negotiating
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Haggle An Expensive Online Purchase Over Live Chat
You can typically get a discount on big purchases like appliances or electronics, even at large retailers, just by haggling with the sales associate. And if you’re making that purchase online, expert deal hunter Kyle James suggests haggling via live chat instead.
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Avoid Round Numbers When Negotiating Salary For A Stronger Position
When you’re negotiating your salary, the first number you mention will likely become the anchor everything else references. Make that number stronger by avoiding round numbers.
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Become A Better Haggler By Avoiding Yes Or No Questions
Haggling with a salesperson is just as much about establishing a rapport as it is about driving down a price. By avoiding yes or no questions at first, you can keep sellers from dismissing you immediately and earn some time to engage with them.
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When Haggling, Don’t Make It Easy To Say No
Many of us have a hard time asking for stuff, and that doesn’t make for strong negotiating skills. Self-improvement guru Ramit Sethi calls out a classic mistake among passive hagglers: we make it too easy for the other party to say no.