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Originally Posted by Poker Reference
More and more frequently I get clients who, upon receiving my quote, counter with "Can you do it for $X?" like they think I'm Priceline. I don't inflate my prices to allow for this kind of thing and while I understand the drive to get more for less, it's generally off-putting and I'm less likely to give a deal to someone who, right off the bat, devalues the purchase while insisting on the specs and turnaround that informed my price in the first place.
Do you haggle, or just go with the cheapest place from the get-go when you're shopping a purchase around?
For B2B, I'm starting to negotiate for everything. I'm surprised at how well it works just by asking.
Sometimes I negotiate not for a cheaper price, but extra services or other things thrown in. Other times, I think the relationship is mutually beneficial and reasonable to get a discount off the initial price.
I'm generally on the buy-side though.