Was watching an old episode of The Big Bang Theory last week where Leonard was haggling over a price, much to Sheldon's dismay. Are you more like Leonard (willing to haggle/bargain over a price label) or more like Sheldon (pay what it says on the label)... or does it depend on the item and circumstances?
Depends on the condition of the item, and if it's in the wrong place on the shelf (if picked up from a grocery store.)
Nope, much because i'm really timid. But i really want to "learn" how to do it, because i recognize it as an important "skill".
I don't bargain, well nobody in my country does it anyway. I know that in some countries it's okay or even polite thing to do. But here its just really awkward. It's considered quite impolite and annoying thing. So yea I don't do that
Not in Australia - or at least not with ordinary day-to-day goods and services. I will aggressively haggle where it's the custom but if I tried to do it here I'd get blank stares and be asked to leave. If the item is mass-produced, below a few thousand dollars and has a transparent market value, there is no point haggling. Obviously there is haggling with second-hand goods or the highest priced goods, though you would generally not talk about negotiating the price of a car or a house as 'haggling'.
For normal things, no, it's generally not worth the effort. Plus I hate shopping so by the time I get to the paying part I'm just done and want to leave as soon as possible. If it were in a situation where it was expected though, like buying a car, then yeah I'll play their haggling game.
Yeah there is a time & a place for haggling For example, haggling is easy at a car boot sale & considered tacky at a high-end store Also I think many people are simply unaware that they can haggle (with a decent chance to succeed) in common street stores. Worth a shot if you're buying something like a new TV I tend to find myself haggling when I deal with private sellers or when I'm buying in bulk BTW this is a perspective from the UK (I've never haggled in other countries unless you count importing goods; usually CDs)
I haggle at garage sales. If I buy multiple things I'll usually try to get a discount and it usually works.
I don't. I hate public places and I have social anxiety so definitely don't have the confidence for that lol. My dad does, at garage sales but I honestly don't think it's worth the trouble to save a few bucks.
I don’t bother in massive chain stores because the employees never have the power to really haggle with you (or so I assume). It’s pretty customary for things like a car or home here... I would/have done it with a private seller on smaller things but it really depends on factors like: how much do I want it (am I willing to walk away? If not, I have no cards to play), whether I think it’s worth the price (i.e. is the quality good? Did they obviously put a lot of work into it?), etc.
Nope. I might give a shopkeeper the opportunity to reduce the price on an item if it is damaged or if it's a display item that is last in stock or something like that. If they seem desperate to want to sell off something so they can make room for something else, then I will leave it up to their discretion. But I will never say "I'll offer you this much for it". I would just feel like a pikey.
Generally only in cultures where it is prevalent. I would say the lion's share of the bargaining I have done in my whole life was done in either India or Mexico, despite the fact that I have spent only a little over a year between the two of them total. I guess we did sort of haggle on the purchase of our home and I suppose ages ago I went to a rummage sale or two...
No. I consider it a pain in the ass when I try selling things online and people try to argue over the price. If its outrageous, then I wont buy it and they wont make money from me - simple.