Do they barter alot in Mexico.

[Chris142]

This is not a bashing post. I'm just askin.

Lately we have got alot more Spanish speaking customers. Many of them try to get us to lower our price. Never had this problem before with English speaking people.

I had a guy today offer me $150 and 2 chickens for a $200 radiator!

Granted they don't have money falling out of their pockets but our prices are very competitive and we have overhead. I simply can't drop the prices any lower and stay in business.

Anyway is that how they do it in Mexico?

 

[74DartSport]

Actually anywhere but the USA it seems. I get a lot of Middle Eastern customers and after giving them a price they ask, "But what is my price, my friend?"

 

[moribundman]

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Actually anywhere but the USA it seems.

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Bartering not so much, but many vendors are pests. I can't walk through a US mall or downtown without vendors (of all colors and races, including white as Vanilla pudding) trying to peddle their goods (cell phones, pretzels, a neck massage, you name it) in bazar manner. Even the folks at the Panda Express wave samples on toothpicks at me. I can't stand that. Customers aren't much better either, with many wanting to make "a deal." That's something I don't know at all from Germany, but I have seen it in many other places, including in many European countries.

 

[rjundi]

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Actually anywhere but the USA it seems. I get a lot of Middle Eastern customers and after giving them a price they ask, "But what is my price, my friend?"

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Barter is in the blood of the Middle East and part of the culture and commerce. It was my experience living growing up there.

 

[Pablo]

Now if he would have offered you some BBQ rat for a new rad, a deal could have been made...................

I don't mind a little haggling. But people expect vendors to sell at a loss because they have a nice smile or some garbage?

Yes Mexico haggles, but NOT all shops. One guy threw me out - it was a nice shop and he had a nice (real) silver small vase. His price was his price!

In China they do and they don't but they have started the irritating middle eastern/mexican/tourist practice of one price for the local, another (4-5X) for the gringo. (even some grocery stores do it for beer!) Now THAT sucks. So if you don't know the numbers (at least) you get stuck like that BBQ whatever Shannow posted. Care for some gopher with that deal? Let's NOT do that in the USA (it's illegal) and if you see that in the ROW, tell them to knock it off!!!

 

[alreadygone]

I like to dicker!!! Actually depends on where you're at here in the U.S. Any time you're at a gunshow, flea market,swap meet, etc. and don't make offers and counter offers you're gonna be had. Have couple friends who are liscensed firearms dealers. At their store the price is pretty firm, and you'll get told to take or leave it. At gun shows, they will negotiate till the show closes. Course when they load up and go to shows prices ate automatically raised as much as 20%

Bob

 

[oilyriser]

I've even tried haggling at a gas station.

 

[Master ACiD]

i very much dislike people that barter with me. i normally have one price and i wont change it for nothing.


on the other hand, i awalys haggle for a lower price on something i want. i know thats conceited of me, but it is what it is

 

[Bob Woods]

A lot of Americans ruined shopping in foriegn countries by paying the first price offered, by refusing to barter the vendors quickly learned Americans would stupidly pay more. One example, in the mid 60's in Turkey we could buy a big bag of pastashcios for less than a buck if you bartered, but some people thought they were in a hurry and paid the asking price, the price quickly increased to 2 or 3 bucks.

 

[simple_gifts]

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I very much dislike people that barter with me. i normally have one price and i wont change it for nothing

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on this subject, I would have given you 3. 8)