My boss has just said that he always asks for a discount wherever he shops. He reckons that 90% of the time he gets something knocked off or something else thrown in to seal the deal. Does anyone else practise this?
Asking for a discount
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I don't do that, but plenty of people have done it to me, one bloke made me an offer once, and when I turned it down he gave me his card and said to give him a call after I've woken up in the middle of the night wishing I'd accepted his offer, I felt like ringing him in the middle of the night to say I'd thought about it but ''no thanks''
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When we have decided on a purchase Mrs B does a runner because she knows that I will ask for a discount.
The strangest, and most honest ever however, was when I paid the builder the agreed amount for his work. He gave me £150 back saying that he had over-estimated! Later he gave me another £150 which a door manufacturer had sent him because there was a dent in my door. Offered him half but he refused.
I tried it in the newsagent this morning and they didn't want to play 
little success in McDonalds either, coffee still £1.19. I was going to ask in B&Q but I could see a pattern emerging 
There's a guy on the telly who reckons he never pays full price on anything he buys, sorry but it's nonsense, you can't get discount in supermarkets, fuel stations, newsagents etc cos the people who work there have no influence over the prices.
If you are going to an independent double glazing company for example there is often a deal to be had or buying a new/secondhand car there is always room for a discount.
I might believe your guy if he said he got discount on 10% of his annual spend
little success in McDonalds either,
coffee still £1.19. I was going to ask in B&Q but I could see a pattern emerging There's a guy on the telly who reckons he never pays full price on anything he buys, sorry but it's nonsense, you can't get discount in supermarkets, fuel stations, newsagents etc cos the people who work there have no influence over the prices.
If you are going to an independent double glazing company for example there is often a deal to be had or buying a new/secondhand car there is always room for a discount.
I might believe your guy if he said he got discount on 10% of his annual spend
Always ask for best price, only today got over £60 knocked off my local adverts for next year.
Go into ANY store with cash be, from a few pence to a few quid short
2p short on a £2 sale, no prob
20p short on a £20 sale, no prob
Discounts are there, but your british and shy.
the figures above are my minimum examples
2p short on a £2 sale, no prob
20p short on a £20 sale, no prob
Discounts are there, but your british and shy.
the figures above are my minimum examples
I'm with you on this - if you start deviating, it's a slippery slope. Good for you.
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What about buying new or used cars - surely nobody pays the advertised price?
I know its only 1% of the total sale. But think about this.
If a cashier is on a till, for 5 hours, and takes £1200 cash, 1% of this is £12. The cashier will get a disciplinary. 20p may be a small amount, but the cashier cannot afford to keep giving away 20ps like that libby.
If you go into a convenience store and ask for the manager, or the person in charge, he may be able to use the power of the automatic multibuy to get you discounts. For example:
On bonfire night I was on duty 2-10pm. I was determined to get shut of all the fireworks. I got the scanning book of all the firework codes, which detailed the price and multibuys associated with each one. some of them were like £29.99 BOGOF - thats a lot of power. It meant by the end of the night I was just scanning this code to let people have £60 worth of fireworks for £30, but mixing and matching - our store gets back all the multibuy deductions. So the store was still making a profit!
The multibuy is the most powerful tool the convenience store manager has at his disposal normally. And I know how to use it to great effect.
Another example is using other codes, for example, chocolates at £5.19 on BOGOF. The manager can give the customer £10.38 of goods, and simply scan two of those chocolates, to give the customer a huge discount. Of course, this is a form of fraud and I'd never dream of such a thing
If customers ask me if i can better the offer i will try.
Yes there are examples where it's expected to haggle - especially where we are talking about massive margins. Generally though, I find it a bit shi t ty.
Steve, i'm only bothered about MY discount
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