Oh how I despise HAGGLERS!

[Camry178]

I can't stand hagglers either!

I love it when, after I shoot them down, they ask for the manager. Their face just drops when I point to my name badge where it says "manager".

Sometimes, when we get a bunch of hagglers, I'll go outside to make sure the sign hasn't changed to read "Let's Make a Deal".

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I don't mind a customer asking for a discount, it's when they PRESS ON to try and get one after I've already told them no. I'm not going to magically change my mind even if they try and guilt trip me.

I also hate the hagglers who sometimes even after I OFFER them a DISCOUNT will try to press for more, as if they STILL aren't satisfied by the deal. This is not a car lot, it's a games store, if I am giving you a discount on something, it's a one shot deal.

[rts]

Haggling is a sore subject with me. I have walked away and left customers in the aisle that started that crap. The price is what the price is!

One time I increased the price on the haggler. That shut them up pretty quick!

It's just something I have zero tolerance for!

[evilhomer]

My funniest case of haggling came from a repaired tv we were selling. It was old but worked fine so rather than tossing it to the curb we put it on the board for $25. It went something like this:

SC: How much to you want for the $25 tv?
Me: Um... Twenty five dollars
SC: WHAT?!? But that's the price you have written!!!
Me: Uh yeah, that's kind of the point of putting a price on it.
SC: But.... but you can't sell things for the listed price.
Me: ..... alllllrightythen. You want the tv or not?
SC: Can I see if it works?
Me: You gonna buy it when I show you that it works?
SC: Maybe, but I'm not going to pay $25.
Me: Then you're not seeing that it works.

What really made this guy memorable to me was the total shock, amazement and disbelief that I was selling it for the listed price. It was a completely inconceivable idea for him to wrap his head around.

[Bobsentme]

It seems to me that everyone ignores the greatest advice of all when it comes to "haggling"...

PLAN AHEAD!!!

I booked a Valentines day getaway for my wife and I at Niagara Falls 2 years ago in December. For a weekend stay (Canadian Side, right up against the falls), plus dinner, plus trip to local winery, plus breakfast both mornings we were there, I only paid $300.

While we hanging out in the local bar, we met up with another couple, who only spent 1 night and paid $400!!!

Found out after talking to him that while I had actually called the hotel and found out about the package deal, He had booked his trip through one of the online places.

So, yeah. To get the best deal, always plan ahead and cut out the middle man. That's my advice to these idiotic hagglers.

[Bramblerose]

JMy Dad's a truck driver and he's brought home all kinds of perfectly good food and paper products; the companies rejected them because the boxes were dented or torn.

It sorta depends- As a girl we kept an eye on cans- certain malformations indicate botulism. Dents are ok, bulges are bad.

[Daisy]

I don't care what those articles say, I could never do it. I'm an outgoing person and I have no trouble talking to people, but to go up to an employee in a retail store and ask for a discount? Just because I want one?!

Nope. Can't do it.

[Dreamstalker]

It sorta depends- As a girl we kept an eye on cans- certain malformations indicate botulism. Dents are ok, bulges are bad.

I was told that dents might not be OK, depending on the severity.

I just went through my dad's pantry and tossed out a half-dozen cans of salmon that were bulging badly (I was half expecting them to explode either when I picked them up or when they were thrown in the bin). My mom's rule is: if the can won't sit flat on a table, ditch it.

[TravisRB69]

This happens all the time at my store. Since we're so far from the nearest Mexican border town flea market where haggling is OK, even encouraged, customers unfortunately feel the unquenchable need to dismiss the clearly marked prices on the shelves as mere suggestions, not something set by corporate and therefore set in stone. In short, since we're so far away from the nearest Mexican border town flea market, they have to treat MY STORE like one.

This happens ridiculously often on any given day, but they just come crawling out of the woodwork and triple, possibly quadruple on the following days: Senior Discount Day, Double Coupon Day, Military Discount Day (where they expect us to not only GIVE AWAY our product, but give us the discount using the military status of a FAMILY MEMBER, not themselves), the weekend, the day after any major holiday, the day after any minor holiday, the day after any d-list holiday and below, the day before any major holiday, the day before any minor holiday, and the day before any d-list holiday and below.

[Shpepper]

This happens ridiculously often on any given day, but they just come crawling out of the woodwork and triple, possibly quadruple on the following days: Senior Discount Day, Double Coupon Day, Military Discount Day (where they expect us to not only GIVE AWAY our product, but give us the discount using the military status of a FAMILY MEMBER, not themselves), the weekend, the day after any major holiday, the day after any minor holiday, the day after any d-list holiday and below, the day before any major holiday, the day before any minor holiday, and the day before any d-list holiday and below.

You forgot to add...... Any day that ends in a "y"

[bainsidhe]

We price match at my store, but we do need proof of it. You can't just come in the store and say you saw it somewhere else at x.xx price.

Also, we don't match the price of our online prices. Obviously, that sale is online for a reason, because it's cheaper to buy from a website than from a store. Get over it.

What really sucks is that our website will list price X and say the item is in-stock and available in-store, without mentioning anywhere that the price might be Y. We don't price match the website and frankly, the website needs to be clearer that the prices shown there are online only. That's right, we price match competitors newspaper ads, but we don't match our own website. Get over it. You'll also see the store a few miles away has a different price and the one a town over has even another price. Get over it. Our store pays overhead that goes beyond what a shipping warehouse does. We also pay different property taxes and insurance rates based on our location. Theft also plays a part in our pricing as well as the type/size of store. So yeah, there's a reason our price is what it is and we don't price match our website or our sister stores.

/vent off. You can tell it's been a rough holiday season, can't you.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I wish customers would consider beforehand what businesses are most likely to respond to haggling and which aren't, for example:

You can haggle on a car
You can (somewhat) haggle on a hotel room depending on circumstances
You can haggle on many things second hand

But

You CAN'T haggle on just about anything at a grocery store, or major retail outlet or convenience store, etc.

Of course these are general guidelines, there are bound to be exceptions.

[I_Hate_SCs]

I have customers often asking if we price-match, and some less-than-honest ones actually claim that they've received such discounts in the past at my store. I know that's not true, and the supervisors ultimately always shoot down those requests.

This was one aspect I liked about working at 'Red & Khaki' because they don't do price matches; from what I understand they haven't done so in a long time. Therefore, I'd love the customers who would come in and say "This 5.99 item was 5.97 at Wal-Mart, and I want a price match," only to say "I got a price match last week here!" I'd, of course, inform them I have been with the company for over a year and we never accepted price matches.

What I didn't get was that Wal-Mart was about 2 miles away from my store, so they would actually lose money when they would not purchase the item here and go to WM to get it for 2 cents cheaper due to gas prices and sales tax for a separate transaction. Some people are idiots and have no concept of saving money!

[ShinyKitsune]

I'm sick of hagglers!

We get people all the time that insist on getting absurd discounts on things with minor defects like a thread sticking out or a little dirt on one side. You know, things that can easily be fixed as soon as they get home. One guy demanded $30 off of something because we "had it too long"...I guess two weeks is "too long" in his book.

I, personally, don't haggle...ever. I've purchased a few things that weren't straight-out-of-the-factory perfect, and I've have been given discounts on most of them, even though I never asked for one. I didn't think the defects were that big of a deal(a book with a small tear on the cover or a figurine with an itty bitty chip on it), and I'd be perfectly fine paying full price for it. Maybe it's because I'm a regular at those stores...or maybe it's because I wasn't bitching about it...Either way, they're ultra-cool about it when you don't demand the discount.

[rts]

The other problem is that if you do it for them once, you are telling them it's OK to do it again, and again and again. Each time it will get worse and more ridiculous!