[Jewelry making - Article 01263] - Re: [Orchid] Hagglers at your jewelry booth

[Lisa]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

>     I enjoy hagglers - not because I'm going to give them the price
>     break (Maybe I will;...maybe I won't ) But because I admire the
>     fact that they had the guts to ask. I like the game. For some
>     reason I find it more human & personal & it relaxes me to deal with
>     someone like that.. I certaintly don't take it personally. I like
>     to haggle myself; it's good business to get stuff for as little as
>     possible, yes?. Don't we all love a bargain, or love someone in
>     business; say a supplier; who is willing to work with us? Its got
>     the human touch. Kind of like the old days when a handshake was
>     enough to seal a deal

    When I get a "bargain" of this sort, I wonder what the item is
    really worth. If I am given a "discount", I begin to wonder what the
    guy behind me will pay if he pushes harder. Where is the line, where
    do you stop? When people try to knock my prices down, I feel as
    though we are haggling over used flea market goods, trash. No one
    haggles in a store. The price is set, and you respect it as such. If
    you don't want to buy it for that price, that's OK, you go elsewhere,
    and keep looking. I don't like to be on either end of a haggle at
    all. I agree that it shouldn't be taken personally, at least, I try
    not to. I just smile, and explain that the price is as marked, and
    that I would love to offer it for less if I could. If they want to
    haggle, I'm happy to let them them go elsewhere. For me, it's tough
    enough to set prices the first time through, don't make me keep
    revisiting it! You can always shake my hand afterward, though! 

Lisa W
____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________