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Me, the wife, and the grandaughter were going to the seaside, Newcastle in N Ireland to be exact. On the way we passed through the lovely village of Dundrum, it was a Sunday and we noticed lots of cars. ''Must be church goers'' i said, in fact it turned out to be a car boot sale (music to the wifes ears, but my worst nightmare)
We parked up and started to wander around the assortment of stalls, some amateurs, some professionals by the look of it. We came to a toy stall, all new items neatly laid out, no pricetags and obviously a professional vendor. The grandaughter picked up a barbie umbrella, a cheap looking 'toy' amongst all the other cheap tat on offer. ''can i have this nanny?'' The wife asks the stall holder how much and the reply came back ''£4'' Without a pause the wife then gave the lady a fiver, got her pound change and walked off! ''what was that about?'' i said, ''What was what about'' she said.
I explained that when the lady said £4, the wife should have haggled, that the price was negotiable, that she would have got it for about £2 and that the lady was now probably thinking ''what a mug lol'' this didn't go down too well with the wife, she said ''well if you think your any better, you buy the next item''
Some minutes later we passed what can only be described as an amateur stall, the guy had literally got his goods, all second hand and obviously his personal possessions, loads of old books etc and placed them on a fold away table.
The grandaughter asked if i would get her a 50 piece jigsaw puzzle, ''is the puzzle complete?'' i asked the man ''i checked all the items this morning'' he said, ''im doing a clearout and everything is whole, in working order, and good condition'' he said. ''How much for the puzzle'' i asked, he scratched his chin, and after a pregnant pause said, ''call it 50p'' OK! i said and paid him the 50p, however as i was handing over the money i just knew the wife was waiting, watching, biding her time and eager to pounce! How right i was, she asked why i talked of her lack of haggling prowess, but in reality i was just the same! ''50p!...50 bloody p'' i said, ''how am i supposed to haggle down from 50p lol?
Can anyone else tell any good stories about haggling experiences. This wouldnt be a loonytoons man v women thread without a poll, so here it is
We parked up and started to wander around the assortment of stalls, some amateurs, some professionals by the look of it. We came to a toy stall, all new items neatly laid out, no pricetags and obviously a professional vendor. The grandaughter picked up a barbie umbrella, a cheap looking 'toy' amongst all the other cheap tat on offer. ''can i have this nanny?'' The wife asks the stall holder how much and the reply came back ''£4'' Without a pause the wife then gave the lady a fiver, got her pound change and walked off! ''what was that about?'' i said, ''What was what about'' she said.
I explained that when the lady said £4, the wife should have haggled, that the price was negotiable, that she would have got it for about £2 and that the lady was now probably thinking ''what a mug lol'' this didn't go down too well with the wife, she said ''well if you think your any better, you buy the next item''
Some minutes later we passed what can only be described as an amateur stall, the guy had literally got his goods, all second hand and obviously his personal possessions, loads of old books etc and placed them on a fold away table.
The grandaughter asked if i would get her a 50 piece jigsaw puzzle, ''is the puzzle complete?'' i asked the man ''i checked all the items this morning'' he said, ''im doing a clearout and everything is whole, in working order, and good condition'' he said. ''How much for the puzzle'' i asked, he scratched his chin, and after a pregnant pause said, ''call it 50p'' OK! i said and paid him the 50p, however as i was handing over the money i just knew the wife was waiting, watching, biding her time and eager to pounce! How right i was, she asked why i talked of her lack of haggling prowess, but in reality i was just the same! ''50p!...50 bloody p'' i said, ''how am i supposed to haggle down from 50p lol?
Can anyone else tell any good stories about haggling experiences. This wouldnt be a loonytoons man v women thread without a poll, so here it is
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