere. they soon start chucking discounts at you!

[figure]

I'm good at negotiating and always end up with a good bargain 99% of the times.

[scorpious321]

most times I haggle especially car garages as there are so many of them,if they want to sell that car there and then if they dnt drop the price I walk way their lose,and I have saved about thousand pounds on one car alone

[whiskeysheri]

I'm rubbish at it. Mostly, it doesn't occur to me that I might be able to haggle. My boyfriend, however, is the tightest man on earth and would haggle in Tesco if he could get away with it.

I did used to work in a jewellers, though, and I know they'll give discount if it's asked for-which it rarely was! :)