Haggling in upper chain stores??????

Badger_Lady

ringo_24601 wrote:

last time i haggled it was in a show shop..

Wow, what sort of show was it? A west-end? An opera?

(Sorry, I know what you meant really!!!)

[Deleted User]

haha - shoe shop! Although i like the idea of haggling for show tickets

flyp

im going to haggle in pc world. Do you think its worth haggling for a memory stick

yorkshirepud_2

flyp wrote: »

im going to haggle in pc world. Do you think its worth haggling for a memory stick

Not so much haggling as it's only a very small amount, but remember they have a price promise look on the website it gives 110% difference so if it's cheaper at say amazon then you only pay that price.

jai1998

Haggling drives me mad !!!!

I work in a Menswear store where people come in and ask for discount all the time and some go as far as to mention that they are asking as a result of having watched this programme. As a large retailer, my employer does not allow staff to discount on a whim. They believe that discounting would cheapen the brand image and previous experience has shown that once a customer has been discounted once, they expect something every time they visit. I usually find it is the people who can obviously afford to pay who ask rather than the people who would truely appreciate a discount of some kind. Nothing satisfies me more than watching the 'I'll leave it then' slow walk to the door expecting me to run after them. In most cases they come back 10 minutes later to buy it anyway, just buy the item if you want it.

There is also the habit of being greedy and asking for something unrealistic;

'I'm spending £400 on a suit so will you throw in the (£180) shoes for free?

I'm a good customer, I shop here all the time (Then why do I not recognise you as I am on first name terms with many of my regulars?).

What annoys me is that if you watch the programme, Dom uses independent local shops rather than well known 'High Street' stores, a fact which always seems to be missed.

So come on hagglers, show us what you are made of, fill a trolley with £50 of food at M&S and offer £40. Lets see how far your haggling gets you then ....

vixarooni

When my boyfriend worked in PC world loads of people haggled all the time and got no where. He would go and ask his manager and the answer would always be no everytime, whatever the spend was.

No one has haggled me in debenhams yet, but if the item has a mark on it i will offer quite a good discount off.

Trouble with the large retailers is that they dont often treat their staff the best so when a customer wants a good deal the staff are normally reluctant because even they dont get that kind of deal!

Alot of shopes do the price promise thing now, so if you say they do it £10 cheaper in currys they will give it to you for that price anyway.

betheebee

jai1998 wrote: »

Haggling drives me mad !!!!

I work in a Menswear store where people come in and ask for discount all the time and some go as far as to mention that they are asking as a result of having watched this programme. As a large retailer, my employer does not allow staff to discount on a whim. They believe that discounting would cheapen the brand image and previous experience has shown that once a customer has been discounted once, they expect something every time they visit. I usually find it is the people who can obviously afford to pay who ask rather than the people who would truely appreciate a discount of some kind. Nothing satisfies me more than watching the 'I'll leave it then' slow walk to the door expecting me to run after them. In most cases they come back 10 minutes later to buy it anyway, just buy the item if you want it.

There is also the habit of being greedy and asking for something unrealistic;

'I'm spending £400 on a suit so will you throw in the (£180) shoes for free?

I'm a good customer, I shop here all the time (Then why do I not recognise you as I am on first name terms with many of my regulars?).

What annoys me is that if you watch the programme, Dom uses independent local shops rather than well known 'High Street' stores, a fact which always seems to be missed.

So come on hagglers, show us what you are made of, fill a trolley with £50 of food at M&S and offer £40. Lets see how far your haggling gets you then ....

Oh dear, that's us well and truly told off then :rolleyes:

Poppycat

The price shops sell goods is a invitation to treat. A customer or shop can refuse to sell/or purchase a product at any time before money changes hands. You could very easily ask for a discount and the shop could very easily say no, sorry etc or amy accept the offer and vice versa

MrsE_2

I haggle all the time for major items.
I haggle for services.
I haggle for holidays.

I haggle........

Beenie

Can someone advise me?

I really want a Raymond Weil watch (the Parsifal) but unfortunately it's £900-1500 depending on the amount of gold in the bracelet.

I am quite timid and have no idea how to 'haggle.' Do you look sad and say I want it cheaper....do you leave long pauses...what the heck do you do?

We need a masterclass on this.