benjie,
I may not have negotiating skills but I spare you from whining about squeezing a few percent from some sale. If goal when shopping is to be taken seriously, I may fail sometimes according to you although I do not recall anybody trying to get rid of me. Quite the opposite.
clearthink,
I understand the nature of business relationships relatively well. I focus on the side of not wasting energy by negotiating. I simply do not get my kicks out of outsmarting the other guy. I pay if I like it, I do not pay if I don’t like it. You are right, it is not negotiation but action and behavior. I do not know if it would qualify as technique. Salesperson knows how much is a certain item worth to her/him. If that is more than what it is worth to me, the item would be better served by staying with her/him. No hard feelings. Saves everyone's time.
This whole thread shows that many are obsessed about getting a discount for things that are so non-essential that they could exercise a little bit of dignity instead of bad-mouthing some struggling salesperson trying to make a living. Buy lesser model if you cannot afford more expensive one. Then change fuses and it will be even better than what you wanted in the first place. So the legend says.
