High Street Haggling Discussion

captain_planet

FOREVER21 wrote: »

Agree completly, have tried often to get reduction by haggling never successful. I would like to hear more from those who claim success with J L and atwhich branch they shop definately not at Newcastle.

I managed to get 5% off a £400 computer at JL (Newcastle) just by asking if there is anything he could do and that I would sign up to a JL credit card to pay for it now. When I came back from setting up the card he said they had the same computer which had been returned but unopened -- £50 off so got it for £350 result!
Found it was a really good service there as well, the guy knew his stuff and there is non of this high pressure and warranty selling nonsense.

Also a friend tried it at TK Max, I'd never have through it would work there but he went to the desk and said he wanted to buy all these clothes (worth £80) but he only had £70 on him, and they let him! I suppose with TK Max the stock is already ‘reduced’ so they may have a bit more flexibility, it’s always worth a try but by no means works all the time, make sure you have a reason for them to reduce it rather than just asking. i.e. I’ll buy this as well/seen cheaper elsewhere. Worth a shot and don’t see why it’s embarrassing, if they say no then you can just drop it.

FOREVER21

captain_planet wrote: »

I managed to get 5% off a £400 computer at JL (Newcastle) just by asking if there is anything he could do and that I would sign up to a JL credit card to pay for it now. When I came back from setting up the card he said they had the same computer which had been returned but unopened -- £50 off so got it for £350 result!
Found it was a really good service there as well, the guy knew his stuff and there is non of this high pressure and warranty selling nonsense.

Also a friend tried it at TK Max, I'd never have through it would work there but he went to the desk and said he wanted to buy all these clothes (worth £80) but he only had £70 on him, and they let him! I suppose with TK Max the stock is already ‘reduced’ so they may have a bit more flexibility, it’s always worth a try but by no means works all the time, make sure you have a reason for them to reduce it rather than just asking. i.e. I’ll buy this as well/seen cheaper elsewhere. Worth a shot and don’t see why it’s embarrassing, if they say no then you can just drop it.

Not what I understand by haggling, the policy of JL is to reduce anything that is returned and these are usually displayed separately so I would have expected to get the reduction you got in any event without haggling.

Tulgey_Wood

After almost ten years of saving pocket money, birthday and christmas monies, my son had enough money to buy a £600 desktop pc. Imagine how impressed my kids were when, for that hard saved £600, I manged to get a £799 pc, a £60 external hard drive for moving data, and a cute little £5 carry case. I was a total hero in PC World that day.
Trouble is, I now have this hero-haggler-status to live up to every time we go shopping. And often it doesn't work, even in places where I've had successes before.
I always TRY it on big ticket items, but the deciding factor seems to be whether the member of staff is happy in their work that day. Make a bee-line for somebody who's smiling, because no amount of chutzpah will charm a grumpy employee!

AJCarter

Hey there,

after seeing Martin's show on ITV, I've been inspired to attempt to haggle with PC World. I rarely buy anything in store as there are usually cheaper alternatives online and I've never tried to haggle before.

I am after a new gaming mouse, as my current one is starting to show its age. The mouse sells at PC World for £69.99 (and the same at Amazon, although there are some cheaper offers on other websites), however, if you order it to be delivered to you, you get a 10% discount. However, annoyingly with this mouse, you can only reserve and collect in store.

So, I want to attempt to get that 10% off (or more!) in store. Do you think it's possible and how should I go about it? I guess I should say stuff like "I really want to take it home today", "there are cheaper alternatives online, but it's easier for me and a sale for you if I buy it today" and "you're offering 10% off on all mice on your website anyway". But is there anything else I should say - or perhaps most importantly don't say?

Also, how good are PCWorld with haggling?

Thanks

Helix

AJCarter wrote: »

Hey there,

after seeing Martin's show on ITV, I've been inspired to attempt to haggle with PC World. I rarely buy anything in store as there are usually cheaper alternatives online and I've never tried to haggle before.

I am after a new gaming mouse, as my current one is starting to show its age. The mouse sells at PC World for £69.99 (and the same at Amazon, although there are some cheaper offers on other websites), however, if you order it to be delivered to you, you get a 10% discount. However, annoyingly with this mouse, you can only reserve and collect in store.

So, I want to attempt to get that 10% off (or more!) in store. Do you think it's possible and how should I go about it? I guess I should say stuff like "I really want to take it home today", "there are cheaper alternatives online, but it's easier for me and a sale for you if I buy it today" and "you're offering 10% off on all mice on your website anyway". But is there anything else I should say - or perhaps most importantly don't say?

Also, how good are PCWorld with haggling?

Thanks

I doubt you will get anything on a £70 mouse, they will just say take it or leave it. They won't make commission on selling a mouse. Laptops and Desktops is where you have the chance to haggle and get extras thrown in as the salesperson will be able to commission on selling you an extended warranty.

bigmomma051204

Hi all - i wanna buy a fridge-freezer in the £250 price range and a 22" tv in the £130 price range from Currys. Do you think they will throw anything in if i ask? Perhaps a wall mounting bracket for the tv (costs about £25)...?? Or do you think they will not be able to throw an item of that price in for free?? Don't know what they are allowed to do/not do!!

DUKE

Ask them whatever you want, they can either say yes or no. Go for it!

bigmomma051204

DUKE - thanks lol....just wondered if anyone had worked there and knew they werent allowed to do this or perhaps if someone had tried this and been successful etc

balmk

You may find that if you agree to take out their extended warranties that they chuck some freebies in. Depending on the T's and C's (read them first before agreeing anything) you may be able to cancel after the first month.

lvm

Don't hold your breath! I tried to get 11 fridges and 2 £400ish TVs and the wouldn't budge apart from about £2 per item...and that was only after phoning the business line.

Let us know how you get on though...would be interested to see what's said!