Friday stuff

( friday rambling )

( on working weekends )

Incidentally, I've mixed together some fudge, and managed to get my journal to appear as www.nightstalker.net. Which is nice.

And todays question is:
[Poll #244632]
If you'd care to elaborate, then please feel free to leave a comment.

Haggling

Hear and interesting piece on the radio at lunchtime.
It was about haggling.
In the UK, we don't do it very much at all.
Except, for cars it seems.
Well, I was wondering. Do you ever haggle? I've tried a few times, and have had some success (like with vodafone, or when I bought my car). I also got some free stuff when I bought my AEG. Not a lot, but if I hadn't asked I wouldn't have.

Well, the discussion went along the lines that there's some places, especially those run by those from other countries (almost any in fact) that'll be prepared to negotiate.

Most electrical retailers (like dixons) have 10% of negotiating room. There's also a balance of ettiquette, depending on how thick skinned you are. It's a little _less_ common to negotiate for services or for bills that you accept afterwards like in restaurants.

I figure it's got to be worth a try, next time I'm buying something expensive in a shop.

It seems Britain really is one of the few countries that it's 'not really done'.

Pubbing

Sometimes I wonder what changed. I seem to recall a time not so very long ago, that it was a regular occurance for numerous people to be doing the WhiteFriars, and a couple of text messages would circulate, numerous people would show up, and all in all, it'd be a good night out.

What changed?

Well, ok, there were some interesting and entertaining people who did the pub tonight. But there's a fair few more, conspicuous by their absence. Really rather disappointing.

Have my text messages each week, calling ye forth to the pub, become irrelevant and boring? Or has perhaps the prospect of an evening of company faded in potentia.

I'd consider not bothering, but there were still some who thought it a good night out.

Time shall tell; destiny calls