MSE Poll: Have you haggled on the high street in the last year?

Haggling at call centres is well worth it, unless things have changed from when I used to work at them.


I worked at TSB's credit card centre and if people asked - which 9 out of 10 wouldn't and they asked nicely, I'd give them all their interest charge back! The main thing I hated, was people moaning at me about being charged. one, it was their fault 99.9 % of the time (on the rare occasions a bank had cocked up sending the payment on the date it was paid in, that obviously would get a refund), two - I didn't make the rules, so don't have a go at me. If people were aggressive and rude to me, I'd make them go round in circles before I finally agreed to make a refund and they'd be made to listen to a long lecture on how to avoid in future!!


I laughed at people haggling in Poundland - really?!!



And as for charity shops, that's downright mean. Charities are for helping people or animals so no way would I make an offer on something. I ususally give a donation as well when I pay, especially one shop which is for a home for stray animals - they always get an extra £10. I've taken in things to help them as well, like a cat basket and a cat carrier - when my last one had to be put to sleep as got so ill and he was 18 years, miss him like mad