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I've always locked in the price and flat-out refused to talk about how I was paying for it until the price was agreed upon. It worked for me, took more time I
by no_wizard 9y ago
I've always locked in the price and flat-out refused to talk about how I was paying for it until the price was agreed upon.
It worked for me, took more time I will say, but I got a good deal on a brand new car that I'll drive for a very, very long time.
- eru 9y agoWhy does buying a car in America involve so much (or even any!) negotiation at all? I guess it's a form of price discrimination? I just tried to figure out (via Google) whether it's common in eg Germany---but what I found what mostly only about negotiations for used cars.
- TomMarius 9y agoIt's normal in Europe. I've never paid the sticker price for a car.
- kaybe 9y agoBuying anything above, say, 100€? Smile, say 'discount?' and they will through in something for free or give a few percent off. And that's before any kind of negotiation (unless you count asking nicely as negotiation). And I mean anything. I've done it in many places. Is there anywhere where that does not work?
- jychang 9y ago> Is there anywhere where that does not work? Your local Apple Store in the USA.
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- Wh1zz 9y agocan you expand on the "anything"? I'm having doubts that I can negotiate the price of eg. a TV bought in a hypermarket (Walmart, to give a US example) ?
- kaybe 9y agoHm, I haven't tried that yet, but I think it is possible. It usually works very well in specialized and non-chain stores. If you cannot find a salesperson with any decision power it might be harder. You can try asking the next time you buy something big. The worst that can happen is them saying no, if you really asked nicely. PS: I dented a rental car and got a huge bill. I called them up and basically said 'discount please?' They gave me a 20% discount, and that was without any kind of arguing or confrontational talk, just the question. So it's not just for stores.
- brianwawok 9y agoLiterally, the only things you negotiate in the US are cars and houses. Not groceries nor clothes nor millions of other things. Perhaps a few minor things here or there.. but we pretty much just stick to the basics.
- jedmeyers 9y agoHealthcare. If you ended up paying from pocket.
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- ryan-c 9y agoMattresses are negotiable. I offered to pay cash and they took like 40% off the price. I was kind of dumbfounded.
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoDid they put it through the books. They may be able to sign it off as damaged goods and pocket the cash hiding the sale from revenue and upstream managers.
- johnbrodie 9y agoFirst time I bought a mattress I wasn't aware of this. Second time, I got the bedframe, box spring, and mattress protector included, and still managed to knock ~ %20 off the price. I try to negotiate everything now, and have had some measure of success. I will admit that negotiating is mostly, to me, a fun game, rather than a way to save money.
- Consultant32452 9y agoThat depends on how broadly you define negotiating. For example, price matching and acceptance of competitor coupons are both forms of negotiating. But you're right, even for retailers that offer price matching or competitor coupons, the vast majority of purchases don't involve any form of negotiating.
- nathanasmith 9y ago>Why does buying a car in America involve so much (or even any!) negotiation at all? It's just another choice. There are plenty of car dealers here that offer a "no-haggle" experience if that's what you want.