Thread: do you barter?
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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I haggle with almost EVERYTHING i buy. Alot of the time its a principle thing that i just HATE to pay tag price. More often than not i get everything cheaper and if i dont, well at least you tried.

A few examples of goods from high street stores ive boguht recently are: Cooker up at £549....bought for £379, Sat nav up at £240...bought for £160, £500 of clothes...bought for £360, TV up at £1100...bought for £775 with a free £80 stand. Moto gp for wii, up at £30..bought for £25. I even do it in the kebab shop at 2am......i just round it down to the nearest pound and say 'that'll do it wont it?'. I do know them though so thats cheating i suppose.

Im not tight with money, i just prefer to keep the extra money in my pocket instead of theirs. Some people call it tight, some cheeky, some embarrassing , but i call it comman sense.

Its all about speaking to the right people/person and trying to pick the right person to approach to start with. Dont use a snotty/clever attitude, have a laugh with them and do it in jest but let them know your serious without being too pushy to start with. Many places have a policy whereas they only offer a discount if the customer asks 3 times in total.
If you do, and go about it the right way, more often than not you will get a decent discount.
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