Any advice on haggling?

Have No shame when doing it and if they try to be slick call them on it and say cut the crap. Start low they aim high, hopefully you meet in the middle or close to what you think is fair or can do.

You have to start it though, take the first step. Come by a few times, and try every time, keep on looking and there will come a point that they will make a deal if it is ever going to happen. If they make an offer and you do not like it walk away right away of they say that is all they will do, be polite and leave, you will be surprised how many times this will call a bluff, or the next time you come around they will know if they want to sell to you they had better put out the honey and not the vinegar. Shake hands on it no matter how awkward it seems, or unusual it is for you to do it thrust out your hand when you meet and to close the deal.

Have the cash ready (cash and carry), for the merchant one in the hand (cash in the till for that days receipts) is better than two in the bush :-)

Working retail for god knows how long, and being the supervisor that the associates favor to "come get when the customer is haggling"...dont haggle.

Pay the fucking price. If the person you're haggling with is like me, they'll tell you to get the fuck out or pay what everyone else pays.

You are not special and the store truly does not need the business as to take a loss on a price.

Some of my greatest work:

1. "Can this price go any lower?" to which i took the price card off and dropped it to the floor and said "low enough for ya?"

2. "What would you do for me if I paid cash for this?" to which i replied "give you your change"

3. "What's the cash price?" to which I said "its actually more. one penny more"


and to the person above who said cash is better. it is not. the store branded credit card is better. the store does not pay a credit fee to process it, and unlike cash, we can track your purchase and it ensures that you will always have a reason to shop at the same store

Last Edited by Fletch on 03/03/2010 02:59 AM

yup, its called ebay

Yeah you sound like the victim of retail (I mean that in a good way) I worked retail in High school, Good times.

The mall : Haggling there is not such a good Idea but then again if you do not try you do not know. Most time bargaining is done on lots or larger amounts at distributors or outlets where it is common to have flux in pricing. In my professional capacity I have bargained over million dollar contracts and there is still room in the world to "drive a hard bargain"


Those who can do, those who can't pay retail.

I have loads of info on haggling,how much you wanna pay for it?

Oh ye good company men

Fark me

when I, was in retail, selling top end hi-fi...


I, would say to a prospective customer, that spend a little more and I will give a litle more discount...worked every time and took the "customer"...which btw is the fucking reason you company men have a fucking non productive chob, from sanyo to sony...


LOL at you company men...

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The more expensive the item, the more likely the establishment will be open to haggling.

Don't waste your time trying to haggle with a clerk who doesn't have any authority. The best person to talk to is the owner, and the next best person is a manager.

You would be amazed at the places where you can successfully haggle. I used to work at a bank where a customer who had a lot of money with us could haggle themselves a higher interest rate on a CD.

I also worked at a jewelry store where a customer interested in negotiating the price on an expensive item would be given a deal by the owner. We were not allowed to make any deals, but the owner was. We were told to always call him in these cases, and he would drop everything and come to the store if he wasn't already there. He loved haggling.

The best time to find the owner on the premises is near closing time. At least that's how it was at the jewelry store where I worked. The owner always came by about 20 minutes before we closed to take a peek at the day's receipts.

There are places that aren't open to haggling, particularly the large chain stores. It never hurts to ask though. There are places where you will be able to negotiate a better price.

staff discount rate is your benchmark about 1/6th off

you Hag

charm or potential threat will bring `em home. haggle on perishables and before fashion season ends for better hope of success. end of lines = best haggles.