I usually give the Dr. Evil "One million dollars!" If they don't take the hint it's "None of your business unless you are offering to pay for part of it."
Haggling the markup
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I usually give the Dr. Evil "One million dollars!" If they don't take the hint it's "None of your business unless you are offering to pay for part of it."
I haggled on getting Sunday ticket for half off. Previous 3 years they gave it to me for free.
May call in later and see if they will lower my bill.
Figured if i ***** enough that I didn't have KCCI last week for the Chiefs game and I was blacked out on Sunday ticket, maybe they'll do something for me.
May call in later and see if they will lower my bill.
Figured if i ***** enough that I didn't have KCCI last week for the Chiefs game and I was blacked out on Sunday ticket, maybe they'll do something for me.
The longer you wait the better the deal gets. Don't take the first offer they give you tell them you want it shut off in 2 weeks. They will keep coming with better deals.
Its usually the people that charge the most that want to haggle on price with others.
In my consulting business when people try to haggle with me, I tell them I charge fair market, for my work. They can take it or leave it.
Does anyone have any insider knowledge on car dealerships that say they won't negotiate? The Walser dealerships here in the Twin Cities say they will not negotiate on vehicle price or trade value. They claim they offer a "fair low price". I've never bought a vehicle from them but I've asked several times about it and they never budge. Seems like an excuse to charge more when you're a big dealer who does so much volume you don't care about customer service.
Check their reviews or walk the lot and compare - EVERYTHING is negotiable
When I'm trading EBT cards for cartons of smokes or Colorado weed, I can usually get some extra if a ***** a lot and talk disrespectfully. I like flashing my nine too, that helps the negotiation.
YOU'RE the guy who screwed up the bereavement rate gesture that airlines used to give. My pride is worth a few dollars......haggling is bananna republic crap and I don't mind giving people money who earn it on a reasonable retail price.
Do your homework on the internet and shop them around. The older I get the more I could care less about a salesman making his money. They try to get every last penny out of you, so you should return the favor to them.
semi-thread related.
We were car shopping around Thanksgiving time and had reached an end point with one dealer on a vehicle. We said we'd think about it and walked away.
Next weekend went to the dealer across town and made an offer on an identical vehicle that was on the low end, but not insulting, imo. Wanted to end up $500 less than the offer we had. Guy wouldn't even consider it. Said he couldn't take it to his manager; it was far too low. Went to the manager with an offer that was $1000 higher if we'd agree to sign that we'd accept that offer. Umm, no, but tell us if you'll consider the offer (or at least play ball). They wouldn't.
Ok, and we left. Got a text an hour later saying they could get there if they went back to a base model that was missing 2-3 things we wanted. Nope, not going to work.
We went back to the first dealer on that drive home and took their offer.
So last week at the end of the year that second dealer called me and said it turns out they could accept our initial offer. The one that was "far too low". I guess we could have saved the $500 but they lost out on the entire sale.
I didn't return his call - though I should have, to tell him that we did end up buying a car that day.
We were car shopping around Thanksgiving time and had reached an end point with one dealer on a vehicle. We said we'd think about it and walked away.
Next weekend went to the dealer across town and made an offer on an identical vehicle that was on the low end, but not insulting, imo. Wanted to end up $500 less than the offer we had. Guy wouldn't even consider it. Said he couldn't take it to his manager; it was far too low. Went to the manager with an offer that was $1000 higher if we'd agree to sign that we'd accept that offer. Umm, no, but tell us if you'll consider the offer (or at least play ball). They wouldn't.
Ok, and we left. Got a text an hour later saying they could get there if they went back to a base model that was missing 2-3 things we wanted. Nope, not going to work.
We went back to the first dealer on that drive home and took their offer.
So last week at the end of the year that second dealer called me and said it turns out they could accept our initial offer. The one that was "far too low". I guess we could have saved the $500 but they lost out on the entire sale.
I didn't return his call - though I should have, to tell him that we did end up buying a car that day.
Also semi-thread related. We purchased furniture today at Redekers. I was able to get them to knock $50 off a chair list price. Maybe I could have gotten more than that? I hadn't shopped there before but we are much happier to go back there as opposed to Homemakers.
Yes, not sure if still the case, but the furniture industry used to have one of the highest markups out there.
Theres a place out in the great inland northwest called Dave Smith motors who is the worlds largest dealer of several cars and among the largest in many others. No haggle pricing but they get huge manufacturer discounts so their sticker price is lower than most peoples hard bargains.
But you have to go to Wallace ID but they WILL pick you up at the airport!
Not so much haggling but one of the the best deals I received was when I purchased a dryer that was damaged but was offered a full warranty. Less than a month later it crapped out. I called them and they brought out a brand new dryer, the exact model, and took the old one away. Got it for less than half the regular price.
Anything and everything. My favorite saying is "that seems kind of high". I saved $2k on escrow charges a few years ago and over $1k on a demolition line item in our remodel last year by using that line. Coming from the Midwest, I was very uncomfortable negotiating at first. I soon realize that there is a lot of margin built into just about everything and negotiating is often expected.
I've also had luck with "is there anything we can do to bring the cost down?"
Mortgage, cars, insurance, travel, etc. Everything is negotiable...... Which, by the way, is the title of a great book by Herb Cohen, I highly recommend it.
I've also had luck with "is there anything we can do to bring the cost down?"
Mortgage, cars, insurance, travel, etc. Everything is negotiable...... Which, by the way, is the title of a great book by Herb Cohen, I highly recommend it.
