March 24, 2008
Hagglers R Us

Pat gets a no-prize that'll worry her to death trying to get that last dime for bringing us this story detailing the return of haggling to even big-box retailers. I'm usually too much of a sap to actually try to bargain, but maybe if I come armed with info I won't feel too gobsmacked to try.

Posted by scott at March 24, 2008 01:38 PM

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I was thinking of that big ole flat screen TV you want and the new sleeper sofa that I need. lol

Posted by: Pat J. on March 24, 2008 01:51 PM

Actually, this isn't such a good thing. What it means is that big-box retailers will crank their prices up by 25% across the board, and then justify it by saying 'well our customers can always negotiate to try and get the best price!' Basically, it's the car-lot model of retail pricing.

And for God's sake, these places have cut staff so far that there are hardly any checkout lines open as it is. Now I'm supposed to wait while every senior citizen tries to dicker the checkout clerk down to fifty cents each on cat food (from the sky-high price of fifty-three cents a can.)

Posted by: DensityDuck on March 24, 2008 02:48 PM

Hey Density Duck watch out with the senior citizens remarks. I am one and I promise you I have never dickered over the price of cat food or anything for that matter, in the checkout line. lol

Posted by: Pat J. on March 24, 2008 07:15 PM

There's something to be said for it, but DD does bring up a good point (and it's not the one about senior citizens dickering over their weekly can of Alpo) about prices then being raised to offset the pricing.

However, the ability to negotiate exists now in many of these stores. Just do some searching to find better prices at a less than convenient store and provide that proof. Amber and I did that with Sears and Lowes. Got our appliances there and saved probably close to $500 or so in total.

Posted by: Ron on March 24, 2008 09:55 PM
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