HomeFairfax General ForumArrest/Ticket SearchWiki newPictures/VideosChatArticlesLinksAbout
Fairfax County General :  Fairfax Underground fairfax underground logo
Welcome to Fairfax Underground, a project site designed to improve communication among residents of Fairfax County, VA. Feel free to post anything Northern Virginia residents would find interesting.
Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: woman worker ()
Date: June 10, 2018 12:36PM

As title states.

Let's just say I provide a professional service in Fairfax..


.... (no, not sex work get your mind out the gutter LOL I am just a female who works in a predominate-male occupation and men get surprised when my name comes up in their search as a woman)....

- and the number of men who balk at my rates or try to haggle or get something for free astounds me.

My rate is clearly published on my website/in other marketing materials.

If you can't afford it- work overtime or get a better job.

I even try to point people to less-expensive providers who do the same work (but for cheaper rates)- and most do call the cheaper people and have the service done there- then call me back when things go south "I should have paid extra to use your bonded/insured service vs the fly by night guys over here who have no insurance and are making it worse for me!"

Even worse, the ones that when i turn down their obviously sexual advances towards me try to call me a slut, whore, etc etc then try to put a bad rating on yelp/google just because I won't fuck them or decline to do business with them.

I see why women don't want to work in male-dominated fields, but I won't give up. Just ranting through. I likely won't reply to you but you can go ahead and flame on if you wish you all KNOW ITS TRUE.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: provider tt ()
Date: June 10, 2018 12:44PM

Do you give happy endings and what does this have to do with Bruce Klein III?

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: Bitch! ()
Date: June 10, 2018 04:15PM

Go make me a goddam sandwich, and suck my dick and please shut the fuck up, dumb fucking cock sucking cunt.

https://youtu.be/jdeicBLIzAM



woman worker Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> As title states.
>
> Let's just say I provide a professional service in
> Fairfax..
>
>
> .... (no, not sex work get your mind out the
> gutter LOL I am just a female who works in a
> predominate-male occupation and men get surprised
> when my name comes up in their search as a
> woman)....
>
> - and the number of men who balk at my rates or
> try to haggle or get something for free astounds
> me.
>
> My rate is clearly published on my website/in
> other marketing materials.
>
> If you can't afford it- work overtime or get a
> better job.
>
> I even try to point people to less-expensive
> providers who do the same work (but for cheaper
> rates)- and most do call the cheaper people and
> have the service done there- then call me back
> when things go south "I should have paid extra to
> use your bonded/insured service vs the fly by
> night guys over here who have no insurance and are
> making it worse for me!"
>
> Even worse, the ones that when i turn down their
> obviously sexual advances towards me try to call
> me a slut, whore, etc etc then try to put a bad
> rating on yelp/google just because I won't fuck
> them or decline to do business with them.
>
> I see why women don't want to work in
> male-dominated fields, but I won't give up. Just
> ranting through. I likely won't reply to you but
> you can go ahead and flame on if you wish you all
> KNOW ITS TRUE.
Attachments:
IMG_0985.JPG

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: No discounts ()
Date: June 10, 2018 06:53PM

I think your observations are colored by you being a woman. If there is a difference it is in how men and women haggle. Men may be more direct while women are more likely to make an emotional appeal. Even this is far from universal. Plus there are large numbers of people, women as well as men, who don't think of themselves as hagglers but who have no problem trying to renegotiate the deal so they get more than what was agreed while having to pay less.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: menrjews ()
Date: June 10, 2018 10:20PM

As a man, she is right. I watched a guy try to haggle a woman down on a rake at a yard sale one time. She wanted $10 and he wanted to give her $5. He was being a real jerk about it, so I interrupted and offered her $10. I didn't need a rake but the guy was being such a dick, I just wanted to make him look like the ass that he was. He gave me a frustrated look like, how can I sue this guy or get him to punch me so I can sue him. I just laughed in his face! Later the lady and I had a good laugh about it and I gave her back the rake and she gave me back my $10. I despise cheap people that bend over backwards to save a $1.50.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: Not everything is about sex ()
Date: June 10, 2018 11:18PM

It's customary business practice to discuss the terms of a contract. I have managed several, very expensive service contracts, and I have never accepted the first estimate, and the vendor has always agreed to engage in further negotiation.

Don't take it personally, and don't be such a misandrist. Learn how to negotiate, and if you're bad at it, educate yourself - there is a nearly limitless library of books about the finer points of the practice.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: heresDonny ()
Date: June 10, 2018 11:38PM

Yeah, read "The art of the deal!"

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: Cool Story ()
Date: June 11, 2018 12:29AM

We got a super hero. God fucking Motherfucker. After the guy gave you ten bucks back, and you the rake. Did you swallow his cum when you sucked his dick?

https://youtu.be/kvUyyhRQhd8

menrjews Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> As a man, she is right. I watched a guy try to
> haggle a woman down on a rake at a yard sale one
> time. She wanted $10 and he wanted to give her $5.
> He was being a real jerk about it, so I
> interrupted and offered her $10. I didn't need a
> rake but the guy was being such a dick, I just
> wanted to make him look like the ass that he was.
> He gave me a frustrated look like, how can I sue
> this guy or get him to punch me so I can sue him.
> I just laughed in his face! Later the lady and I
> had a good laugh about it and I gave her back the
> rake and she gave me back my $10. I despise cheap
> people that bend over backwards to save a $1.50.
Attachments:
IMG_0989.JPG

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: KIKo ()
Date: June 11, 2018 03:23AM

woow

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: Inbiz ()
Date: June 11, 2018 08:29AM

Everything is negotiable you fucking idiot, sounds like you dont understand what ‘work for your money’ REALLY means. Which is why women need to stay the fuck out of business.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: Huh??? ()
Date: June 11, 2018 11:46AM

Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?

Why do women think that men will overpay for goods and services just because some men find them attractive?

I haggle everybody, bitch...Why? Because I work too hard for my money to simply give it away to some pretty face. I don't care if you're sportin' a gash or a hog...if you think you're going to sell to me and overcharge me? You are wrong. I'm not paying anything more than I have to in order to get what I want.

Now, OP...if you wanna' throw in slice of your gash as part of the transaction and I think you're worthy enough to show you my O-Face? Well, then...I'll consider paying more. But, that's not because I'm a pussygrabber. That's because if a slice of gash is included, then the deal is changed. There's something new on the table. So, I will respond in kind.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: because it is often important ()
Date: June 11, 2018 12:30PM

1) When getting a bank loan for a mortgage, whether you haggle or not can make a difference of 0.5% in the rate you get. You can't just ask for a lower rate, but if you shop around and present competing loan offers, yeah, you will get a lower rate. Haggling on my mortgage loan continues to save me $1,200 a year.

2) If you shop at a traditional car dealership, haggling can easily save you thousands. If you don't haggle on all fronts (trade-in value, delivery fees, actual purchase price), you're leaving thousands on the table. You need to hear "let me talk to my manager" at the very least once, if not twice.

3) For college aid, you can appeal decisions if you don't think you're getting enough aid $$$. In other words, haggling.

There you have it; three of your top expenses ever where you benefit by taking the time and effort to haggle. And if it is a proven important part of your most important purchases, why wouldn't it trickle down to the lesser stuff?

If you are providing a service you believe the value you are delivering is worth the price you are charging, and the potential customer doesn't agree, well, that is their loss when the work they get at a discount goes south.

But I wouldn't be pissed that men haggle. It is a necessary part of being financially responsible.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: because it is often important ()
Date: June 11, 2018 12:51PM

Forgot to mention management fees for your retirement accounts and IRAs. At some point, once you have some real $$$ going, you'd often be a world class sucker leaving your money in a 401k. The fees can be very high percentage-wise.

A good financial planner can can set you up with an IRA and what will likely be a lower management fee. Bring in a six figure account, and ask what they can do for you on fees. You'll be surprised.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: Be realistic + Be respectful = $ ()
Date: June 11, 2018 01:04PM

You can haggle at most retail outlets. Simple ask for the manager, and make a reasonable offer.

Making a $500 purchase?

Go for a 5%-10% discount - Especially on sale items.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: But consider ()
Date: June 11, 2018 07:00PM

OP didn't make it clear whether her male counterparts are subjected to haggling. I suspect not. Certainly there are services that are negotiable--and lots that are not. Posters excoriating OP are working with insufficient information to make such judgments.

But this is FFU, where ignorance is elevated to the norm...

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: BruceKleinIIIx ()
Date: June 11, 2018 07:28PM

Perplexing I say.

Dear Fan Base,
I will be unable to post anything else the next two days so please support HilBilly Hal during my absence. I must attend a formal engagement in Las Vegas and will be speaking on behalf of the upper crust of our IQ society. I will be dressed to the nines in my vintage 1980's polyester blue velvety looking suit with my snakeskin boots if there are any ladies wishing to gaze upon my royal handsomeness.

Do discuss amongst yourselves during my hiatus. I plan to return to the grid late Wednesday or early Thursday at worst.

Until then I bid you insight into the forces that are around you.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: bearcat22 ()
Date: June 12, 2018 03:01PM

If you are finding this to be the case, why are you accepting any
work from male clients?

Why not simply serve only female customers, if men annoy you so much?






woman worker Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> As title states.
>
> Let's just say I provide a professional service in
> Fairfax..
>
>
> .... (no, not sex work get your mind out the
> gutter LOL I am just a female who works in a
> predominate-male occupation and men get surprised
> when my name comes up in their search as a
> woman)....
>
> - and the number of men who balk at my rates or
> try to haggle or get something for free astounds
> me.
>
> My rate is clearly published on my website/in
> other marketing materials.
>
> If you can't afford it- work overtime or get a
> better job.
>
> I even try to point people to less-expensive
> providers who do the same work (but for cheaper
> rates)- and most do call the cheaper people and
> have the service done there- then call me back
> when things go south "I should have paid extra to
> use your bonded/insured service vs the fly by
> night guys over here who have no insurance and are
> making it worse for me!"
>
> Even worse, the ones that when i turn down their
> obviously sexual advances towards me try to call
> me a slut, whore, etc etc then try to put a bad
> rating on yelp/google just because I won't fuck
> them or decline to do business with them.
>
> I see why women don't want to work in
> male-dominated fields, but I won't give up. Just
> ranting through. I likely won't reply to you but
> you can go ahead and flame on if you wish you all
> KNOW ITS TRUE.

Options: ReplyQuote
Re: Why do men try to haggle all the damn time?
Posted by: xk3jv ()
Date: June 12, 2018 03:28PM

I want to know where people are finding all of these women who don't haggle. Women haggle all the time. I haven't found an adult woman yet who didn't try to work an angle to get a better deal, or to look for a way out of an obligation. I have even heard women haggle with themselves.

Options: ReplyQuote


Your Name: 
Your Email (Optional): 
Subject: 
Attach a file
  • No file can be larger than 75 MB
  • All files together cannot be larger than 300 MB
  • 30 more file(s) can be attached to this message
Spam prevention:
Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
 **     **   ******     *******   ********  **     ** 
 **     **  **    **   **     **  **    **   **   **  
 **     **  **         **     **      **      ** **   
 **     **  **   ****   ********     **        ***    
  **   **   **    **          **    **        ** **   
   ** **    **    **   **     **    **       **   **  
    ***      ******     *******     **      **     ** 
This forum powered by Phorum.