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Haggle?
To Haggle or not to haggle, that is the question!?
Where I work and the trade I am in
I experience haggling on a daily basis, in some cases , with high value items it now seems something that is expected.
People have no shame in asking ( or demanding) which I find uncomfortable sometimes.
Especially as our regular customers come in, pay the price and would never dream of asking, so with those people, I instigate the discount because I feel they deserve it, for their loyalty to us, probably more than a stranger who walks in and demands money off.
Initially, when this phenomenon started in the U.K, I was extremely uncomfortable with it and found it difficult to deal with, as for so many years I was used to stating the price& people were happy to pay it.
It seems that people have forgotten what bonuses buying from an actual retail shop has.
They receive expert information about the item, the luxury of seeing, handling or trying the item, experienced staff are on hand to answer questions & advise, maybe have a nice conversation and go away happy & with confidence in the item they've purchased after receiving a service, rather than a picture on a screen- please pay here- delivery next week.
Where is the limit for haggling? What are the appropriate circumstances to strike up a haggle?
People have no problem paying for grocery's, beer or purchases in a multiple or department store, without the need to haggle or demand a discount?!
The reason for my question is whilst enjoying the sunny afternoon, I stopped to buy an ice-cream.
The lady in front began talking to the seller, he could be seen shaking his head and saying 'no' the lady continued eventually buying a couple of ice-creams.
When she left, as we were next, the flabbergasted seller told us she had asked for a discount and was haggling the price!!
I was shocked that someone could actually expect a discount on such a low value item.
Last edited by silver-bullet; 14/04/2019 at 12:12 PM.
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There are only two times I've haggled. One on large value items, such as white goods or cars. The other on car boots where it is pretty much expected. I say 'expected' as I had a market / car boot stall for a few years, and I'd guarantee Asians never paid full price. My sister did something similar recently, now it's Asians and Eastern Europeans. I assume it is part of their culture. I didn't mind, I just added 10% on the price of goods and waited for the 'what's your best price' spiel.
Never done it in a small shop though. I wouldn't haggle over the price of beans in Sainsburys, so I wouldn't do it in a small shop. Apart from anything else, the person serving you rarely has the authorisation to do so. And we know that all shops are struggling nowadays.
There are some places it is acceptable. Small shops aren't one. If I were the ice-cream vendor, I'd have told her where to go.
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Never haggled, I find the whole thing embarrassing I just pay the price!
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Originally Posted by Toodles McGinty
There are only two times I've haggled. One on large value items, such as white goods or cars. The other on car boots where it is pretty much expected. I say 'expected' as I had a market / car boot stall for a few years, and I'd guarantee Asians never paid full price. My sister did something similar recently, now it's Asians and Eastern Europeans. I assume it is part of their culture. I didn't mind, I just added 10% on the price of goods and waited for the 'what's your best price' spiel.
Never done it in a small shop though. I wouldn't haggle over the price of beans in Sainsburys, so I wouldn't do it in a small shop. Apart from anything else, the person serving you rarely has the authorisation to do so. And we know that all shops are struggling nowadays.
There are some places it is acceptable. Small shops aren't one. If I were the ice-cream vendor, I'd have told her where to go.
I agree, where the seller is from a nation where such marketing is traditional, I have no qualms about haggling. I did it last week when buying from somewhere in India. An item listed for £16, I purchased for £7.
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Originally Posted by gsgsgs
Never haggled, I find the whole thing embarrassing I just pay the price!
me too ?
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Not a fan of haggling, Find it quite insulting tbh.
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People take the micky, I say i want £20.00 for that Roberts Radio and they say will you take £2.00, That's why i don't do car boots anymore. I don't like to haggle on small value items. But if i'm buying a car i will say whats the least you will take for cash. I don't take the micky saying will you take £100 and a bag of sweets for that Ford Focus you have up for sale for £3,000.
People are now haggling over items bought on ebay, and yes i've had people turn up having won an item and then try to haggle the price down when they come to collect.
Would you haggle down the price of your food shopping, when your at the till? No you would not.
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Spent many years in car sales, inevitably the question would come, "what's your best price?" My reply would be stick a couple of grand on the screen price, but you don't want to pay that, what's your best price?
That usually broke the ice and started to negotiate sensibly.
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Originally Posted by Ceam
Not a fan of haggling, Find it quite insulting tbh.
window stock you get it all the time even when you've put it out at special offer that's a bargin.hate it !though what I hate even more is when you've made a piece specially or repaired a piece,and being professional gone a bit extra to finish the order /job properly .to then have the client start to haggle and tussle the price on completion arghhh!
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Originally Posted by jamyramy
window stock you get it all the time even when you've put it out at special offer that's a bargin.hate it !though what I hate even more is when you've made a piece specially or repaired a piece,and being professional gone a bit extra to finish the order /job properly .to then have the client start to haggle and tussle the price on completion arghhh!
I've threatened to put stuff in the scrap bin before today :-).
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Originally Posted by said
I agree, where the seller is from a nation where such marketing is traditional, I have no qualms about haggling. I did it last week when buying from somewhere in India. An item listed for £16, I purchased for £7.
Was it a Sitar? For that price it must have been a Baby Sitar.
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Originally Posted by titanic
People take the micky, I say i want £20.00 for that Roberts Radio and they say will you take £2.00, That's why i don't do car boots anymore. I don't like to haggle on small value items. But if i'm buying a car i will say whats the least you will take for cash. I don't take the micky saying will you take £100 and a bag of sweets for that Ford Focus you have up for sale for £3,000.
People are now haggling over items bought on ebay, and yes i've had people turn up having won an item and then try to haggle the price down when they come to collect.
Would you haggle down the price of your food shopping, when your at the till? No you would not.
There's quite a bit of that on Ebay, people saying they'll leave bad feedback etc if you don't reduce. All you can do is make sure you don't leave feedback until they have, it must be a nightmare selling on ebay.
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Originally Posted by Ceam
I've threatened to put stuff in the scrap bin before today :-).
me too.actually broke up apiece once in front of an argumentative haggling customer.the look on their face was worth the effort id put into making it. had one customer once refusing to pay for the work quoted actually say in support of his argument that I shouldn't charge the relavant amount because I actualy enjoy the job I do.jeeze!
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Originally Posted by Little Londoner
Was it a Sitar? For that price it must have been a Baby Sitar.
Nope! it was for a replacement stone in a ring I have.
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Originally Posted by said
Nope! it was for a replacement stone in a ring I have.
Plum Apricot or Peach are the stones that most people get in their ring.
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