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  • #1

    The Wealthy Haggler

    A "gentleman" wanted to buy some surfing books for his daughter, so I showed him the section. He later brings up to the counter two surfing books which had been on the shelf for a good amount of time and asks if I can do any better on the price. I said I could give him half off, a pretty good deal I thought! Silly me, thinking he would be happy with a mere half off. By the way, that came to ten whole dollars

    So he pulls the "is that reeeealllly the best you can do? Awwwwww.... welllllllllllllllll....." and pretends to think about it and scrutinize the books really closely and all of the same old tricks that annoying cheapskates like to pull when they think they can get you to go lower. Unfortunately I was stupid and had accidentally offered an actual rock bottom price that he wouldn't be getting anywhere else and I couldn't really lower it any further (I'm a bad haggler).

    Eventually he SIGHS and says WELL I GUESS I'll take them. (Lucky me! ) His total comes to ten plus tax.

    SC: Tax? You don't have to charge me tax!
    ME: Well, do you have a tax ID number or a resale license?
    SC: *laughs* But I'm already paying ten dollars!
    ME: Sorry I have to charge you tax.
    SC: Can't you just make it ten? You said ten.
    ME: Unfortunately our prices don't include tax.
    SC: Can't you just make it 9 then? Whine bitch rant!
    ME:

    So I did, I gave in just because I wanted this annoying mess out of my store. I lowered my ridiculous price even FURTHER, so it was less than ten dollars with the tax.

    Guess what this pulls out of his wallet to pay with?

    If you said a HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL you would be correct! (And I saw a stack of twenties in there, too.) So unless this guy carries around his retirement fund in his wallet, I'm guessing he could have managed to pay the tax like every other damn person has to. Grr!

    Edit: I almost forgot the end of this pleasant tale! The guy looked around a little more after he bought the books, and found another book he wanted that was 8 dollars. He wanted to trade it for one of the books that he had already bought (you'll remember he only paid $4.50 for each book). Somehow, he didn't get his way that time
    Last edited by Mnemjian; 05-06-2010, 03:18 AM.
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    "For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction." -- Lord Byron
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  • #2
    Wow. That was horrible.
    Customers should always be served . . . to the nearest great white.

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    • #3
      That's when you say: "You know what, I accidentally went lower than I should have and below our own cost. You're right, let me fix that for you...I can only take off 25%...so it'll be fifteen dollars please."

      Oooh, guess that tax wasn't such a big deal now was it.
      A lion however, will only devour your corpse, whereas an SC is not sated until they have destroyed your soul. (Quote per infinitemonkies)

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      • #4
        How do you think he Keeps all of that money?
        Dull women have immaculate homes.

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        • #5
          Quoth Exaspera View Post
          How do you think he Keeps all of that money?
          My thoughts exactly. A good amount of people who get these discounts are ones who have money because they are good at keeping it and spending less. Honestly, it's not a bad skill to learn and have. $2 saved is $2 saved and it all adds up in the long run.

          Though, the bitching when they can't get lower prices is quite annoying.
          Getting offended is a great way to avoid answering questions that make you sound dumb. - exmocaptainmoroni

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          • #6
            next time, tell him something he rarely hears...NO.
            look! it's ghengis khan!
            Sorry, but while I can do many things, extracting heads from anuses isn't one of them. (so sayeth the irv)

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            • #7
              Quoth Mnemjian View Post
              SC: Tax? You don't have to charge me tax!l:
              I was unaware that sales tax was optional. I've been overcharged all my life!!
              Thou shalt not take the name of thy goddess Whiskey in vain.

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              • #8
                Man, no more discounts. I don't care if the books have been there since the dawn of time. I want to smack that jerk. He probably holds up a sign on the side of the road and makes his load of cash that way! I think fifty percent is REALLY generous. I hope you didnt have change and he had to wait. Some people, geesh. I hate scammers.

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                • #9
                  I really wish I had at least given him his change in quarters or something! You guys think of the best revenges

                  I just think a good way for people who are so gosh darn concerned about saving their pennies like that guy was is to not buy frivolous things like picture books. It's so hard to take a person seriously when they are buying something they can live just fine without.
                  !
                  "For truth is always strange; stranger than fiction." -- Lord Byron

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                  • #10
                    Should have told him you would have to charge him a one dollar service fee to break a bill that large.

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                    • #11
                      Quoth elsporko View Post
                      Should have told him you would have to charge him a ninety-one dollar service fee to break a bill that large.
                      FTFY. HTH.

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