Do you compare prices or bargain before making purchases?

[Webetcoins]

it would be uncomfortable if you keep bargaining and yet in the end, you refuse to buy the item. But for me, I only bargain when I think the price is quite high than its usual price, but if the item is worth the price, then I don’t do bargaining then.

A lot of consumers actually do bargaining especially if they are buying a large quantity. But if it means buying a single item that is also worthy of its price, then it’s okay not to ask for a bargain price and just buy it immediately.

You have strong point usually we need to talk about while we feel price is too high and product is not worthy because if you will try to bargain on all then surely this is usually not good for you and other party I also bargain while I feel price is high, and I need to talk about this, but this never works on all places because we are having few markets or shopping malls where they never welcomed peoples those try to talk them about bargain of their prices.

Usually when we have to go with things like these we need to go markets were usually middle or lower middle-class peoples shop because here we have no restrictions which you stopped from doing this wile in posh areas we have serious problem as they never like to have discussion on price.

I think Rich people don't focus on anyone they focus on their goals and making money. One should earn money in life, but one should also look at other situations to see what is going on in life and what is not. This is very bad and wrong because it makes a mockery of poverty.  If they are happy with it, they should know that they too have been through poverty before. If they have not passed their ancestors must have passed, so they make fun of them too.I believe that being rich can buy everything, but if you don't serve humanity, your development is of no use if you are of no use to anyone. I don't consider the gambling part as work but I believe that most of the work is done nowadays. But this work is considered wrong and bad in our society.

This is surely problem for us because we have elite class which never focus on price, and they go through for shopping just for their own goals which they set and achieve without any problem usually we have problem because we are living with limited budget, and we need to stay under our goals which are not as these rich peoples. Bad or wrong no one care about this because mostly rich peoples love to tease poor's with their money and just grab all stuff without have any talk or bargain even they are just 10% to 15% but still have enough power and control.

[lixer]

We can check the price or compare the price with one item in many online stores, because if we shop online of course we will not be able to bargain if we buy it directly from the store.

Of course it is possible and in fact it can be frequent because there is this thing called "voucher" that is often given by online shops but in the local ones, they can rarely have a sale. It is also easy to compare prices online because we will just jump from one site to the other while we staying on the same positions (e.g in the couch) but in the local one, we need to exert much effort like walking to the other store.

Unlike when we buy goods online but with the person selling it is an ordinary person who posts the goods to be sold on his personal account, maybe this can still bargain the price.

You got a point here but sometimes it is not their personal stuff is the one that they are selling but it was from their friends, relatives, etc.. They can also be hired by someone else or a company to sell their stuff, so they can't really negotiate a price. It is understandable IMO.

[Iranus]

If you call it a free market and sellers have the right to set prices, then why do you feel uncomfortable when buyers bargain? It is a free market, meaning everyone has the right to express their opinion and the transaction will be completed if they reach an agreement.

You don't like to bargain, maybe because you're shy or don't want to waste time...it all depends on your personality. Personally I don't like to haggle because I don't like arguing with women, but I don't see anything wrong or unpleasant about people haggling.

By the way, are you married? How would you feel if your wife didn't know how to bargain, didn't know how to save, and was a spendthrift? Bargaining is also a way to save money because not all sellers are honest and sell at the right price. I don't like to bargain but I support my wife in bargaining because it helps us not to spend wastefully.

Here you are using word free market which I also hear and read on many places, but it's not work for all because here where I am living we can bargain on small shops or those are selling things on stalls or footpaths but if you are in big mall or Branded Store they never like to bargain or have talked about price because things are already fixed just talk about quality and colour or other details about product then you have to pay price which is already submitted on product.

I personally love to bargain and have talked about this product, but usually they never allow which is really embarrassing because I have right, and I want to talk, but they are not allowing even in big markets they never do things like these in our country which is the problem, but we are living in these conditions and never had talk about this problem because law is also always favorable for them in many cases.

Not only in your country, consumers like us have almost no chance to bargain in shopping malls or supermarkets, and every item has a fixed price. In my country, buying and selling is a form of civil transaction, meaning both the buyer and the seller are voluntary. So we can say that shopping malls are also a free market because no one forces us to buy things there, they can sell at any price they want and we also have the right not to buy if we are not satisfied with that price. Or rather you can bargain with them but they just don't want to bargain with you, they stick to their sales principles and there is nothing wrong with that.

I have never seen any shopping mall or business that does not allow consumers to bargain, they just refuse to bargain with us and they have the right to do so.

[Peanutswar]

I can see this in different aspects of people, first is the people who don't get bothered the price because they can afford the item because they have money, others sees this brands and products as status in life which is the second one is people just to buy this even though it affects their budget because they don't want to look poor to other people, and next one is being practical if you know the brand or the product is too much expensive and you know there's an alternative right there why not afford that thing if the same product but just with the brand different as long as you will use that item there's nothing wrong with it. Every time I came to a mall I do compare the price and the materials use I don't care right now with the brand I know to my self I cant afford that yet.

[iBaba]

I have never seen any shopping mall or business that does not allow consumers to bargain, they just refuse to bargain with us and they have the right to do so.

Of course there are stores that have fixed prices to their products and you cannot bargain. In my country, the most places where you can easily bargain a product being it a foodstuff or any other kind of product like clothing, is usually in the market. Then few stores around the town. Malls and Supermarkets will have a fixed price tag to their products at all time so you cannot bargain. Instead what I am always advocating for is for government to find a way to regulate the prices of these products and commodities within the marketplaces, the shops, malls and supermarkets.

[DrBeer]

Do you bargain or compare prices of thesame products/services at different shops/places before making purchases or you don't care at all?
What do you think could be the main reason people care or don't care about prices of products/services while making purchases? You think it's due to economic status, are there other reasons you can think of?
 Most times I would not be too bothered about the price of products if I think they're worth it, or if I think that's actual price of the product, whether I can easily afford the price or not.  And I often times price things quite low when I'm not sure about the real price or the true worth/value, hoping to get the sellers bring them lower down to their actual worth. Some sellers tend to move things up too high if they think they are uncommon and attractive, or the buyers are rich. Once I suspect this kind of sellers I either bargain hard, tell them I'm not too rich or check somewhere else where I will try to appear not-too-rich or pretend to be already familiar with the products

Prudent consumption is the basis for preserving and multiplying your capital. Therefore, choosing a more favorable purchase is a reasonable decision. I have several good price aggregators in my country, where up-to-date data on the prices of a huge number of goods are collected, which allows you to choose a more favorable supplier, in a convenient form.

[Ultegra134]

I can see this in different aspects of people, first is the people who don't get bothered the price because they can afford the item because they have money, others sees this brands and products as status in life which is the second one is people just to buy this even though it affects their budget because they don't want to look poor to other people, and next one is being practical if you know the brand or the product is too much expensive and you know there's an alternative right there why not afford that thing if the same product but just with the brand different as long as you will use that item there's nothing wrong with it. Every time I came to a mall I do compare the price and the materials use I don't care right now with the brand I know to my self I cant afford that yet.

It depends on the person; for instance, when I go to the supermarket, I prefer buying the private label instead of the branded item, not because I cannot afford the latter but because I prefer saving some money and, at the same time, satisfying my needs. Usually, some private label items are exactly the same with the branded ones, which is something I've noticed myself, so why should I spend more?

My partner, on the other hand, will simply grab one without bothering too much. It's all a matter of perspective. I personally like having options and comparing them, and I'm not talking about the supermarket, but any kind of purchase.

[Franctoshi]

Do you bargain or compare prices of thesame products/services at different shops/places before making purchases or you don't care at all?
What do you think could be the main reason people care or don't care about prices of products/services while making purchases? You think it's due to economic status, are there other reasons you can think of?
 Most times I would not be too bothered about the price of products if I think they're worth it, or if I think that's actual price of the product, whether I can easily afford the price or not.  And I often times price things quite low when I'm not sure about the real price or the true worth/value, hoping to get the sellers bring them lower down to their actual worth. Some sellers tend to move things up too high if they think they are uncommon and attractive, or the buyers are rich. Once I suspect this kind of sellers I either bargain hard, tell them I'm not too rich or check somewhere else where I will try to appear not-too-rich or pretend to be already familiar with the products


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I do both but more of compare prices before I bargain, especially when I'm to purchase things in a larger quantity, I have to go around and find out the fair value price for that particular product which I'm to get, whereas in an occasion of urgent needs and small quantity purchases, I only bargain prices. But in this recent harsh economic situation, prices increases almost all day and there is no uniform price in almost all the price of goods and product, the need to compare prices now is high, as retailers are taking advantage of the situation and increasing prices way above value.

[Fortify]

Do you bargain or compare prices of thesame products/services at different shops/places before making purchases or you don't care at all?
What do you think could be the main reason people care or don't care about prices of products/services while making purchases? You think it's due to economic status, are there other reasons you can think of?
 Most times I would not be too bothered about the price of products if I think they're worth it, or if I think that's actual price of the product, whether I can easily afford the price or not.  And I often times price things quite low when I'm not sure about the real price or the true worth/value, hoping to get the sellers bring them lower down to their actual worth. Some sellers tend to move things up too high if they think they are uncommon and attractive, or the buyers are rich. Once I suspect this kind of sellers I either bargain hard, tell them I'm not too rich or check somewhere else where I will try to appear not-too-rich or pretend to be already familiar with the products

If you're not doing comparisons before buying products then you are wasting your money. It's something that we all learn very early on in life and constantly evolve to figure out where to find the best value. Most people work very hard for their money, yet a surprising number put little thought into the other side - spending. One of the first things that most people are told when they want to get an understanding of their money, is to learn how to budget and where they are spending it all. Retaining your money through clever purchasing decisions can almost be as powerful as earning more money, because you will learn how to stretch your income further and maybe even start saving spare funds as well.

[Fredomago]

I have never seen any shopping mall or business that does not allow consumers to bargain, they just refuse to bargain with us and they have the right to do so.

Of course there are stores that have fixed prices to their products and you cannot bargain. In my country, the most places where you can easily bargain a product being it a foodstuff or any other kind of product like clothing, is usually in the market. Then few stores around the town. Malls and Supermarkets will have a fixed price tag to their products at all time so you cannot bargain. Instead what I am always advocating for is for government to find a way to regulate the prices of these products and commodities within the marketplaces, the shops, malls and supermarkets.

Or just wait for the time where those malls and supermarket offers sales or discounted prices where most of the time will happen each clearance day period, there are different ways to manage some savings when purchasing products you just need to be wise and always being active, if you have enough time then better to check first those available stores before buying so you'll know whose offering discounts or which store offers lower prices.

[RockBell]

Of course there are stores that have fixed prices to their products and you cannot bargain. In my country, the most places where you can easily bargain a product being it a foodstuff or any other kind of product like clothing, is usually in the market. Then few stores around the town. Malls and Supermarkets will have a fixed price tag to their products at all time so you cannot bargain. Instead what I am always advocating for is for government to find a way to regulate the prices of these products and commodities within the marketplaces, the shops, malls and supermarkets.

Their stores and shops in the market have fixed prices and I don't know why they have chosen to put a price tag on their product I don't even know if there is legal backing when it comes to stores and their prices and the only place I think you can price is when you go to the market that is like the only place you can be able to price the stores have their price tags on their products so you don't need to be told on what exactly what you want to do.

There are some places you enter to buy clothes you won't be able to price, and they will tell you that it is the company's policy. There is nothing you can do but to buy. Most of these supermarkets are established in an expensive environment. They will need money to be able to pay for their shop, which is one of the reasons why they want to give price tags so that they will have a specific amount of what is coming in.

I don't blame them. It's business, and everyone will do what favors them because they have the capital to bring back. They also consider what they will get in return. It is very simple: if you can not afford it, let it go and go to other places.

[Haunebu]

Personally, I tend to compare prices across various popular sites and check the reviews thoroughly before zeroing on a choice and this strategy has almost always worked effectively for me.

Am not great at bargaining to be honest which is why I tend to purchase from online stores way more often when compared to offline stores.

[Akbarkoe]

Personally, I tend to compare prices across various popular sites and check the reviews thoroughly before zeroing on a choice and this strategy has almost always worked effectively for me.

Am not great at bargaining to be honest which is why I tend to purchase from online stores way more often when compared to offline stores.

Looks like you are the same as me, the habit of online shopping does not make offers and is more to compare prices in various stores, because the bidding process is sometimes not there and is quite complicated if in online trading, different with traditional trade, I often bargain and I think most people Also do it, although in general men rarely bargain like women who bargain to the discount price of more than the seller want, I as the most bargaining man only once or twice is sufficient in traditional trade and sometimes also not bargaining.

[Huppercase]

Do you bargain or compare prices of thesame products/services at different shops/places before making purchases or you don't care at all?
What do you think could be the main reason people care or don't care about prices of products/services while making purchases? You think it's due to economic status, are there other reasons you can think of?
 Most times I would not be too bothered about the price of products if I think they're worth it, or if I think that's actual price of the product, whether I can easily afford the price or not.  And I often times price things quite low when I'm not sure about the real price or the true worth/value, hoping to get the sellers bring them lower down to their actual worth. Some sellers tend to move things up too high if they think they are uncommon and attractive, or the buyers are rich. Once I suspect this kind of sellers I either bargain hard, tell them I'm not too rich or check somewhere else where I will try to appear not-too-rich or pretend to be already familiar with the products

Are we talking about coin here as a context or we are actually referring to products in general because I'm sure that a coin point of view is different from product pint of view. You can buy any coin you want without comparing price since exchanges and coin market places often use API in other to have uniform price, I'm not sure if there a need to look for a common ground to comfirm price unless the coin is not liquid enough on where it's been traded.

As for prosucts, prices can differ due to locations and demand. Ifbuou are staying in one particular country, there are places where price of things can be different because you don't expect item sold in a place where house rent are 10x bigger than other places that charges lower. The higher the cost of a place, the likelihood the bigger the price can be than other places where things are cheap and there is no price regulations, it will even be worst with the variation.

[Albarq]

Personally, I tend to compare prices across various popular sites and check the reviews thoroughly before zeroing on a choice and this strategy has almost always worked effectively for me.

Am not great at bargaining to be honest which is why I tend to purchase from online stores way more often when compared to offline stores.

It is indeed lazy to bargain in terms of price, unless finances do not allow or the money brought is not enough then bargaining is carried now it tends to see the practicality that is prioritized and comfort in shopping, the price difference is actually not too far, yes maybe it depends on the location where we shop.

[Tamaj]

I don't just throw my cash on things or products anyhow because l have worked for that cash you know. It is some of us that without bargaining they purchases that makes the cost of things go high. Assuming we bargain before purchasing some of this products that are very expensive in the market would have come low in price. Though not every product that is in the market are to be purchased with a low amount but some don't worth it at all. And the so called sellers out there are found of selling in high prices even when they know that what they have does worth that amount. So one have to bargain and compare before purchasing.

[justdimin]

Usually when we are going to shop we will prioritize the items we are going to buy by looking at several price references and of course good items will not be deceiving because there are some items that are indeed maintained by the item with special specifications that may not be the same as items in its class.

Bargaining is definitely born when buying but if you buy it at a store that already has a big name then the price we have to pay will be the same as that written in their catalog. So before buying it is reasonable or not to have to check the price first before making the payment process. For buyers of course come with various styles and appearances but in my opinion such a gap is only visual. The important thing is that their service is good then buyers will be happy to buy it.

That is the recent times, back in the day bargain and shops by some shop owners were a thing more common. These days, most places are markets that hire cashiers so you do not get to bargain for a price, they are not in charge and they do not make any discounts at all, this isn't the old times where you haggle for the price, this is now end level capitalism, the person who can give you discount is at home, they are making some student work for minimum wage, and use total control over the price this way, since you can't reach to the person who can discount, you have to either accept the price or not, simple as that.

There are basically no more places left for any of us to make any bargains because the people who can do that for us all went home. Internet is another level, I agree internet can't bargain neither but at least there are "instagram shops" these days which you can still bargain, maybe that could work for some people who want to still bargain.

[dunfida]

Usually when we are going to shop we will prioritize the items we are going to buy by looking at several price references and of course good items will not be deceiving because there are some items that are indeed maintained by the item with special specifications that may not be the same as items in its class.

Bargaining is definitely born when buying but if you buy it at a store that already has a big name then the price we have to pay will be the same as that written in their catalog. So before buying it is reasonable or not to have to check the price first before making the payment process. For buyers of course come with various styles and appearances but in my opinion such a gap is only visual. The important thing is that their service is good then buyers will be happy to buy it.

That is the recent times, back in the day bargain and shops by some shop owners were a thing more common. These days, most places are markets that hire cashiers so you do not get to bargain for a price, they are not in charge and they do not make any discounts at all, this isn't the old times where you haggle for the price, this is now end level capitalism, the person who can give you discount is at home, they are making some student work for minimum wage, and use total control over the price this way, since you can't reach to the person who can discount, you have to either accept the price or not, simple as that.

There are basically no more places left for any of us to make any bargains because the people who can do that for us all went home. Internet is another level, I agree internet can't bargain neither but at least there are "instagram shops" these days which you can still bargain, maybe that could work for some people who want to still bargain.

But still we do have those places on which you could really be able to haggle for price discounts like on public marketplaces on which the price of the goods is something that you could ask out for some discount
but we do speak into those places like malls and supermarkets then there's no way that you could be able to ask for some discount as those things would be fixed. Somehow you could be that able to check out some
sale or discounts on which they would really be putting up into those goods on which this is something an opportunity for you to get those things but of course not all those mark downs are considered to be legit or something that it is really that real. If you do really know on how other businesses do make use of those sale tags then you will really be able to realize that it is really that quite deceptive and this is something that we should really be that careful about. Come to take some observation that whenever they do make out some sale but comparing those old and new prices then it would really be just that the same on which they are really that showing off that it was on sale but actually it was still the original price. This is why as a consumer or buyer then you should be also that wise on trying out to see whether the product is really that worth the price or not neither on sale or into its original price. There are really those individuals who are really that good when it comes to budgeting and this one is really that included. On the moment that you will really be having that
kind of behavior then you could be able to save on.

[BALIK]

That is the recent times, back in the day bargain and shops by some shop owners were a thing more common. These days, most places are markets that hire cashiers so you do not get to bargain for a price, they are not in charge and they do not make any discounts at all, this isn't the old times where you haggle for the price, this is now end level capitalism, the person who can give you discount is at home, they are making some student work for minimum wage, and use total control over the price this way, since you can't reach to the person who can discount, you have to either accept the price or not, simple as that.

There are basically no more places left for any of us to make any bargains because the people who can do that for us all went home. Internet is another level, I agree internet can't bargain neither but at least there are "instagram shops" these days which you can still bargain, maybe that could work for some people who want to still bargain.

I don't know what country you are from but in my country there are still many public markets where you can bargain freely, you cannot bargain in shopping malls or large supermarkets where prices are posted.

People in my country tend to shop at supermarkets or large stores where goods are listed because the prices there are more stable and not inflated by the seller to the point that we feel uncomfortable and have to bargain. I also like shopping at supermarkets even though I can't bargain but there are many promotions for me to choose from and the prices don't fluctuate too much.
Competition is fierce these days and stores need customers to stay in business, so shopping at fixed price stores isn't as bad as you might think.

[Justbillywitt]

Do you bargain or compare prices of thesame products/services at different shops/places before making purchases or you don't care at all?
What do you think could be the main reason people care or don't care about prices of products/services while making purchases? You think it's due to economic status, are there other reasons you can think of?
 Most times I would not be too bothered about the price of products if I think they're worth it, or if I think that's actual price of the product, whether I can easily afford the price or not.  And I often times price things quite low when I'm not sure about the real price or the true worth/value, hoping to get the sellers bring them lower down to their actual worth. Some sellers tend to move things up too high if they think they are uncommon and attractive, or the buyers are rich. Once I suspect this kind of sellers I either bargain hard, tell them I'm not too rich or check somewhere else where I will try to appear not-too-rich or pretend to be already familiar with the products






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Well I will say it all depends on the value I place on the item I want to buy and also on the mood that I'm that particular moment I'm buying the stuff. I try my best to know the exact value that I will place on a particular product. I do this by heavily relying on the economic reality of the country and the location where I'm buying something from. How packaged are the people I'm buying something from. Sometimes the prices of items come with location. If all my conditions are I give it a price on my own. If it doesn't rhyme with mine, I will price. I price doesn't mean that I'm poor, it only means that I place value on my money.