Quoth MoonCat
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When we bought this place, we needed table lamps. I went to a charity shop and found the perfect lamp with an intact lampshade. SCORE! As I recall, it was something like 2 bucks and would have cost at least 50 in a retail store.
I asked if there was a way to plug it in and see if it worked, so I would know if I needed to stop at the hardware shop to buy new guts for it. I wasn't haggling, I just wanted to know if I needed to make another stop.
The clerk instantly marked it down 50% and then we had a quiet discussion about me being willing to pay full price and her being all surprised that I wasn't trying to get it for half price.
It was a charity shop, and I saved big bucks paying their asking price. It made me sad that the poor clerk just marked it down because she didn't want to argue with me over it.
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