Bargaining is a thoroughly ordinary event in the relations of a seller and a buyer. Each of the parties wants to make a deal on the favorable terms for himself and thereof various tricks and twists have been invented that have long became a part of the culture of this world.
How to bargain in large stores
Even when buying in large stores there is a chance to discount the price. Definitely, it’s hardly possible to bargain at the cashier’s desk, but the majority of supermarkets and stores offer a developed system of discounts and promotions. If to know how to orientate yourself there, it is sometimes possible to save pretty small cash.
Saving and discount cards
Currently a lit bit developed player in the retail market offers discounts to their most loyal customers. The card system is an easy way to further get a person interested in coming for a new purchase.
A standard example is to provide a customer with a card after purchase for a predetermined amount. Think over about making a great amount of purchases at the store which you visit quite frequently: frequent purchases will result in quite significant benefits over a period of time.
Discount for defect or expiring period of validity
Sometimes it happens that the goods are left on the counter even if they are defective or out of date. This is not crucial for every product thus sometimes old-stock goods can be purchased cheaper or even taken for free without discomfort and health risk.
Misplaced price labels
A price label is considered to be the main way to inform a buyer about the price for a product. Selecting the goods among others on the counter, the customer agrees to the price set. If at the cashier’s desk you are offered a different amount for payment, just refuse and demand your purchase for the amount shown in the price label with confidence.
War of the coasts. Getting along the East
Having left the air-conditioned shopping center, we get to the bazaar - the place where special rules for communication and trade are applied.
Evening bazaar
If you are going to buy something from among food stuff, try to get to the market in the late afternoon: sellers are likely to discount the price for you because the goods will no longer be fresh in the morning.
Lenten clothes
A bazaar is not the most suitable place to dress a la French dude or like a woman of fashion if you want to save money. Just dress in more common clothes and immediately become closer to the people.
Common language
In order to get a discount in the bazaar, it is important to create a comfortable dialogue. Contact the seller in his language. Even if you do not speak Uzbek or Russian fluently, just use the simplest, most common words: the seller will in any case see that you are trying to make contact and will be more concessive.
Private trade
Determine the value of the product for a seller
Sometimes it happens that it is more important for the seller to get rid of the product than to raise money from it. If you are buying an old Soviet sideboard or piano, offer to buy a bedside table and arrange a customer pickup - it is quite possible that you get a discount.
Take everything by wholesale
Everyone appreciates his time - try to use this opportunity. Selling certain categories of goods such as clothing or garden supplies may be delayed. In this case, it would be a good strategy to offer the trader a wholesale deal for a reasonable discount.
Ask for a small discount straightforward
In the issues of sale it is useful to act as a diplomat a little bit. Be polite and straightforward ask the seller how much discount he is ready to give. This will most definitely provide a benefit if you feel that he does not want the sale process to last long or the sale venue is somewhere on the suburbs where not everyone wants to come.
