would you haggle

KC JONES · 07-11-2009 11:01PM #1

Heard someone on a radio saying we should haggle in shops now with the recession

I saw a shirt marked 35 euro and was going to offer 20 to see the reaction /hopefully get it but no staff around and probably be told to foxtrot oscar

Who would haggle?

Aidric · 07-11-2009 11:04PM

My barman said no.

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 07-11-2009 11:05PM

Jebus....im not sure,

Was looking at a '05 Audi A8 today, €35,000.

Kinda hoping to get it for €8,000! - (not a chance)

Haggle, haggle, haggle!

07-11-2009 11:06PM

five dollar five dollar

GLaDOS · 07-11-2009 11:07PM

No, makes life difficult for the people working in shops who have absolutley no authority to give you anything off of it

KC JONES · 07-11-2009 11:10PM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

No, makes life difficult for the people working in shops who have absolutley no authority to give you anything off of it

I would ask for manager, that is why i didn't no staff around to ask for manager

AlmightyCushion · 07-11-2009 11:10PM

Screw haggling. Shoplifting is the way to go.

My name is URL · 07-11-2009 11:13PM

I do sometimes. Only if I'm dealing with the manager of shops though, and only ever when buying electronics or clothes..

LEIN · 07-11-2009 11:14PM

Yes and it works. 60% of the time anyway.

TomCo · 07-11-2009 11:16PM

I haggled with a taxi driver once after missing the last nitelink, got a reduced fair.

Hagglin' lyfe.

InkSlinger67 · 07-11-2009 11:30PM

I haggled with Yankee Mike last night. Got her down to 2 bob actually!

January · 07-11-2009 11:42PM

Was in PC World today looking for two laptops for Santa presents for my little brother and sister. Shop assistant came over and we asked to speak to the manager to see if he could do us a deal on two laptops. Manager point blank refused to come anywhere near us!

Beechman · 07-11-2009 11:50PM

In these depressing times the only thing to do is haggle, all they can do is say "NO !" herself hates when I do it and walks away when I start , but its better in my pocket than the shopkeeper!

Mmcd · 07-11-2009 11:50PM

Damo9090 wrote: »

Yes and it works. 60% of the time, everytime.

fyp

Abi · 08-11-2009 12:01AM

No, I wouldn't. If I think something is a bit over-priced I just don't buy it.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 08-11-2009 12:21AM

I would in a market, or with the lads going around holiday places in other countries, I love doing it.
But I wouldn't do it in a shop, the same way as if I was working in a shop I'd feel uncomfortable if someone tried to haggle with me.

kowloon · 08-11-2009 02:37AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

Was in PC World today looking for two laptops for Santa presents for my little brother and sister. Shop assistant came over and we asked to speak to the manager to see if he could do us a deal on two laptops. Manager point blank refused to come anywhere near us!

Not a good start, even if they had been willing to haggle.

I wonder if the revenue have a haggling policy; I feel the services we get are worth a lot less than we pay for them.

Jay P · 08-11-2009 02:44AM

Sometimes. I bought a shirt recently and asked for a discount on a pair of cufflinks and I got €15 off.

It won't hurt if you ask. You never know, you might get lucky.

Havermeyer · 08-11-2009 02:56AM

ScienceNerd wrote: »

No, makes life difficult for the people working in shops who have absolutley no authority to give you anything off of it

Shouldn't be that difficult. They'll either say no, or go look for a manager.

Or else just ask if you can speak to a manager from the outset.

It works.

JONJO THE MISER · 08-11-2009 03:11AM

Would i haggle? they dont call me JonJo the miser for nothing, i always haggle espically in the butchers, take aways etc

Oranage · 08-11-2009 03:13AM

I buy a lot of meat from butchers and also like take aways. Please share some of your wisdom.

JONJO THE MISER · 08-11-2009 03:20AM

Oranage wrote: »

I buy a lot of meat from butchers and also like take aways. Please share some of your wisdom.

Okay the trick is dont go into the butchers and ask for say sirloin steak, what you do is if you want the sirloin steak you say can i get 5 euro worth of sirloin steak and have the 5 euro in your hand as if thats all the money you have, they will weight it and usually it will come to 6.50-7.00 they will usually give it to you for the fiver instead of cutting it up, if you want mince meat or a stir fry in the butchers then you really hit the jackpot as usually they wont just keep taking the meat out until it gets to the said 5 euro, with mince and stirfry i usually get 2 euro free:D.
For the takeaways well i only do that when im drunk at night, id go into the takeaway and say the chips cost 2.50 id say can i get 1 euro worth of chips, most of the time they will give me the regular portion but it doesnt work in every chip shop, i usually have to try 3 before i hit the jackpot:P.
Now there you go words of wisdom from the master of haggling.

Senna · 08-11-2009 03:29AM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

say the chips cost 2.50 id say can i get 1 euro worth of chips, most of the time they will give me the regular portion but it doesnt work in every chip shop, i usually have to try 3 before i hit the jackpot

Christ you are hard up, i'd just pay the 1.50 extra to get out of walking to 3 different takeaways, either that or go hungry.

yoursaviour1989 · 08-11-2009 03:31AM

I work in a clothes shop, we are given no authority to reduce prices. It gets really annoying and uncomfortable when people ask, it isn't fair on the member of staff, if you don't want it at the marked price then piss off and find it at a price that suits you elsewhere. A guy today was buying 3 items, he knew the prices of these items having spent 45 minutes trying them on and by the look of him and the wife he wasn't short of a bob or two, he waited until I had scanned and bagged the items and given him the overall price to say 'what's the best you can do for me?'. THE PRICE I'VE JUST TOLD YOU YOU JACKASS. Sorry for the rant but I've been in various sales jobs for 4 years and people don't seem to realize that prices are set for a reason, it exhausts me

Jay P · 08-11-2009 03:38AM

yoursaviour1989 wrote: »

I work in a clothes shop, we are given no authority to reduce prices. It gets really annoying and uncomfortable when people ask, it isn't fair on the member of staff, if you don't want it at the marked price then piss off and find it at a price that suits you elsewhere. A guy today was buying 3 items, he knew the prices of these items having spent 45 minutes trying them on and by the look of him and the wife he wasn't short of a bob or two, he waited until I had scanned and bagged the items and given him the overall price to say 'what's the best you can do for me?'. THE PRICE I'VE JUST TOLD YOU YOU JACKASS. Sorry for the rant but I've been in various sales jobs for 4 years and people don't seem to realize that prices are set for a reason, it exhausts me

Two words:
Mark ups

Brimmy · 08-11-2009 03:42AM

Jay P wrote: »

Two words:
Mark ups

Two words.

Covering over-heads.

Also loss leaders. Not everything a shop sells is at a Mark up price you know. Some are just sold to cover the overheads of a shop.

I didn't know people haggled for clothes? Only ever seen people do it for electrical items. I'd only haggle myself if I was buying something ridiculous overpriced and new a cheaper alternative nearby as most places price match or if I was buying something was a display item or pre-used.

Fajitas! · 08-11-2009 03:53AM

With haggling, you never know if you don't try.

That said, you know where you can haggle, and where you can't.

Local pub = no
Taxi = yes

Oranage · 08-11-2009 04:01AM

i just tell the taxi driver i only have 20e and they usually drop you home and you can save like 3-4e. the butcher on the other hand would probalby just get me a smaller steak.

might try the take away thing . that should be put the the bargain alert

Pygmalion · 08-11-2009 04:50AM

I got a packet of cheese and onion walkers for 45c in the pub last week right at the end of the night. They usually cost 80 or 90 I think.

I am the haggle-KING.

WindSock · 08-11-2009 05:05AM

adrieanne__x wrote: »

Was in PC World today looking for two laptops for Santa presents for my little brother and sister. Shop assistant came over and we asked to speak to the manager to see if he could do us a deal on two laptops. Manager point blank refused to come anywhere near us!

Wiggle your bum bum northwards so!

opinion guy · 08-11-2009 05:07AM

tried haggling into club at 30 mins from closing time. told guy would spend money on drink yet they insisted on cover charge.

bye bye no money for you. apparently they didn't need our money

would you haggle

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