Seeing as we're in a credit crunch and all that i was thinking about bartering with all major stores when doing my Christmas shopping this year.
Everything i buy in every major high street store i'm going to ask if they'll sell it to me at the Janury sales prices. That would be roughly 50% off. So the money i save at Christmas means more for me to spend in the sales.
I don't hold out much hope for success but it's worth a try.
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"How much for cash" might get you something off. I've done it many times. 50% is pushing it, though.Lorns wrote:Seeing as we're in a credit crunch and all that i was thinking about bartering with all major stores when doing my Christmas shopping this year.
Everything i buy in every major high street store i'm going to ask if they'll sell it to me at the Janury sales prices. That would be roughly 50% off. So the money i save at Christmas means more for me to spend in the sales.
I don't hold out much hope for success but it's worth a try.
I'd be very surprised if many retailers don't start their sales in December. The Retail Price Index is likely to show negative growth from early '09.
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That normally works for me with small independant businesses not major retailers.Gavin Scott wrote:"How much for cash" might get you something off. I've done it many times. 50% is pushing it, though..Lorns wrote:Seeing as we're in a credit crunch and all that i was thinking about bartering with all major stores when doing my Christmas shopping this year.
Everything i buy in every major high street store i'm going to ask if they'll sell it to me at the Janury sales prices. That would be roughly 50% off. So the money i save at Christmas means more for me to spend in the sales.
I don't hold out much hope for success but it's worth a try.
Yeah 50% is pushing it, i'd happily settle for 15% off but they don't know that yet.
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Shurely shome mishtake - I haven't told you what I want yet.marksi wrote:I've got most of my shopping done.
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I've tried doing it early before but it takes all the fun out of Christmas shopping. There's nothing i love more than moaning about the queues, traffic, rudeness and aching joints ( believe me little ones, when you reach 30+ you get aches and pains that get worser 'n' worser). If i got it all done early i'd have nothing to whinge about.
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