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<p>[QUOTE="coreya, post: 145542, member: 915"]I learned some from my mother who was the sharpest negotiator ever, We lived in Mexico city in the 60's with my Grandmother and one day my mother took all 3 kids to the huge market they had on the square. My brother saw a chess set that he wanted and my mother asked the vendor how much, the vendor said 250 pesos ( Tourist price! .08 cents per peso at the time ) my mother offered 90, the vendor came back with 180 to which my mother said 80. This went on for a while (like watching a tennis match) and after a lot of back and forth my brother got his chess set for 60 pesos.</p><p>I was 10 years old at the time and still remember it like yesterday (I still have the chess set which my brother gave to me). I would not recommend using this technic on Most deals and I've always found that if a fair price is set to begin with the dealing is kept to a minimum and saying no thanks or sorry is always an option.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="coreya, post: 145542, member: 915"]I learned some from my mother who was the sharpest negotiator ever, We lived in Mexico city in the 60's with my Grandmother and one day my mother took all 3 kids to the huge market they had on the square. My brother saw a chess set that he wanted and my mother asked the vendor how much, the vendor said 250 pesos ( Tourist price! .08 cents per peso at the time ) my mother offered 90, the vendor came back with 180 to which my mother said 80. This went on for a while (like watching a tennis match) and after a lot of back and forth my brother got his chess set for 60 pesos. I was 10 years old at the time and still remember it like yesterday (I still have the chess set which my brother gave to me). I would not recommend using this technic on Most deals and I've always found that if a fair price is set to begin with the dealing is kept to a minimum and saying no thanks or sorry is always an option.[/QUOTE]
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