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How much do you haggle?

  • 21-05-2014 09:00PM
    #1
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    When buying a car I think we've all haggled. When buying anything over €500 for sure.

    But something that's priced €50? Would you try?

    I think when buying more than one thing in a shop, say two shirts, we'd look for a discount too. But in a charity shop? Surely no one ever has?

    How much do you haggle?

    How much do you haggle? 114 votes

    Never
    0% 0 votes
    Rarely
    28% 33 votes
    When the item is 500 euros or more
    31% 36 votes
    When the item is a thousand euros or more
    12% 14 votes
    When the item is 5 thousand euros or more
    2% 3 votes
    I haggle a lot, depends on the item(s)
    0% 0 votes
    I haggle on everything, charity shops excluded
    22% 26 votes
    I haggle on everything, charity shops included
    1% 2 votes


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Comments

  • #2
    Muise...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,512 ✭✭✭Muise...


    Not at all. I find it excruciatingly embarrassing and prefer to see a price tag and pay that much if I think it's fair. If not, I move on. Chatting someone up is a straightforward breeze in comparison. :)


  • #3
    Genesis Creamy Seafood
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Genesis Creamy Seafood


    According to Cries of Retail there are in fact plenty of people who would haggle in charity shops


  • #4
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    F*ck.

    I forgot the poll :p


  • #5
    jellyboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭jellyboy


    il give you 20 euro to close this thread …


  • #6
    Muise...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,512 ✭✭✭Muise...


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    F*ck.

    I forgot the poll :p

    I'll give you two options for it. :D


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  • #7
    jellyboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭jellyboy


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    F*ck.

    I forgot the poll :p


    il give you 15 not to put a poll up


  • #8
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    jellyboy wrote: »
    il give you 20 euro to close this thread …

    Im afraid Im going to need a minimum of 2 grand.

    Back to you


  • #9
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    jellyboy wrote: »
    il give you 15 not to put a poll up

    3 grand.

    Back to you


  • #10
    AnonoBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,559 ✭✭✭✭AnonoBoy


    When the groove takes me baby I can haggle all night.

    I can also wiggle, waggle and do the mash potato.


  • #11
    Agricola
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Depends. If its a private seller you may as well haggle over something worth 20 quid. But when dealing with businesses, I'd only ever bother on large electronic items. There no real culture of it here. Was at autojumble recently and when I offered the guy 5 quid less than what had on the sticker, he looked at me like I was speaking Japanese.


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  • #12
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,179 ✭✭✭hfallada


    All the time. But only when the person in the store has the ability to offer a discount. I cringe when I see some stingy **** haggling with a retail assistant, who cant give a discount. She isnt paid €8,65 to take some pricks abuse for a few euros


  • #13
    strobe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,872 ✭✭✭strobe


    I love a haggle, me. Either as the haggler or the hagglee. I think it's quite a shame there's not more of a haggling culture in Ireland.

    But know when and where to haggle. If you're in a big chain store or something don't make some poor kids job harder by trying to get them to drop money off something. Most of the time they couldn't even if they wanted to. Don't be that person.


  • #14
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    bluewolf wrote: »
    According to Cries of Retail there are in fact plenty of people who would haggle in charity shops

    No shame


  • #15
    dee_mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,246 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    I'll politely ask for discount, mostly on electricals and furniture etc but if i feel something is overpriced I'll ask for a small reduction. People ask me for discount every day in the shop i work in, so it feels sort of natural to haggle a bit when I'm shopping!


  • #16
    jellyboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭jellyboy


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    3 grand.

    Back to you
    Look boss,i give you my daughter and 5 grand ..

    i won't go no higher…


  • #17
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    jellyboy wrote: »
    Look boss,i give you my daughter and 5 grand ..

    i won't go no higher…

    7 grand, no daughter and your car


  • #18
    mrsbyrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,228 ✭✭✭mrsbyrne


    bluewolf wrote: »
    According to Cries of Retail there are in fact plenty of people who would haggle in charity shops

    Haggling in charity shops is expected. If you don't haggle the old ladies scoff scorn and point as your leaving.


  • #19
    jellyboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 615 ✭✭✭jellyboy


    my car ..3 crooked bananas ..

    A scabby cat

    And 8 grand






    ps,scabby is the cats name


  • #20
    Hotale.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭Hotale.com


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    F*ck.

    I forgot the poll :p

    Add one? :p


  • #21
    sadie06
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭sadie06


    I never used to, but my husband shamelessly haggles. He will always ask for a discount, and is successful a lot of the time. I'm not as brazen as he is, but if I'm buying in bulk I always do.

    People tend not to ask in chain stores, as they presume the person on the till has no authority to give a discount, but just this week I asked for a discount in Tiger as I was buying 20 of the same small item, and the young guy straight away gave me 10% off.

    It's worth asking!


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  • #22
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Hotale.com wrote: »
    Add one? :p


    You cant once the thread is published

    jellyboy wrote: »
    my car ..3 crooked bananas ..

    A scabby cat

    And 8 grand



    ps,scabby is the cats name

    No cat, no daughter, your car, 9 grand and a shot of your missus if she's 7 out of 10 or higher


  • #23
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Never, I'd be **** at it. My mother basically haggles for everything, and is amazing at it. Also no hospital waiting lists for her etc.


  • #24
    Hotale.com
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭Hotale.com


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    You cant once the thread is published

    You can I think, in thread tools or something. I added one after posting a few days ago I think..


  • #25
    Reformed Character
    Closed Accounts Posts: 710 ✭✭✭Reformed Character


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    When buying a car I think we've all haggled. When buying anything over €500 for sure.

    But something that's priced €50? Would you try?

    I think when buying more than one thing in a shop, say two shirts, we'd look for a discount too. But in a charity shop? Surely no one ever has?

    How much do you haggle?

    I have my own business so I have to haggle endlessly because customers insist on doing it!


  • #26
    boobar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,226 ✭✭✭boobar


    For clothes I like to go to sole traders rather than big department stores. I tend to wait until I need to buy a few items and always ask will they give me money off if I buy a few things.

    I won't haggle per se, just ask politely for some money off. They give me a few quid off all the time.

    Win win. They're happy with the business, I'm happy to get a few quid back.


  • #27
    SoulTrader
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 850 ✭✭✭SoulTrader


    Erm, does using Priceline count? They never accept my offers.


  • #28
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Also no hospital waiting lists for her etc.

    How does she do that?


  • #29
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    How does she do that?

    Calls and beats them down steadily with her words. It may take 2 or 3 calls if they are strong. It's unreal to watch people haggle or get their way. Recently my brother had an appointment in hospital for next year...he saw the head of the department personally in a few days...I couldn't do something like that.


  • #30
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Hotale.com wrote: »
    You can I think, in thread tools or something. I added one after posting a few days ago I think..

    *Mind blown*

    Poll added


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  • #31
    dee_mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,246 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    Haggling in a charity shop is so wrong, but I've witnessed it so many times considering i spend so little time in charity shops. I guess people go in with the mindset that charity begins at home!


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