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That's one of the reasons I don't like shopping offline- I hate the act of negotiation about price of something. I also don't like to negotiate on price when I'
by fest 14y ago
That's one of the reasons I don't like shopping offline- I hate the act of negotiation about price of something. I also don't like to negotiate on price when I'm selling something myself. If I'd be willing to sell it cheaper, I'd put a cheaper price tag on it.
Reminds me of classifieds like "will sell for $100. Serious buyer will get $30 discount".
- javajosh 14y agoI hear ya. In this case, there's not much of a negotiation - it's more of a "Well, I want to support local business, but Amazon has this product for $350 cheaper. Can I work with you on price?" Then, if they don't come down in price, you buy it from Amazon. Local stores are not all the same, of course. Some, perhaps many, local stores don't deserve to survive. They are poorly run and perfectly willing to scam people who don't know the market price of stuff. But still I'm eager to at least try to work with them to avoid living in a world of nothing but enormous, monolithic corporations. Granted retail isn't exactly my favorite industry - I'd much rather support small makers of things - but I still try.