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Nenor t1_iudt1p8 wrote

Reply to comment by sbayz92 in Did I get a fair price for my Turkish Rug? by sbayz92

Did you haggle? You always need to haggle in Turkey. If you got a ~70% discount or so, it was probably a fair price at that point.

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sbayz92 OP t1_iudtnc3 wrote

I didn’t because I didn’t feel the need to. I don’t always like to haggle down prices and pay the cheapest price possible, especially if I like the shop owner and feel they are a good person. He also claimed he was giving a cheaper price than he asks in peak season.

I am more inclined to haggle down prices if there is an aggressive shop owner trying to sell me something and asks an outrageous price. In that case, I will haggle for sure haha

I just went in to the shop knowing that hand made Turkish rugs in the States usually cost double this price or more (or at least I think so) so I felt it was pretty fair.

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Nenor t1_iueelmv wrote

As long as you feel you got your money's worth, then I guess it's win-win.

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sbayz92 OP t1_iueg93h wrote

I’d say so. Normally I wouldn’t spend so much for a rug. But this might be the only time I’m here so I went for it!

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