If you walk into a shop like me and am going to pay £1500 cash for a laptop then what is the best way ot get some form of discount, considering if you do it online you save nearly £170
2006-08-22 06:37:34 · 7 answers · asked by andrew_glasgow_male2006 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Just ask - sounds stupidly obvious but it's true.
Find out the shop assistants name and tell him/her that you are definitely buying TODAY with CASH and react like the price that the shop is offering is disgustingly high.
Be a bit cheeky and be persistent - their "best offer" usually isn't when you push them.
2006-08-22 06:46:15 · answer #1 · answered by Neil_R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've done this a couple of times.
Firstly; do you research - get an idea of what you want and how much it costs. Print it off or write notes. Dedicate a bit of time to this and if you're printing off from websites - try and use reputable ones.
Then go somewhere like Tottenham Court Road in London - or at least somewhere where're there're a number of shops that sell laptops (Not just companies like Dixons and Comet though - they're unlikely to deal); competition will make them willing to trade.
Never buy direct on entry, have a look and a chat, then move onto another shop. Tell them what you're doing. This can make them really hungry. Only stop when they start throwing deals and gifts at you; money off, web cams, software, cases, etc.
If you're not many shops accessible, wave around the print offs quote some choice deals. Make 'em sweat.
And remember; it's only any good if it's of value to you. A fluffy pink case is no good if you go to a lot of board room meetings, for example.
As a benchmark, look at:
http://www.gultronics.co.uk/og/index1.asp
But otherwise - it's a trawl online and a bit of leg work
2006-08-23 05:10:55 · answer #2 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask them .... let them know you are paying cash and what deal can they give you if they refuse go somewhere else and do the same ... then if that shop offers a deal go back to 1st and say this shop offer this can you bet it ... they will usually cos they want the sale good luck
2006-08-22 07:04:49 · answer #3 · answered by carol p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell him how much youd save online, show him a printout of it if you can.
ask him what the best cash price he could give you would be.
erm.....ask if you can use his staff discount if you give him a tenner!
2006-08-22 06:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by KEV D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them from online
2006-08-22 06:45:30 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them to throw in lots of freebies
2006-08-22 06:43:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
never pay what they ask...ask them to knock something off the price.
2006-08-22 07:08:32 · answer #7 · answered by yougotsmith 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋