I want to know what you got cheaper by haggling with them and what you can haggle with.
Today,i asked a man at jb if he could give me a better deal on the new 3ds and he told me, he couldn't change the price
Haggling with JB Hi-Fi
barginsarelife on 08/04/2015 - 21:47
Last edited 08/04/2015 - 21:48
Last edited 08/04/2015 - 21:48
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If you can't get the price down, bundle with the power charger for free. I did that 2 weeks ago and they also chucked in a destiny strategy book too.
Was the whole book just one page that said "Sprint, slide, shotgun, win"? Because that's the only strategy you need. Also, nice haggling ;D
Lol, I'm not quite sure it's maybe 200 pages in colour, however I don't even own the destiny game. It was an added freebie so I took it 😋
Oh, then the first page should say "Just buy Borderlands instead" lol.
@TheOneWhoKnocks: that would be an accurate guide. Destiny is a grindathon and people got caught up in the Halo hype.
I think it also depends on how desperate the salesman is. I have gotten two different figures for same product before.
I know that they don't make much money on the 3ds range, so they can't really discount it much. Best way is if you bundle it with a game or something.
With something low price like this, doubt you would get much. Better haggling power if you're spending more.
Ive never seen anyone from jbhifi haggle, all you can do is price match.
They definitely negotiate on price.
Have bought 20+ items from JB and have always haggled a great price.
JB Hi-Fi do seem to say "no" far too often nowdays.
I find it depends on the sales person. One sales person in one store might say no, another sales person might say yes.
The last item I was able to get a discount on was a Kobo Aura ebook reader, about a week ago. A guy at Knox City (Melbourne) said no discount, while a girl at Nunawading gave me 10% off straight away when I asked for her best price.
Be prepared to ask "would you do it for X?" rather than asking best price. Just be reasonable in the price you ask for, and be prepared to buy. Confidence is another thing too, if you just asked loosely if he would do better, then he's smart in calling your bluff and predicting you'll probably just buy it anyway.
It depends on the sales person. I have always received a discount for asking. If I'm not happy with the price, I come back another time to ask someone else.
Bought a keyboard $79 down to $65 and he threw in the adaptor worth $15.
Bought CF cards for my pro camera and he took $20 off each one. I told him I bought two last time and wanted another 2 for the same price. $65 each as I was going on holiday.
Bought Lithium AA batteries for my daughter's camera. The 4-pack is usually $20 but I got it for $15 per pack when I bought 4 or 5 packs. That's 25% off.
Bought a camera lens for $420 when it was advertised for $449.
Bought two tripods, one big $39 down to $32 and one small $20 down to $17. Happy with the discount.
Bought a padded camera backpack $99 down to $69.
I usually do some research online and print out prices from other places and tell them that it's lower elsewhere.
Just kindly ask them if they could better their price.
ask another person or come again into the same or different store/s another day. everybody's mind always changes and also you might even find a cheaper price or better bargain online to price match with if you want another day.
as for your 3ds if you can maybe bundle it with another cheaper game that you might want to buy/play to get the overall price and bargain down/up
haha sorry if this post/comment was a bit confusing.. lol :)
I think you can ask for a discount on everything at JB Hi-fi.
Last item I got was an portable external drive by seagate priced $99 and i told him it was $85 at Officeworks and he gave it to me for that.
Some of the sales people are relaxed and others not so much but just ask.
The second last item I bought from JB was a portable hard drive and before I could walk away to go pay for it the salesperson gave me a discount on his hand scanner without me asking for anything!
I just assumed it was in his interest to have the purchase attributed to him and giving a discount was how they do that.
I think the discount was only marginal, probably between 5 - 10%.The last item was an ipod dock style product and it was already at a good discount but was the display model, which they gave another discount on.
Again I can't remember the discount, but I remember being happy with it at the time.Things changed several years ago at JB HiFi. Prior to that they had a less established position in the marketplace, and were pricing to compete with foes (a number now completely gone from the retail landscape), and, of course, Harvey Norman with their $100 million+ advertising spend as it was at the time.
A different landscape now. JB is more established, and there has also been growing pressure / expectation over the years from shareholders as regards strategy and - equally - dividend payments.
So.. Upshot is that Head Office aren't as happy with real discounting as they once were, but still hoping that the public will continue to view them as they once did.
I used to buy a lot from JB. Relative to list price, I don't think I ever did worse than 15% off for cash, with that as my benchmark and with not much variation in the attitude of staff store-to-store: Happy with a polite, straightforward customer who paid in cash and knew what was feasible, but still within the bounds of reasonable.
Different now in JB. Noticeably reluctance to discount at all, with only some staff/managers willing (you have to be willing - to walk - if they get antsy), but with less potential of a proper deal. In my eyes, anyway.
Excluding online, the last few big electronic items bought from a bricks & mortar were bought elsewhere. I made my 15% for cash, but you have to be careful - particularly at 'The Good Guys' (let's just forget Harvey Norman, altogether).
The strategy at the 'The Good Guys' is to have many long out-of-date 'list' prices displayed as shelf-prices.
They are very happy to give customers a 'Less for Cash' deal in relation to those prices…Know your stuff before you shop anywhere, and make a proper deal.
yep this
JB actually make a lot of money year on year even in the face of recession and lower demand
their prices just arent that good and why would they be? they are trying to move towards a 'premium' experience (lel?)
I think it depends on the product. If their margin is already razor-thin on that item then you can't expect them to give it to you too much cheaper.
I don't know about JB, but at dick smith you can ALWAYS haggle on an extended warranty so that the sales person meets their KPI. Not that I ever buy one, but I know some one who works there.
Bought a camera at Harvey Norman once for $350. The sales person asked me if I wanted a 2 year warranty for $79. I said no. Then he says he can do it for $59. I said no. Then he says he has to ask again, he can do it for $39. I said no! lol
You are right. Don't accept their first offer on the warranty. Haggle that down too :)
Usually 10% on electronics if they are desperate to make a sale or they can make more from accessories. As long as the item isn't already discounted or on sale.