Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-31 Thread Harry Pollard
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Michael Gurstein; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible Except that it changes the market dynamics. Once haggling becomes part of the purchase equation, consumers will always wonder

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-30 Thread Harry Pollard
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores,Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible Come now, gentlemen, there is nothing wrong with bargaining. I recall that about 25 years ago I had taken an English professorial friend into Tijuana in Mexico. He liked a sport coat

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-30 Thread Cordell, Arthur: ECOM
/30/2008 3:36 PM To: Cordell, Arthur: ECOM; 'Michael Gurstein'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible Demeaning for someone to save $120 an hour when he might earn just $15 an hour? Come now Arthur. You might

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-25 Thread Ed Weick
I think it depends on what the cost of something is. There's an immense difference between buying a house and buying a bag of peanuts, for example. With some fairly large purchases, you may not be able to haggle but you can look around - e.g., getting the best fare to Europe. Ed Arthur

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-24 Thread Christoph Reuss
Oh great. Now we are becoming a true third world economy with haggling as a way of doing business. Turning all countries into third world economies is the neo-con agenda. Chris SpamWall: Mail to this addy is

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-24 Thread Harry Pollard
PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores,Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible Oh great. Now we are becoming a true third world economy with haggling as a way of doing business. arthur _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Michael Gurstein Sent: Sun 3/23

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-24 Thread Mike Spencer
Arthur wrote: It also depends on how we value our time. When shopping, I prefer to spend as little time as possible in the act. I would rather be doing something else with my time than haggling. Almost anything else. So someone spends 10 minutes to save a few dollars or even 20 dollars.

Re: [Futurework] FW: [TriumphOfContent] At Megastores, Hagglers Find Prices Are Flexible

2008-03-23 Thread Cordell, Arthur: ECOM
Oh great. Now we are becoming a true third world economy with haggling as a way of doing business. arthur From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Michael Gurstein Sent: Sun 3/23/2008 12:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Futurework] FW: