Comments on: Haggling Helpless Retailers http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/haggle/ The Retail Doctor Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:26:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bobphibbshttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/haggle/#comment-19029 bobphibbs Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:23:09 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=2037#comment-19029 Interesting "take" mentality evilmoney. Readers, this is a certain type of consumer - do you want to court them or shun them. The choice is yours. Interesting “take” mentality evilmoney. Readers, this is a certain type of consumer – do you want to court them or shun them. The choice is yours.

]]> By: evilmoneygoodstuffhttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/haggle/#comment-19028 evilmoneygoodstuff Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:21:09 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=2037#comment-19028 consumers may actually being getting wiser (still utter idiots who buy certain items at 500% mark up-but improving). the internet has removed the social taboo of seeming cheap with being anon and they are wanting those savings passed into real life/gaining self confidence/ or f ur thoughts stranger there are so many of you anyways if you aren't family or a sex goal idc. it used to be common place then everything got all corporate with clerks whose only training was this is a 1,5,10,20$ bill and knew/cared nothing (why should they w/o shared profits) about the total cost of product so the mentality became price is price.businesses who turn down negotiation are turning down business. as to whether the huge loss is as huge as the expense of training their cheap,unmotivated, uncaring labor force to understand the bottom line who knows (not like they couldn't give the employee a computer with inventory database with make sale above x in a whisper)I dont feel for retailers. The strongest beast can eat them all and the virtual market place will/is dominating luxury/comfort items. The physical locales are just there so you can touch it, feel it, smell it before you go online and snag it and a fair enough price with the optimum cashback cc,bing, rewards,coupon codes. consumers may actually being getting wiser (still utter idiots who buy certain items at 500% mark up-but improving). the internet has removed the social taboo of seeming cheap with being anon and they are wanting those savings passed into real life/gaining self confidence/ or f ur thoughts stranger there are so many of you anyways if you aren’t family or a sex goal idc. it used to be common place then everything got all corporate with clerks whose only training was this is a 1,5,10,20$ bill and knew/cared nothing (why should they w/o shared profits) about the total cost of product so the mentality became price is price.

businesses who turn down negotiation are turning down business. as to whether the huge loss is as huge as the expense of training their cheap,unmotivated, uncaring labor force to understand the bottom line who knows (not like they couldn’t give the employee a computer with inventory database with make sale above x in a whisper)

I dont feel for retailers. The strongest beast can eat them all and the virtual market place will/is dominating luxury/comfort items. The physical locales are just there so you can touch it, feel it, smell it before you go online and snag it and a fair enough price with the optimum cashback cc,bing, rewards,coupon codes.

]]> By: Haggling???? I don’t think so! « kyteman4http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/haggle/#comment-148 Haggling???? I don’t think so! « kyteman4 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:38:35 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=2037#comment-148 [...] retailers join in the fray at their own peril. I’ve written extensively about it on my blog and how to train employees to deal with [...] [...] retailers join in the fray at their own peril. I’ve written extensively about it on my blog and how to train employees to deal with [...]

]]> By: RichardYorkhttp://www.retaildoc.com/blog/haggle/#comment-147 RichardYork Tue, 19 May 2009 00:37:20 +0000 http://www.retaildoc.com/blog/?p=2037#comment-147 The internet has aggravated this condition. Look at pricegrabber, nextag, etc. Then you'll understand where this shopper is coming from. I was standing in a store recently, saw a shopper put his phone up to an item barcode, say to his friend, "We can get it for less up the road at..." I don't know if an improving economy will outweigh the increasing ease with which consumers have access to price data to shop with. The internet has aggravated this condition. Look at pricegrabber, nextag, etc. Then you’ll understand where this shopper is coming from.
I was standing in a store recently, saw a shopper put his phone up to an item barcode, say to his friend, “We can get it for less up the road at…”
I don’t know if an improving economy will outweigh the increasing ease with which consumers have access to price data to shop with.

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