There's places you can haggle (car dealershops, mobile phone shops, buying furniture etc) and there's places you can't - Boots the Chemist, Tesco, Sainsbugs, Waitrose, M&S .... oh, and every petrol station I've ever come across.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
When I was leaving the U.A.E. after working there for a year, I dashed down to the souk in a taxi just before leaving for the airport to get a white scarf for a friend. I asked the taxi to wait, dashed over to the first stall, picked up a scarf and said 'how much. '10 dirhams' 'ok' I said, 'that's fine'. '8 dirhams' he said 'yes that's fine ' I said. '6 dirhams' he said. 'YES, YES' I said. I think I got it for 5 in the end
I have been a mural painter who has worked all over the world, but a friend who was a very senior business consultant told me that basically I am a barrow boy. I bristled somewhat and she said, 'Don't be insulted, it's something they wish they could teach at Harvard Business School'.
Verdun, horrifyingly you share that trait with my ex! However, from the sounds of things you seem to have adoped more successful strategies than he ever did. Nowadays I think Mrs C #2 keeps him strictly under control
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
With the money I save, I go to the cinema to see all these wonderful plays that are being transmitted direct from London Theatres. I'm seeing Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein's Monster next week.
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There's places you can haggle (car dealershops, mobile phone shops, buying furniture etc)
and there's places you can't - Boots the Chemist, Tesco, Sainsbugs, Waitrose, M&S .... oh, and every petrol station I've ever come across. 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've never had any luck haggling in the pub
My sister has haggled successfully in M&S.
When I was leaving the U.A.E. after working there for a year, I dashed down to the souk in a taxi just before leaving for the airport to get a white scarf for a friend. I asked the taxi to wait, dashed over to the first stall, picked up a scarf and said 'how much. '10 dirhams' 'ok' I said, 'that's fine'. '8 dirhams' he said 'yes that's fine ' I said. '6 dirhams' he said. 'YES, YES' I said. I think I got it for 5 in the end
I have been a mural painter who has worked all over the world, but a friend who was a very senior business consultant told me that basically I am a barrow boy. I bristled somewhat and she said, 'Don't be insulted, it's something they wish they could teach at Harvard Business School'.
Verdun, horrifyingly you share that trait with my ex! However, from the sounds of things you seem to have adoped more successful strategies than he ever did. Nowadays I think Mrs C #2 keeps him strictly under control
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well I think that what determines whether you are a meanie or not is........What do you do with the money you save ? ? ? Please let us know ! !
With the money I save, I go to the cinema to see all these wonderful plays that are being transmitted direct from London Theatres. I'm seeing Benedict Cumberbatch as Frankenstein's Monster next week.