haggling over prices
By jer31558
@jer31558 (3683)
United States
May 2, 2008 10:33pm CST
When purchasing something at a yard sale, garage sale, or other similiar such place, do you haggle over the price, or do you just pay what the seller wants?
I just pay what they want, and if I haggle, its accidental, my wife on the other hand takes it as a personal challenge to get them to drop their prices.
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11 responses
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
6 May 08
i usually love to haggle over prices as much as i can... every penny counts nowadays and if i can get the item for a cheaper price, why not??? so yes, i tend to haggle over prices everywhere except on those places where we are really not allowed to haggle like in a department stores... then i just have to use my judgement and evaluate whether the money i am paying is worth it... take care and have a nice day...
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@blueangel_7298 (362)
• United States
7 May 08
i love yard sales but i dont haggle prices but my mom will for me if she is with me.
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@minnie_98214 (10557)
• United States
3 May 08
I am to chicken to haggle prices I bring my dad or hubby with to do that for me.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
6 May 08
Yes, we have lots of those here in my country. On flea markets, where you can bargain for the amount you prefer to. I guess I'm good at it, sweet-talking to those clerks especially women!
But there are some that don't give a dang at what price you want it, so it's better if you look around for more that you believe you can acquire in a low/cheap amount..
But there are some that don't give a dang at what price you want it, so it's better if you look around for more that you believe you can acquire in a low/cheap amount..1 person likes this
@meglovesb (347)
• United States
6 May 08
If I don't think its worth what they are asking I ask if they will take any lower. Like if you see that pretty corner lamp at alh's house. Thats me... $5.oo they wanted $15.00. They were moving away and didn't want to take it, so I asked if they would take $10.00 and he asked his wife and she said she would take $5.00 they wanted to get rid of it.
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@lovespecialangel (3632)
• United States
3 May 08
On a general, I will just pay what they want. I have been know to haggle but it was because the seller started it. Like I would start to walk away and the seller would tell me a lower price and it would just go from there.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
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3 May 08
When my hubby and I have watched programmes on television that show people haggling and bartering over prices we always say that there is no way we could do that!! We are the type that would just pay whatever the price was as long as we thought that it was reasonable!!
When you go to countries where they expect you to haggle over a price, they would have to show us how to do it!! But I know a lot of people who do it and they get real good bargains.
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