Jul 28
One of the blogs I regularly follow is Erica.biz. She recently wrote about how she is always negotiating by simply asking the following question before purchasing something:
“Is that the lowest price you can offer me?”
What an easy way to ask a single question that will probably get you the best price, without sounding like a cheap bastard. I’m gonna try it…
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July 28th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
That’s a good idea but I can’t imagine asking that for 99% of my purchases. It’s not like the cashier at my local Wal-Mart is going to say, “Oh sure, I’ll take $20 off!”
July 28th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Thanks for the comments…Jonathan - yeah, I agree that most of the time you cannot negotiate, especially in retail. However, for bigger purchases or with companies that pride themselves on customer service. I can see myself using this technique for service based businesses, such as car insurance.