Do you ask for a discount?

I don't, but I'm married to a man who will haggle over almost anything!

Why should you?
A price is a price..
You don’t haggle over your shopping at the check out do you?
Or perhaps you do.
I would be similarly mortified in your GDs’ place.

I don't often haggle.
When I do though, I usually get a little discount - just enough that I feel I've got a bargain & the seller isn't out-of-pocket.

Often tempted in charity shops but that's a bit infra-dig.

Haggling in a charity shop seems wrong for lots of reasons...

Surely, the price is the price?

I only ‘haggle’ with stuff online visiting several sites to get the best price. In the shops I pay what it says on the ticket. We do not live in Turkey!

I do when it’s an expensive buy, new sofas or a car for instance.
Always get a good deal.You have to be pleasant and do it in a certain way that’s good natured.

I dont haggle either. If I think the price is too high I dont buy the goods.
I was in a charity shop and a coat was marked up at a tenner, it was a good coat with a brand name, the customer tried to get a fiver off. I found it distasteful.
I have also done car boots, my clothes, I was told by many customer's were reasonably priced, clean, and good quality. I wanted am £4 for one thing and I had someone offer me £2. I told them politely I was not shifting on price. Someone half an hour later paid the full price and got a real bargain.
My advice is pay the full price.

As someone who has made crafts to sell in the past, I would suggest that you are usually getting a bargain anyway, as very few crafters sell their goods at the true price, if you were to take into account the number of hours they take to make.

valdavi

I don't often haggle.
When I do though, I usually get a little discount - just enough that I feel I've got a bargain & the seller isn't out-of-pocket.

Often tempted in charity shops but that's a bit infra-dig.

My manager in our charity is hopeless with hagglers. She’s too nice.
When a customer asked for a discount she calls me. She excuses herself from the mumper and lets me deal with it.
No is a sentance 😂
We have our regular customers who spend a lot of money. We sometimes give them a discount as a little thank you.

I agree with Moth, I'd never haggle on a hand made when I can estimate the hours put in.

And not in a Charity shop

(Unless there is a major fault/stain that been overlooked on an otherwise properly high priced garment)

Only on large expensive items or if I offer to pay cash.

I gave up watching Antiques Roadshow years ago.

What's your best price?

Cringe.

No I don't approve at all of haggling.
I know people do but I feel it's wrong.
When I sell things on line (eBay, gumtree, Facebook etc) I set a price unless it's an auction.
Several people texted me and asked if I'd accept a lower price. I said no and sure enough the item was sold for the price asked.

I have actually heard people boasting about their bargains and how they never pay the full price for things.

You're right. It's a game for some but an unfair one.

Ive been involved in the antiques trade since the 1960s and so I always ask for a discount. I have travelled around the Islamic Middle East where prices are negotiable and enjoy a good haggle.

ixion

I gave up watching Antiques Roadshow years ago.

What's your best price?

Cringe.

Do you mean Antiques Road Trip?

We rarely watch except to 😲

What would happen if we were to go into an antiques shop and offer £40 for two items which together would total eg £125?
Why do the owners often smile and say "I'll do both for £45?"

Because they're on the telly?

friendlygingercat

Ive been involved in the antiques trade since the 1960s and so I always ask for a discount. I have travelled around the Islamic Middle East where prices are negotiable and enjoy a good haggle.

I think haggling in some countries is expected.

I might ask if there are any special discounts in eg a furniture shop if I'm paying a very large amount and the shop is part of a chain.

It depends where you are and what you’re buying.
I had a person round to measure me up for some window blinds, the price quoted was nearly £600. I said that was much more than I was expecting so he cut it down by about £40 I said if you can do it for 500 I’ll say yes now, and he said okay ! So sometimes it’s wise to haggle

The price is not always the price. Newspapers, insurance companies, broadband suppliers are often keen to keep our custom and in my experience czn be negotiated down, Car dealers ditto.

Yes sometimes. £75 off a new rug, but it was probably overpriced to begin with.

& ask if they will price match, which most shops will do.

My sister-in-law comes from the Phillippines were haggling is as routine as breathing, so when she came over here my brother had to explain that "we don't do that here."

It really took quite a while to get through......

I am surprised at how little you are willing to haggle. Yes pick where you do it and would not do it for handmade goods or charity shops (who would do that?). If you listen to Martin Lewis he suggests that it is always worth asking. The price is not always the price! Don’t be greedy or rude but give it a go.

At antique fairs the dealers expect you to haggle. Sometimes they have bought a box of items as a job lot to sell on individually and so they make a lot of money on those and can afford to adjust their asking price. It’s the norm to ask for their “ best price”. However the discounts on the TV shows are usually much more than normal.