> Made me feel about 1 inch tall.

Oh man I just lived that through your story. I guess always negotiating can be as bad as never negotiating.

k00b

Postmark? I am impressed! 

I think women are more effective negotiators because they are better at lying 

Am I crazy and sexist for thinking this way? 


Bell_curve

I like it when it's easy. For instance - something I want (but don't "need to have") on Poshmark. I will almost always offer a much lower price. They will always come back and either say yes, or offer to split the difference. So that's not a problem.

On the other hand, I was in Burma once, and negotiating with an obviously poor roadside seller of...well, I can't really remember.

What I do remember is I tried to negotiate, and then later asked a Burmese friend if I had gotten a good deal.

He said something along the lines of "when they're so poor like this seller was, we don't really negotiate."

culture

How do feel about negotiating?

I like it when it's easy. For instance - something I want (but don't "need to have") on Poshmark. I will almost always offer a much lower price. They will always come back and either say yes, or offer to split the difference. So that's not a problem.

On the other hand, I was in Burma once, and negotiating with an obviously poor roadside seller of...well, I can't really remember. 

What I do remember is I tried to negotiate, and then later asked a Burmese friend if I had gotten a good deal. 

He said something along the lines of "when they're so poor like this seller was, we don't really negotiate." 

Made me feel about 1 inch tall.
