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Re:Tell HN: Four (hopefully) unique and useful start-up tips by chris100 on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @05:14PM (#960059)
One way that taught me a lot. Go to a third world country and just for fun, negotiate retail items (baseball cap, tshirt, whatever). Shoot for 80% off. Can you do it? Then go for 90% off...

You'll quickly learn that you have two weapons: money in your pocket that the other guy wants, and the ability to walk away if you don't like the deal.

Everything else is fluff.

PS: another way to practice is go through timeshare presentations. Keep saying no. You'll be amazed how low the prices can get. You'll be handled by 2,3 or 4 different sales people, each with supposedly more authority and better deals to offer you. Keep saying no. You'll see :-)

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Re:Tell HN: Four (hopefully) unique and useful start-up tips by jimbokun on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @06:24PM (#960181)
In Manhattan's Chinatown, my wife would sometimes pick up an item and lay down the cash she thought it was worth (lower than the listed price, of course).

They never wanted her to pick that money back up again.

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