Haggling

[marmalade76]

This!

I get everything cheaper. If people get offended that's their problem, IMO. I'm more bothered about my finances than that of some random stranger.
If a horse was advertised for £2.50 I'd want it for no more than £1.75

If you look after the pennies, the pounds look after themselves. If never throw away an extra £500, or even £5, on a horse because I didn't want to ask the question.

I think living on a farm makes a difference. If we paid full price for everything we'd be in trouble, so everything is business and you just get used to haggling for everything.

For example, I was recently quoted £15000 for a new handmade bespoke kitchen. I've now got it down to £10,250, with 2 extra drawer units and better quality appliances.

It is a bit of an art though. Luckily I have a good teacher - my OH is amazing. He got me a Ifor Williams, the big one, a year old for £900.

You live on a farm and you can afford a ten grand kitchen?? Cripes! Will have to tell OH he needs to put his prices up as this @farmers never make any money' idea is obviously not true!

 

[Patterdale]

You live on a farm and you can afford a ten grand kitchen?? Cripes! Will have to tell OH he needs to put his prices up as this @farmers never make any money' idea is obviously not true!

It's because we are very tight, never pay even a penny over the odds and save everything. OH works 26 hours a day 8 days a week and does not do time off, and until I had a baby I was the same
Some friends think we can be too work/business focused but I'd rather be that way than struggling for cash. The same type of friends will go on a 2 week foreign holiday them spend the next 6 months complaining that they're skint, whereas if we do a holiday then it'll be a long weekend camping/walking, as we don't do debt and only ever get things we can afford.
Then, if we ever do get something nice, it'll be 'ooh, it's alright for some!' and 'some people have all the luck!' type comments from friends lol.

So you can see, haggling is something I feel strongly about

 

[alexandraj]

It's because we are very tight, never pay even a penny over the odds and save everything. OH works 26 hours a day 8 days a week and does not do time off, and until I had a baby I was the same
Some friends think we can be too work/business focused but I'd rather be that way than struggling for cash. The same type of friends will go on a 2 week foreign holiday them spend the next 6 months complaining that they're skint, whereas if we do a holiday then it'll be a long weekend camping/walking, as we don't do debt and only ever get things we can afford.
Then, if we ever do get something nice, it'll be 'ooh, it's alright for some!' and 'some people have all the luck!' type comments from friends lol.


So you can see, haggling is something I feel strongly about

^^^ THIS! ^^^

I completely agree!

 

[marmalade76]

It's because we are very tight, never pay even a penny over the odds and save everything. The proper tight people I know certainly wouldn't spend ten grand on a kitchen! OH works 26 hours a day 8 days a week and does not do time off, and until I had a baby I was the same Same here
Some friends think we can be too work/business focused but I'd rather be that way than struggling for cash. The same type of friends will go on a 2 week foreign holiday them spend the next 6 months complaining that they're skint, whereas if we do a holiday then it'll be a long weekend camping/walking, as we don't do debt and only ever get things we can afford. Same here, in fact this year was the first time we'd been on holiday for five years, and even then it was onl for the children's sake
Then, if we ever do get something nice, it'll be 'ooh, it's alright for some!' and 'some people have all the luck!' type comments from friends lol.

So you can see, haggling is something I feel strongly about

Note to self - must try harder.

 

[Patterdale]

We've been building a house, and have been living in a static caravan for 4 years in order to pay for it. It's been a big decision but I think we've earned our kitchen!

Also, I agree with the saying 'buy cheap, buy twice.' We'd never spend £10k on something frivolous but we'll need a kitchen and the expensive solid oak one should last much much longer than a chipboard one, so it should be economically sound in the long run!