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Hi, i'm moving house in a few month and i will be buying everything new, sofa, carpets, blinds and i'm wondering if you can haggle in places like curry's and john lewis m&s and places like that. I always thought it was just the privately owned local shops you can haggle in but as i am buying all this could i haggle in dfs for a sofa and carpet right for carpet etc.

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  • greytroot
    greytroot Posts: 619 Forumite
    You can haggle for almost anything, big stores tend to not give discounts but if you persist you might just get a bargain. i always make sure i know what the best prices are before buying. I check out the internet and take into consideration cashback sites. enjoy haggling though it should be good fun.

    Last year my nephew, 11 yrs old, wanted a psp and a load of games n stuff. after watching dont get done get dom he asked for discount in a Game store the guy initially said no so he said well can you get me the manager. The next 15 minutes was spent with my nephew getting all he wanted i worked out it was about 235 pounds and he got it for 170.
    You cant take the trousers off an elephant!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    I know someone who haggled at a small local town Currys store and got fridge freezer, wasing machine, oven and hob all with a discount.
  • Geddes wrote: »
    Hi, i'm moving house in a few month and i will be buying everything new, sofa, carpets, blinds and i'm wondering if you can haggle in places like curry's and john lewis m&s and places like that. I always thought it was just the privately owned local shops you can haggle in but as i am buying all this could i haggle in dfs for a sofa and carpet right for carpet etc.

    Know anyone with spare storage space, be it a spare room or garage/shed?

    If you made a budget for all the major items you wanted then looked on a daily basis on HUKD/MSE/OOTD etc for items you are after and grab the bargains as and when they appear before moving, open and test then stick in storage.

    I suggest this is as any salesmen/manager will smell rush/desperation on anyone and will not budge as much as someone who can just go elsewhere.
  • You can always haggle in electronics shops! I've played off Currys, PC World and pixmania which are all the same company. Just google for a good price, check it is in stock then walk in to the shop and give them the URL.

    Oh and richer sounds gave me 25% discount last week this way :)
  • BeeUK
    BeeUK Posts: 151 Forumite
    Managers at Currys are allowed to give up to a 10% discount in store...they'll say they can only give a discount if you take the insurance (rip off) with the product but that's not true.

    Just keep trying them. :beer:
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