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rrsboy Member Since: 06 Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1391 ![]() ![]() |
not to burst your sugar-coated bubble of capitalism, or talk on this board about something so off topic, but ALL companies do this. Utilities. Mobile Phone. Sky. Supermarket. Health insurance. Clothes shop. The cinema. Local restaurants. All will be willing to sacrifice margin to get the sale - but you have to push for it, or manipulate them as highlighted in this example. That is the "man" way. However, the "British" way is stiff upper lip and either take what is initially offered (and get shafted) or pontificate about how wrong and terrible it is that not all customers get shown the same price X to start with. You do haggle when on holiday, right? |
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hogberto Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 67 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
not sure what you're ranting on about really. 'the man way'? oh please. ![]() does your supermarket really offer you one set of prices and then when you turn round and begin to walk out of the door rush up and offer you a cheaper set? your cinema? your clothes shop? sorry pal, you're full of ![]() ![]() if a business, say a warranty or an insurance company, doesn't give me its best shot on the first attempt i'll be off to get a price from its competitor. i'm not going to hang around to give company 1 a second chance. they lost the sale. goodbye. ![]() |
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rrsboy Member Since: 06 Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1391 ![]() ![]() |
![]() 1. you introduced the man way. That's why I put quote marks around my use of it. 2. supermarket - 1 minute full price, the next minute 3 for 2. 1 minute full price, the next minute marked 50% off. Cinema - £7 to the guy who just turns up, £13 unlimited views to the guy who gets the deal. Private (free) screenings to those "on the list" (oh, you didn't know?). Clothes shop. £50 shirt on the ticket, 20% off with the voucher code behind the desk or if you ask for staff discount. Or 50% off at the flash sale (what do you mean you've never been to a flash sale?). Or just buy a bunch of stuff and ask for 25% off. sorry pal, you aint got a clue. Ignorance is not bliss. businesses love a customer like you enough off topic, PM me if you need further enlightenment ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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hogberto Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 67 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
er, no, your phrase.
oh dear, you're a right arthur daley aren't you. got all the deals sewn up, thinks he knows better than everyone else. there's a bloke handing out 'enlightenment' like yours at the bar at every pub in the country. so, no thanks for the advice. cheers. no more OT from me in this thread. ![]() |
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rrsboy Member Since: 06 Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1391 ![]() ![]() |
hogberto
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Ady 555 Site Moderator Member Since: 12 Dec 2010 Location: Good old yorkshire Posts: 8738 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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hogberto Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 67 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
WTF. are you 12 years old? grow up. ![]() |
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AZIZBBU Member Since: 17 Oct 2010 Location: Heathrow Posts: 413 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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rrsboy Member Since: 06 Jan 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1391 ![]() ![]() |
is that it - can I now put this to bed? thank Christ. |
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Steuart64 Member Since: 24 Dec 2009 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 539 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
[quote="NickM"]
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kam100 Member Since: 28 Sep 2005 Location: In my office doing quotes!! Posts: 4771 ![]() ![]() |
Bloody hell!
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leedsunited Member Since: 04 Aug 2008 Location: Selby Posts: 1368 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
But KAM100 when RRSboy does not take your first price will you go chasing him down the street with your pants down ![]() |
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kam100 Member Since: 28 Sep 2005 Location: In my office doing quotes!! Posts: 4771 ![]() ![]() |
Haha.. not really.. we set our prices and they are fixed.
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Jonny Fresh Member Since: 04 Feb 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 3586 ![]() ![]() |
Hi Kam,
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