• August 30, 2010

Negotiation Skills – When to Walk Away

If despite your best efforts to negotiate it’s still a ‘no go’, be polite and walk away. Don’t feel embarrassed or get stroppy. Think of it as their loss; as you’ll be giving another store your money.

  • August 28, 2010

How to Be a Cunning Consumer

There are no two ways about it: businesses want your money. Being a cunning consumer is about spotting the tricks, they use to persuade you to buy and spend more than you meant to, and knowing how to avoid them.

  • August 26, 2010

How to Avoid Being Ripped Off by Cowboy Builders, Dodgy Plumbers and Block-Paving Companies

Unless you’ve got money to burn (which most of us don’t), we naturally like to feel we’re getting value for money and not being ripped off or sold short. There’s not much point congratulating yourself on negotiating a great price or deal if you leave yourself open to being ripped off.

  • August 24, 2010

4 Ways to Negotiate Price Like a Pro

Think of the ticket price as an invitation to buy. The store is inviting you to buy yet legally it doesn’t have to sell to you at all. Sounds a bit mad? Well, yes; imagine queuing up in a store only to find the assistant turns around, thank you for queuing but says they don’t [...]

  • August 22, 2010

A Guide to Buying on eBay

Lots of things on eBay are cheaper than the high-street price, but what you pay depends on what you’re buying, its condition and how much in demand it is. Remember Kate Moss’s Topshop collection being snapped up and going for hundreds of pounds once the items hit eBay?

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