According to Consumer Reports now is the time to haggle. In this soft economic time, businesses are struggling to survive and consumers are having a hard time paying. Two-thirds polled by Consumer Reports said that hagglers get a lower price 83% of the time. Here are a few points when you are ready to haggle.
1) Be patient and kind
2) Time your haggle, late in the month when sales people are trying to meet their quotas, can be a good time to bargain for big ticket items. Try early in the morning or late in the day when they might have more time to talk.
3) Avoid an audience and try to talk directly to the manager, who will probably have more negotiating power.
4) Do your research before you go, find out the prices and store policies and quote competitors prices in your negotiations.
5) Be prepared to walk. The most important tool you have is the ability to walk away and spend your money somewhere else.
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Best regards. Michael Caruso, Broker ABR ABRM CRB CRS GREEN GRI 2007 President, Orange County Association of Realtors (949) 753-7900
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