[OregonNative]

Originally Posted by Bumper

I guess that's pretty much the way of it, JG. I hadn't thought of it in quite those terms. In general, I tend to be pretty relaxed about these kinds of things. They just don't seem that significant. Hey, we're talking about pottery, or silver bangles, or hammocks here, not penicillin. As you can imagine, when I was involved in big time buying, the process had a little more pressure attached, so I find it a bit tough getting too excited about this kind of negotiating.

Originally Posted by January Guy

I had the same question at first, but I think the difference is Bumper has chosen not engage in the back and forth part of true haggling. When I say true haggling, I think of where you have to decide how much to offer and how to present your offer. Bumper basically has a price in mind and if the merchant dips to that price Bumper will buy, but Bumper request that lower price and won't push to person to that price. It's kind of like saying to the merchant that I'm not going to try to beat down your price, but if you decide to drop your price, that is your business and I'll consider your revised offer. Seems like a less stressful way to shop!

Thats what we do. When we enter the shop we know how much we are willing to pay and if the price is to high we just walk away. Most of the time when they see that we are leaving they will follow us out and offer a lower price, but if not then we just continue on to the next shop until we find something in our price range.