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"When I moved in with Rory into his teeny tiny studio apartment, we desperately needed a new bed that would double as storage space. When I found a well-made bed with 10 drawers and small cabinet underneath for $850, I thought Rory would be thrilled. Which he was, until several of his friends told him, &amp;amp;#8220;Dude, never pay the asking price at that store. If you do, you&amp;amp;#8217;re a fool.&amp;amp;#8221;I&amp;amp;#8217;d rather shop without the back and forth, thanks. Totally unfamiliar with the practice of haggling, I tagged along on bed-buying day. Our first stop: the ATM, to take out $1,000 cash (to cover tax, delivery, and perhaps a celebratory drink afterward). We then arrived at the store, where Rory warned me: &amp;amp;#8220;Act uninterested. Let&amp;amp;#8217;s look around the store for a while. And be prepared to walk away.&amp;amp;#8221; But I was interested. I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t need to look around. And I definitely didn&amp;amp;#8217;t wanna walk away. Here&amp;amp;#8217;s how the transaction when down: RORY (to sales guy) How much is that storage bed? KIM It&amp;amp;#8217;s $850! Plus tax and delivery! RORY [gives Kim his &amp;amp;#8220;stern face&amp;amp;#8221;] SALES GUY Yeah, $850. Plus tax and delivery. KIM Great! We&amp;amp;#8217;ll take it. RORY [gives Kim his &amp;amp;#8220;stern face&amp;amp;#8221;] Whoa, whoa. How much is it really? KIM $850! RORY [gives Kim his &amp;amp;#8220;really stern face&amp;amp;#8221;] If I&amp;amp;#8217;m paying cash, how much can you knock off that? SALES GUY Um. Cash, right now? I&amp;amp;#8217;ll give it to you for $800. KIM Great! We&amp;amp;#8217;ll take it! RORY [&amp;amp;#8220;really, really stern face&amp;amp;#8221;] Seriously? Is that the best you can do? KIM [tosses self dramatically onto floor model of bed in question] I listened to their back and forth for approximately 30 seconds longer before declaring, &amp;amp;#8220;This is stupid. I&amp;amp;#8217;m going HOME.&amp;amp;#8221; At which point I was damn near tears. (We needed a *$@^&amp;amp;# new bed!) So Rory did the obligatory follow-me-out, talked me down a little, then went back in the store while I stomped home. Half an hour later he met me back at our apartment (carrying flowers) and announced the final price of our new bed was $650, delivered. He also announced that the sales guy suggested Rory not bring me along the next time he wanted to bargain. Whatever, sales guy. If the price is $650, why not just put $650 on the stupid price tag and save us all the wheeling and dealing? I just don&amp;amp;#8217;t get haggling! (This, of course, from a girl who can&amp;amp;#8217;t use a perfectly legitimate paper coupon.) Do you guys haggle? Or do you find the whole practice ridiculous? Have you ever tried to talk a sales person down? Have you ever saved a bunch? Or have you ever been totally mortified trying to do so? Anyone suspect they pay more than they should sometimes because they&amp;amp;#8217;re too ashamed to bargain? Wanna score some deals without haggling? Here you go: Bags for $50 or less. Dresses for $25 or less. Shoes for $50 or less. Makeup for $25 or less. More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow glamour_sexlove on Twitter. Photo: iStock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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