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October 16, 2011

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Haggle With the Manager

The manager is the best person to haggle with because she definitely has the authority to sign off on these things. I found the manager and showed her the pictures of the damage to the sofa.

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by POPSUGAR Smart Living 5

Haggle With the Manager

The manager is the best person to haggle with because she definitely has the authority to sign off on these things. I found the manager and showed her the pictures of the damage to the sofa.

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5 Comments

2 years 31 weeks

think you paid too much

yogurtsoup 2 years 33 weeks

congrats on your new sofa, very cute. i never take NO for an answer, i live by this motto: where there's a will there is a way!!

GirlOverboard 2 years 34 weeks

Whoops, part of my comment accidentally got edited out! It meant to say "Haggling can be great," at the beginning.

GirlOverboard 2 years 34 weeks

Thank you so much for this line: "Haggling is an art, so do it with some grace..." Haggling can be, but trying to haggle with a cashier at your local department store or being rude about it will just make things frustrating. The last thing you want to do is come off rude or make the associates not look forward to having you in their store again. Ask what the associate can do for you and if it's not what you want, ASK politely (don't demand) if you can see their manager and thank the associate for their time. Having been the associate, I can say that nothing will burn somebody out faster than being made to feel like they're the bad guy because large price deductions are out of their control.