[Jewelry making - Article 00210] - Re: [Orchid] Hagglers at your jewelry booth

[Stephen Walker]

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Daniel R. Spirer has it exactly:

>     the reason so many are asked for discounts is because so many
>     other craftspeople have already bargained with them 

    Isn't this where a lot of the tension about this issue comes from?
    Those who are loathe to haggle feel that others craftsmen who will
    haggle are setting a bad example and encouraging a behavior that
    they personally disapprove of. You see the same tension when it comes
    to giving money to pan handlers or picking up hitchhikers. These
    people are a nuisance and would go away if some other people would
    not encourage and enable them by playing their game. 

    I feel your pain, BUT, I am one of those who will haggle and pick up
    hitchhikers. We have differences about how we respond to haggling,
    or even sometimes initiate haggling, based on our own cultural
    pressures, economic needs and salesmanship skills. Tolerance for the
    differences does not always come easily, but there is a lot to be
    said for minding your own business. 

Stephen Walker
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