Daftest thing you've haggled for?

beefyburt

I once bought a £15 lamp for a tenner, by pretending to only have a tenner on me. I thought the price was too high and so thought id give it a go. Chap in the shop was a bit reluctant but still sold it to me. And i once bought a telly for £400, against a sticker price of £699, just by saying that £400 was my limit. The shop was not part of a chain, and these are usually run by people more inclined to haggle. Just remember, it costs nothing to ask.

jago25_98

Just remember, it costs nothing to ask.

Sometimes you get someone who, as soon as you haggle out of custom looks at you as if you've done something deeply wrong! Or they laugh, or whatever. I guess they just don't know who to argue back the cost, seeing it as a you verses me situation instead of win-win. Don't let this put you off, take your time and smile inside.

RebeccaP_2

when we were on honeymoon, we went into the local town for drinks and a friend who was with us haggled over 5 coca-colas and a cup of tea. Thing was the 6 drinks came to a total of well under £1 anyway!

baffcat

RebeccaP wrote:

when we were on honeymoon...... and a friend who was with us

You took a friend on honeymoon? Separate rooms, I hope.

IvanOpinion

Maybe the friend was there to explain what to do ?

Ivan

3bee

I haggled for a 1p sweet, unfortunately they gave me no discount! but offered 2.5% back with rpoints

R._Senal

haha please tell me your joking!

DMDz

Buying a new car. Managed to get a large amount off the marked price (Cant remember exactly how much). When it came to the paperwork, I haggled for a full tank of petrol and a “tree air-freshener”. I got the full tank of petrol, but I only got a hippo air-freshener instead of the tree one :rolleyes:

Hunnymonster

When haggling over the price for the self-drive 7,5tonner for moving house, I managed to get £100 off the price (down to £235) and thought I'd push a little further so said I'd take it for £230 or £235 if they threw in a Yorkie bar.....

I got the Yorkie bar (OH was not amused - I didn't get 2 lol)

Lillibet_2

When in Egypt I succesfully haggled a set of knopic (Sp?) jars down from £180 (over-inflated tourist price) to £11:j. Course, Knopic jars are intended for when you're dead so I could have just left them for my nearest & dearest to pay for after I pop off, in the unlikey event that they want to store my brains, kidnesy, intestines seperately:D