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How to
BARGAIN or Haggle effectively:
Have you ever been to a local
store, shop, market or garage sale and wished you could pay half off the
price marked?
Here’s how!
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Pull out CASH
(the exact amount YOU are willing to spend on that item!) out it under the
nose of the vendor or seller and politely ask “will you take $10 instead
of $20 for that table?
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NEVER pick it up
in your hand like you were so attached to it, instead, leave it on the
table, floor or rack where it was displayed and POINT out to it like
you’re ready to WALK AWAY with your money!
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Always keep in
mind, you have HUNDREDS, maybe THOUSANDS of places to buy the item if you
so choose, they only have that ONE item to sell to a potential buyer!
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Be prepared to
walk away
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If it’s a small
item that you want but don’t need and it’s already cheap say 25 cents and
you only want to pay HALF for it, but find it rather silly to ask for a
dime, then perhaps you can point out to 2 small items and ask “would you
take 25 cents for both of these?”
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If an item, like
a garden planter has a slight chip in it (be sure it doesn’t bother YOU,
or realize that once you place it amongst the shrubs in your garden,
nobody’s going to notice the chip in the base anyway!) be sure to point it
out, and ask if they’re willing to part with it for a fraction of the
cost!
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We went to a
local hardware chain that has a garden center which sells such planters
and flower pots and got 3 high prices clay and ceramic planters for only
25 cents each!
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Same goes for
clothes, if there’s a slight stain on a shirt (that you’re sure will not
be visible upon wearing or that you know you can remove), or a small tear
(that you can easily repair) or a missing button (be sure it’s one that
you can easily replace!), ask for a discount and DON’T settle for only 10
to 20% off, be aggressive – chances, are most buyers are not willing to
put in the 10 to 15 minutes it would take to repair it!
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We were at the
garden center and there was a huge bag of Organic Fertilizer, marked
retail at $25.99 with a dime sized hole in the corner – you guessed it, we
got it for a mere $0.25 cents!
Remember, folks, if you don’t
ask you don’t get! Happy Shopping!
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