Confessions of a haggler

Well I never used to haggle but was in a certain electronics store recently with a friend who wanted to buy a laptop (the sort of shop where sales reps come over bugging you asking if they can help) I'm kinda techy so was able to help him pick a laptop suitable for his needs the asking price was around 720 euro if I remember correctly and to my surprise he started haggling with the sales rep and got the price down to 650 and got a free laptop bag out of it too :eek: I now haggle whenever buying goods of significant value I wouldn't be arsed haggling on the price of a bar of chocolate or pint of milk (thats just silly) but anything in the hundreds is worth chancing your arm even if you only save 20 - 50 quid its better in my pocket than theirs

My Dad used to at some of the markets we went to a few years ago and then when he got them down to a few pound, he would tell them he didn't want it. He just did it for the laugh.
Last time I haggled was a furniture set when a shop was going out of business, we were moving into our new house at the time. Advantage Ruu. Maybe Americans don't really get the haggling thing, I have tried a few times in other stores for large purchases.

Me: I want to buy this set of living room furniture
Them: *looks at price tag and goes to check stock* Ok this is the floor model so the last one we have.
Me: Ah so we get a few dollars off as it is the floor model, yes?
Them: No we are closing down the stores statewide so this is the price the corporation wants for it.
Me: *smiling* Ah come now, don't lie to me *looking to wife* Do you reckon she is telling me lies?
Them: *shocked look and getting a bit defensive* I swear on my flag and on my country, I'm a Christian and do not tell lies!
Me: Alright then would you throw in that footstool and ottoman with the couch and chair?
Them: *goes off and comes back a few minutes later* Yes, we can do that.