Comments on: What Is the Smallest Amount of Money You Would Haggle Over?

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:50:28 +0000

I will haggle over the wrong price even if it is just a few cents. But I will be polite.

By: Revanche

Revanche — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 05:15:56 +0000

I stood down a Starbucks barista over the refillable thermos 10 cent discount because of his attitude. He rang up the coffee and didn't apply the discount. When I reminded him, he said, "It's only ten cents."

Nosir, it IS ten cents. Don't "only" the dime.

Also because I don't care that it's only 10 cents this time, I purchased that cup for PiC to save money over the long term and letting it go at the register is just silly. But I try to make sure to get all the value at the counter before I leave, I prefer not to have to go back if I don't have to in case I have to go out of the way.

By: Dinheiro Frugal

Dinheiro Frugal — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:01:10 +0000

If I have the time for it, I haggle for any amount! 🙂
It's not the money, it's the feeling they are trying to trick me…

By: Muttersome

Muttersome — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:06:38 +0000

For me it's less about the amount and more about the percentage. If it's 50 cents off a $12 bag of frozen chicken I usually don't fuss; but if it's 50 cents off a $1.29 can of tuna I absolutely will wait to get a manager to void the order or substitute a code or whatever magic they seem to do. It's the same amount of money but there's a psychological element for me that makes it matter more when it's forty percent off an item rather than three or four percent.

By: Little Miss Moneybags

Little Miss Moneybags — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 21:36:10 +0000

I will definitely haggle over amounts larger than a dollar. Last week, I waited for 10 minutes at the service desk for a manager to determine whether she could offer me their online price, and left the store without the shoes after an employee placed the order online for me so I could get the discount – I was prepared to wait for the shoes for two weeks, but I got them by Saturday – a GREAT deal considering I saved nearly $30!

Once I've got home and noticed a mistake, I'll rarely go back unless it's really egregious – the waste of time rarely compensates for the money.

By: graduatedlearning

graduatedlearning — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:55:27 +0000

I don't use a lot of coupons, but if they don't go through I do point it out. As for returning moldy produce, it makes sense for two reasons: you still want the produce, and you don't want to waste the money. I will go to customer service if my bill rang up incorrectly.

By: Michelle P

Michelle P — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:45:55 +0000

Good post. I'm like you, if I can figure that it's worth my time, then I will haggle. If it's out of my way though and the amount is small, then I probably won't (mainly because I hate driving).

By: Newlyweds on a Budget

Newlyweds on a Budget — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:48:50 +0000

I have haggled many a time over wrong pricing, and coupons not working. Just yesterday, I had 2 $1.50 off coupons that weren't scanning and they didn't want to accept them. Well, then I wasn't going to take the merchandise and pay full price! So the manager made an exception. That was $3! Then a few weeks ago, CPK frozen pizzas were on sale for $4 and I had a $1 off coupon. Well I noticed after I left the store that the pizza rang up for full price at $7. I drove back to the store (it's seriously 2 mins from my house) and got my $3.50 back.
I don't have kids though, and so I guess I have a lot of time to devote right now to saving money. This may change in the future, but for right now, on one income, we need to watch our pennies everywhere.