Haggling Can Pay Off
By: Web Producer
Updated: October 2, 2007
Haggling Can Pay Off
(New York) -- Instead of waiting for a sale, try asking for a discount.
According to the results of a Consumer Reports National Research Center survey, more than 90 percent of those who asked for a discount received one at least once in the past three years.
"Consumer Reports" editor Tod Marks says, quote, "its a wake-up call to consumers to realize that the price isnt always the price." The survey of more than two-thousand U.S. households found that more than 90 percent were able to negotiate lower prices on furniture and home electronics. Haggling was also shown to lower medical bills.
(Copyright 2007 by Newsroom Solutions/Regional News Service)
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