The Best Price is Never the Best Price

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Permalink Reply by Kathy's Vintage Jewels on February 24, 2012 at 11:24am

Loved it!  Laughed hard and loud.  Thanks for the humor.

Kathy

Permalink Reply by Carmel Collectibles on February 25, 2012 at 11:25am

 

    Nice job.  I chuckled and I learned as well. 

    Having  lived with my father the "negotiator"  (his term was not as nice,  something like ----them down)     I have seen him offer a nickel for a quarter item at a garage sale and be delighted to win his request.  He never noticed that his family had all disappeared out of pure embarrassment when he got his price!     He thought of himself as the conquering hero or someone who had completed  a climb  of Mount Everest!  He thought of it as practice for when he went out buying for his own collection and got a bargain.  Later when he was selling his collection he was highly offended when someone tried to " negotiate" with him.   Now that he has left this world we proudly speak  of  his wisdom at building his collection on nickels and dimes  and an ability to look ahead and know what people would want at a premium price later .    So the word I might have used as a youngster was "cheap "  and  later when my  dementia  set in I  renamed  his "negotiating"   antiquing and wise  .     Now I see it as rude, annoying, expected, humorous and sometimes even savy on others  part when I am dealing with a similar customer.  Strange how things change!!

          Carol  H