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"Shoppers are discovering an upside to the down economy. They are getting price breaks by reviving an age-old retail strategy: haggling. A bargaining culture once confined largely to car showrooms and jewelry stores is taking root in major stores like Best Buy, Circuit City and Home Depot, as well as mom-and-pop operations. Savvy consumers, empowered by the Internet and encouraged by a slowing economy, are finding that they can dicker on prices, not just on clearance items or big-ticket products like televisions but also on lower-cost goods like cameras, audio speakers, couches, rugs and even clothing. The change is not particularly overt, and most store policies on bargaining are informal. Some major retailers, however, are quietly telling their salespeople that negotiating is acceptable. “We want to work with the customer, and if that happens to mean negotiating a price, then we’re willing to look at that,” said Kathryn Gallagher, a spokeswoman for Home Depot[...]"

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3/23/2008 7:10:07 PM

seriously? i have to do this again?

3/23/2008 7:10:33 PM

<3 jews

3/23/2008 7:12:33 PM

^ http://www.jdate.com/

3/23/2008 7:19:01 PM

my gosh this chick is adorable

3/23/2008 7:22:42 PM

yeah i was flabberghasted when i went into best buy and they were haggling,
i didnt even have to ask,

what is american comming to

3/23/2008 7:24:28 PM

whats next, best buy auctioning laptops in the aisles

3/23/2008 7:24:50 PM

finance professor told us about this like a month.5 ago

3/23/2008 7:26:01 PM

shebrews

3/23/2008 7:46:23 PM

shes a jew

3/23/2008 7:47:35 PM

i wonder if they'll start haggling prices for nose jobs

3/23/2008 7:48:20 PM

or boob jobs

3/23/2008 7:48:43 PM