I don’t know if you people know about this but apparently haggling over prices is all the rage these days. I know what you’re thinking: “it always has been, I’ve striken deals with street vendors in Prague and the drug dealer in Washington Square park hundreds of times.” But no, I’m talking about at stores. Like when you stop by the Home Depot or maybe do a little Bed Bath & Beyond, you can show up and try and strike a deal. You may not be able to say “I’ll give you five bucks for this portable bidet” but you can try and get a two for one deal or try and get the 10% that is on the non-portable bidet applied to the portable one. Over 30 percent of Americans have reported negotiating a price on a recently purchased item. I’m worried I found out about this too late though. If things start to pick up it’s probably all over. It’s back to exclusively haggling with street vendors and drug dealers. On a related note, less likely to go out of style is getting free food by complaining that your food is cold. Go to McDonald’s, order fries, eat half of them, and then tell someone the rest got cold. Bang, brand new full order of fries. You’re welcome.
