Haggle Your Way to a Better Bargain  Get good deals with these
bargaining tips September 30, 2009 Bargain hunters  When I told
my friend Bryce I needed to buy a new mattress but couldn't
afford the super high-end one I really wanted, he suggested I
talk the sales guy down a grand. "You'd have to be an idiot to
pay full price," he said. Case in point: He paid $1,900 for his
$3,500 Silver Dream. Huh, I thought. I can haggle. The next day,
I decided to make my own mattress deal. I had my eye on a
similarly priced model-- a $3,400 Stearns & Foster-- and tried
to convince the salesman to give it to me for $2,000. Then
$2,500. Then $2,800. No matter what I did, he barely budged. The
best he could do? $3,000.  As I turned to leave, he didn't
follow me with a "Wait, maybe I can go lower," as I assumed he
would. What's more, I could swear I heard him chuckle, as if he
was shaking his head and thinking, "Silly girl." I walked out
deflated--and pissed off. "Maybe you just didn't push hard
enough," Bryce said when I shar