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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by malwarebytess on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @08:25AM (#30085087)
Builds relationships, can arrive at an optimal price, involves human contact.

It doesn't take that long either. There are positives even to things you deem useless.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by dahfizz on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:30AM (#30085805)
I can't imagine how someone trying to overcharge me would help build a relationship between me and the seller.
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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by Loughla on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @09:34AM (#30085859)
>Builds relationships

I don't get this one.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by themeiguoren on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @10:09AM (#30086385)
Through the conversation, you learn the idiosyncrasies of the other person. In a culture where haggling is normal, their “style” gives you insight into their personality and how they might act in other scenarios. And it identifies you as an insider or outsider to the culture. At the very least, you’ve learned their name and face.

I also hate haggling, and since I’m not from a culture where it’s a norm I can’t use it to read deeper into a person. (Or them into me.) But it’s not too hard to imagine how it helps to build relationships.

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