how to bargain,from the shopkeeper point of view,that is?

Answer 1

get the most you can out of the customer, remember every penny counts

Answer 2

Just wondering, are you asking this from the point of view of a seller? If it a seller's viewpoint, he will want to mark up as high as possible and hope someone is willing to pay his price. Then he can possibly close his shop for the rest of the day. So minimum efforts with maximum profits. Again, depending on how his business is doing, he will be willing to make lower profits if his goods need to be moved, or are perishable or he needs liquidity. So he may even just want to recover his cost. Then the buyer will be lucky.

So for the shopkeeper, typically he will mark up his goods 2-300% for foreigners knowing that most will halve his price anyway. At least that will leave him with a reasonable margin to make a sale and still have some profits. This is business dealing, so, afford him that profit if the item is already within your anticipated budget.

Answer 3

Depends what you're buying. Some things, like food in street stalls, are never bargained over. For your usual touristy stuff the level of mark-up depends on how touristy a place you're in and how wealthy you look. Don't worry about what you should have paid, if you get something that you want at a price you're happy to pay then you've got a bargain.
I've always found you get better discounts by smiling and having fun with the whole process rather than the super-serious walk out routine.

Answer 4

Hard question to answer. They want to make the sale. I can be hard of hearing sometimes. LOL I ask the price even if it is written on the item. They will come back either yes it is or they will lower the price. You can state the price again and see what they do. Or state the lowered price and see what they do. With some inflection you can push the issue. Whether you don't believe the price whether it is too high or too low. They will react and maybe not. Depends on their margin. If they don't move then that's there bottom price and either buy it walk away. I never ask for the best price, they tell you in their own way. And if they lower it when you walk away then maybe that's their lowest price they will accept. It's all a game.

Good luck

Answer 5

to shopkeepers, I assume walking away is the best form of bargaining, cuz you start losing the customer instantly and you decrease the price just to make a sale.