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Where's best to haggle on the high street?

10 September 2012

It's not just fly-swarming back-street bazaars in far-flung places. With a bit of charm and chutzpah, you can haggle successfully on Britain's high streets – from asking ‘em to throw the batteries in, to negotiating 50% off. Which of these 40 chains have you haggled in and did you succeed? Please fill in any that apply, no matter how small your success.

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It's not just fly-swarming back-street bazaars in far-flung places. With a bit of charm and chutzpah, you can haggle successfully on Britain's high streets – from asking ‘em to throw the batteries in, to negotiating 50% off.

Which of these 40 chains have you haggled in and did you succeed? Please fill in any that apply, no matter how small your success.

Results

Never tried anywhere (1131 votes)
Never tried anywhere 1131 votes (44%)
Aldi (131 votes) 31% Success
Apple (169 votes) 28% Success
Argos (175 votes) 41% Success
Asda (197 votes) 60% Success
B&Q (297 votes) 78% Success
BHS (105 votes) 30% Success
Boots (110 votes) 21% Success
Burton / Dorothy Perkins (93 votes) 28% Success
Clarks (127 votes) 42% Success
Comet (516 votes) 78% Success
Currys / PC World (670 votes) 78% Success
Debenhams (161 votes) 53% Success
Game (125 votes) 47% Success
GAP / Banana Republic (71 votes) 17% Success
H&M (85 votes) 22% Success
HMV (81 votes) 16% Success
Homebase (195 votes) 69% Success
House of Fraser (99 votes) 35% Success
John Lewis (246 votes) 63% Success
Lidl (84 votes) 20% Success
M&S (125 votes) 40% Success
Miss Selfridge (64 votes) 13% Success
Monsoon (74 votes) 24% Success
Morrisons (107 votes) 44% Success
Mothercare (76 votes) 30% Success
New Look (96 votes) 44% Success
Next (111 votes) 37% Success
Primark (86 votes) 29% Success
Sainsbury's (134 votes) 54% Success
Sports Direct (88 votes) 32% Success
Superdrug (64 votes) 14% Success
Tesco (172 votes) 58% Success
TK Maxx (128 votes) 51% Success
Topman / Topshop (72 votes) 19% Success
Toys R Us (77 votes) 29% Success
Warehouse (71 votes) 13% Success
WH Smith (80 votes) 25% Success
Wickes (119 votes) 56% Success
Wilkinson (103 votes) 45% Success
Zara (87 votes) 15% Success

           2,544 people have voted.

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