Process of haggling:
- When you see an item you like, stay calm and politely ask for the price. Showing enthusiasm is not advised.
- Ask next if that’s their best price, do not make a counter-offer yet.
- After that, maintain a poker face and keep silent as if you’re contemplating. The salesperson sometimes breaks the silence with a better offer.
- If you know a store that offers the item at a lower price, this is the time to mention it. Plainly state the fact and do not suggest that they match or beat the price.
- Assess if you really want the item, if so then decide at what price you are willing to buy it. This is the point of no return, once you give your counter-offers then it is only ethical that you purchase the item if the seller meets your price.
- Before giving any counter-offers, always be sure to set it within your budget for the item.
- There’s no harm in making your first counter-offer ridiculously low but be sure to be good natured about it so as not to irritate the seller. Smile and be amiable.
- Every time the salesperson gives a lower price, haggle with a number that’s a little higher than your last counter-offer. You can go somewhere in between the seller’s last price and your previous counter-offer but I suggest going lower than the mid-price.
- Smile and do not harass the seller but continue haggling until he or she is unwilling to budge.
- If the last offer is within your budget, then acknowledge the acceptance of the offer.
- If you’re planning to buy several items from the store, set the last one aside and move on to haggling to the next thing you want to purchase.
- Once you have collected everything you intend to purchase, ask the seller for a discount on the total price.
- Before paying for your items, ask the salesperson for something extra or any item that he or she can give for free. You’ll be surprised at the items you can get by simply asking.
Objective: Given a set of scenarios, the participant will determine whether the situation would be a good time to haggle or not.
Scenario:
Idi napan ni Lissa idiay Swap Meet, adda nakitana a kuentas a naaramid iti puraw a shell. 
Magustuanna ket kayatna a gatangen. Immasideg ni Lissa iti puesto ni Bel ken nagsaludsod no mano ti bayad ti kuentas. Bainte singko a doliar ti bayadna imbaga ni Bel. Idi naammuanna ti bayad ti kuentas, nagsaludsod ni Lissa a sitatakder nga agpanpanunot, no isu ti ultimo a bayadnan. Nakita ni Bel nga agpanpanunot ni Lissa ket imbabana ti bayad ti kuentas. Ti kabbaro a bayad ti kuentas ket bainte a doliar.
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