You know the saying “Everything is negotiable”? It’s true, and the mind-set that no price is set in stone can be applied to a wide variety of goods and services. Some people are intimidated by the idea of haggling or think it makes them look cheap, but thinking that way is to a seller’s advantage. Whether you’re in the market for a couch or cable TV, don’t be afraid to speak up and ask for a better deal.
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As popular as haggling is in some part of the world, it is surprising that it is not widely practiced in today's marketplace everywhere. I find it repulsive that various stores are the ones that sets prices and tell us what bargains are. Their ideas of bargain to me nine out of ten is not. I think that a true bargain is when i can throw in my own price on the table, a price that i can afford, and negotiate a happy medium from there. Websites like www.publictrades.com make such things possible - I love the concept of the site for it allows users to haggle product prices with others selling stuff. More ideas like that should be mainstream in today's commerce platform.
