This is NOT a Flea Market

[MiddleofNowhere]

Yesterday, I'm doin' my thing, running through my shop making sure everything looks good, all customers being helped, etc, etc.

I spy a guy trying on a couple of rain coats, so I swing by, say hello and offer if he needs any help or has questions on the jackets, I'm his gal. He nods and continues to try on jackets.

A few minutes later...

He walks up to me and I see he's holding one of my best seller rain coats, I sell it all day every day, for $99.00. That's the price the vendor (not us) determines it will sell at.

Me: 'Howdy, sir. Questions on the jacket?'
Guy: 'Yeah. Was wondering if you'd take $80 dollars for this?'
Me: Brain. Stops. Reboots. Reset Parameters to default. 'Well, sir. I'd be happy to sell it to you for $99.00 plus tax.'
Guy: 'Oh, okay.' Hangs coat back up.

Seriously, these morning shows with their money saving segments are driving me to drink. Every morning, I hear BS like, haggle a better price, even at a regular retailer. Makes me want to scream. Sure I'd love to sell you that jacket at $20 bucks off and lose my job. He really didn't suck too much, but I didn't think this qualified as a brain burp.

[NateTheChops]

I once had a guy drop all his singles and change and make me count it out. It came up to thirty. The item he was trying to buy was thirty-five dollars.

"Will you take thirty?"

Sure. I'll short my drawer five bucks so you can eat your weight loss pills. Yup. Don't worry about me I'll make up the difference in pints of blood.

[ReverendBSB]

My boss, who is a really cool old guy, told me to say that to customers that try to bargain. Never had the guts to try it though. No matter how cool he is, if I said it and a customer complained I would probably get in trouble.

Had an idiot try to bargain the other day. He asked about one of our best selling double propane burners, with stand and regulator. I told him the combined price for all three, and asked "Could come down on that?" I replied "No". He was not happy. I should have just used the flea market line anyway.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

"Sigh....Allow me to summarize the proposed transaction: You wish to purchase this raincoat for $80. Net profit to me: negative 19 dollars. Oh please, please take my 19 dollars! I do not want it!

Uh uh uh! It appears you are unfamiliar with sarcasm. I will now close the register, and inform you our prices are non-negotiable."

[Rebel1012]

spots comic book store guy quote ^

[McGoddess09]

"Sigh....Allow me to summarize the proposed transaction: You wish to purchase this raincoat for $80. Net profit to me: negative 19 dollars. Oh please, please take my 19 dollars! I do not want it!

Uh uh uh! It appears you are unfamiliar with sarcasm. I will now close the register, and inform you our prices are non-negotiable."

Simpsons quote for everything,huh Irv?

[wagegoth]

Simpsons quote for everything,huh Irv?

Irv should be our offical Simpsons resource.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Simpsons quote for everything,huh Irv?

Of course!

I almost wish I were cashier-trained. Almost. Just so I could use that particular line on anybody trying to haggle with me.

[Digitalpotato]

This economy's brought out the Haggler in everyone.

[SG15Z]

I hate hagglers. And I despise the morning tv shows telling you to ask for discounts, even at big box retailers. I guess in this economy "prices are non-negotiable" is a foreign concept.

[Shimatta]

I don't work in retail but I think it would be fun to haggle. The item is 30.00 and the customer comes and sees if you'll haggle and you say "sure - I'll start at 80.00 then as my first offer" and see how quickly the customers accepts the original price.

[infinitemonkies]

Maybe I'm just frighteningly insane, (though I perfer to think of it as 'attempted trendsetting',) but my policy is that if I see a product I want at a price I find agreeable, I buy it. If I don't like the price, I look elsewhere or do without.

If I buy something and then later see it cheaper: shrug, oh well. I made a purchase I was satisfied with, next time I'll shop around more first.

If only my particlar brand of lunacy were infectious....




In the land of the stupid, the half-wit is king.

[Calud]

I try to haggle sometimes. Not for single cheap items though.

I did it for my TV + Xbox + other stuff.

Would've come up as 1800€ or something, got them to comp half ot the box, so 1600€.

But you really have to accept a no. It's not like they can do anything about it.

[workerbee222]

After a rather long conversation with a caller, my boss hung up the phone.

A woman had called on behalf of her sister, who was paying for wedding dress alterations for a bride. (Caller's niece) It was a long story about how the happy couple were supposed to be married a year ago, but couldn't, and now they could, but the bride lost weight, so now the dress is too big. The groom who has worked hard all his life just got laid off from his job. $300 tab and no one had the money.

The last thing I heard her say was "You can call the corporate headquarters if you want ma'am. But I've worked for this company for eleven years, and I've never known of an event where they had waived fees because of hardship."

[ShinyKitsune]

I had some lady come up to the register with a bunch of stuff, over $100 in fact.

I kid you not, she said to me, "That's too expensive. Take it down to $40 and I'll buy this." When both myself and the MOD told her "No" (MOD got involved because she wanted to complain about me saying "No" to a customer), she got all pissy and left, giving some comment on how she's going to boycott the place.