Laptop Haggling 'Martin Style'!!!! 30 June 2004 at 7:53PM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in How much have you saved? 10 replies 5.6K views

Tahlula_2

Terrific!!!! ;D ;D ;D Just saved £70 on a laptop plus got a printer thrown in after following Martin's excellent advice on haggling in store. Dixons price matched a laptop I found cheaper on the net and as I'd seen someone offering a free printer with this particular model I go that too. At this point I was then subjected to a barage of sales patter about buying extra warrenty (which was half the price again at £299!!!!). I refused, then coyly asked for discount, then refused again when they offered £50 off, let them just about finish processing my order then waded in with ''if you give me £70 of I'll take it'' and lo and behold if we didn't shake on it!!!! Needless to say I will be cancelling my warrenty Direct Debit in a couple of days as I have every right to do (the first payment doesn't come out for a couple of weeks) so all in all a job well done. £580 for laptop and printer and I'm well chuffed. So take his advice - shop around and haggle like crazy!!! Cheers Martin you're a star. I've bought your book for me, my mate and my dad (naturally in the 3 for 2 sale at bol.com....) Big kissesXXX

MSE_Martin

WOOO HOOO!

Well done

(see two compliments for the price of one!)

Tahlula_2

Well I think you'll all have a job beating the latest turn of events. Having succesfully haggled a £50 antivirus package for £25 out of the lovely Dixons branch, a pair of £20 headphones for a tenner and my boss claiming the VAT back on it all for me (plus also the VAT back on two of those leather Viking chairs also mentioned on this site which I got for me and my friend) My boss has turned round today and offered to pay for the whole of the laptop! Bless the lovely man!!!! Sorry guys - the height of jamminess I know but dem's de breaks.(and I did make him alot of money this month. Ah well I'm off to be all smug now...can't stop grinning! Thanks again for the best site in the entire world Martin! ;D

MSE_Martin

WOOO HOOO TWOOO

tru

Tahlula, can I borrow you for a few hours? I need a new PC, printer and a network card for work. I'm rubbish at haggling so I thought you could do it for me ;D ;D ;D

DiggingOut

Wook at that! Mawtin caws her, and twoo shows up wight away! Even when he talks wike a wittle toddwer.
;D

tru

Wook at that!  Mawtin caws her, and twoo shows up wight away!  Even when he talks wike a wittle toddwer.
;D

Yes, and look how long it took me to get here, I ran all night and most of the next day. When I arrived I was really tired and Martin was nowhere to be seen so I ran all the way back again ;D

scheming_gypsy

After reading this thread i have come to the conclusion that..






Tahlula has large breasts

Fran

Wook at that! Mawtin caws her, and twoo shows up wight away! Even when he talks wike a wittle toddwer.
;D

Diggy wiggy outy wouty, Martin talks like an owly wowl notta baby waby. You silly thing!

(That also explains S_G talking about twits.)

Tahlula_2

Not got large anything I'm afraid Gypsy...... bit of a poison dwarf (and my boss likes 'fruity' women heh heh in case that's where you were heading next!)

digitaldai

used megashop bot

smeg cooker john lewis £999
we got it for £620 delivered!

martin you have changed my life love it!