Re:Car Dealers Wince at a Site to End Sales Haggling
by praptak on Sunday February 12, 2012 @12:45AM
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I believe that the key point here is calling around first. Walking into a particular dealership without a negotiated price is like giving away your best asset in this negotiation - the right to choose the dealer.
Re:Car Dealers Wince at a Site to End Sales Haggling
by mhb on Saturday February 11, 2012 @10:53PM
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What kind of mattress costs thousands?
Re:Car Dealers Wince at a Site to End Sales Haggling
by Dove on Sunday February 12, 2012 @12:59AM
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The kind that saves you money. ;)
Joking aside, a quality mattress can last for decades (and will often have a manufacturer's guarantee of such). The price of the mattress is surprisingly non-correlated with the annual cost of ownership:
Re:Car Dealers Wince at a Site to End Sales Haggling
by newman314 on Monday February 13, 2012 @12:41AM
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Simmons World Class and above. I used to pooh-pooh a nice mattress but years of sleeping in horrible hotel foam beds ruined my back.
So while it may cost more, a good mattress is definitely worth the money.
I enjoy making car salespeople squirm =)
Here's what I did the last time I bought a car. ($200 over dealer invoice, tax included out the door)
* I figured out the car I wanted ahead of time. Do not do a test drive with the goal of buying the same day. You will not get a good deal * This also included all the options that I wanted. GPS primarily * I started calling around the last week of month to various dealers within 100 miles. * I offered a price, if they didn't want to play, I gave them my number and rang off. * By the last day of the month, I had the price I wanted in hand and probably could have gotten another $100 off but that was at the point of diminishing returns for me. * Took a 2 hr lunch break to go to the dealership to deal with the paperwork. * 0% financing * Nice and stress free.
Same deal with mattresses. I shaved thousands off the list price.
Thing to keep in mind is that they are always going to win. The goal is not to beat them but to minimize their "win".