TECHNIQUE #43 BLUFFING FOR BARGAINS The haggling skills used in ancient Arab markets are alive and well in contemporary America for big-ticket items. Your price is much lower when you know how to deal. Before every big purchase, find several vendors—a few to learn from and one to buy from. Armed with a few words of industryese, you're ready to head for the store where you're going to buy.
Know the jargon of the industry you wish to buy in. The more knowable you are about the whole process the better price you will get.