Can you haggle on the high street?

25 August 2014

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Back-street bazaars aren't the only places you can haggle in. Whether it's asking 'em to throw in some extras to negotiating a discount, you can haggle successfully on Britain's high streets. Please let us know how you got on, and ONLY VOTE FOR SHOPS YOU'VE TRIED TO HAGGLE IN. Click as many stores as you like.

Back-street bazaars aren't the only places you can haggle in. Whether it's asking 'em to throw in some extras to negotiating a discount, you can haggle successfully on Britain's high streets.

Please let us know how you got on, and ONLY VOTE FOR SHOPS YOU'VE TRIED TO HAGGLE IN. Click as many stores as you like.

Results

Apple (108 votes)

Big discount		24 votes (22%)
Small discount		13 votes (12%)
No luck		71 votes (66%)

Argos (73 votes)

Big discount		14 votes (19%)
Small discount		15 votes (21%)
No luck		44 votes (60%)

Asda (67 votes)

Big discount		8 votes (12%)
Small discount		33 votes (49%)
No luck		26 votes (39%)

B&Q (124 votes)

Big discount		22 votes (18%)
Small discount		66 votes (53%)
No luck		36 votes (29%)

BHS (39 votes)

Big discount		7 votes (18%)
Small discount		13 votes (33%)
No luck		19 votes (49%)

Blacks/Millets (44 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (14%)
Small discount		16 votes (36%)
No luck		22 votes (50%)

Boots (44 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (14%)
Small discount		11 votes (25%)
No luck		27 votes (61%)

Burton / Dorothy Perkins (31 votes)

Big discount		3 votes (10%)
Small discount		7 votes (23%)
No luck		21 votes (68%)

Carphone Warehouse (74 votes)

Big discount		15 votes (20%)
Small discount		34 votes (46%)
No luck		25 votes (34%)

Clarks (46 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (13%)
Small discount		20 votes (43%)
No luck		20 votes (43%)

Currys / PC World (299 votes)

Big discount		47 votes (16%)
Small discount		164 votes (55%)
No luck		88 votes (29%)

Debenhams (62 votes)

Big discount		13 votes (21%)
Small discount		26 votes (42%)
No luck		23 votes (37%)

Game (39 votes)

Big discount		7 votes (18%)
Small discount		6 votes (15%)
No luck		26 votes (67%)

Gap / Banana Republic (25 votes)

Big discount		3 votes (12%)
Small discount		7 votes (28%)
No luck		15 votes (60%)

H&M (28 votes)

Big discount		4 votes (14%)
Small discount		10 votes (36%)
No luck		14 votes (50%)

HMV (25 votes)

Big discount		5 votes (20%)
Small discount		4 votes (16%)
No luck		16 votes (64%)

Holland & Barrett (25 votes)

Big discount		5 votes (20%)
Small discount		4 votes (16%)
No luck		16 votes (64%)

Homebase (80 votes)

Big discount		21 votes (26%)
Small discount		43 votes (54%)
No luck		16 votes (20%)

House of Fraser (32 votes)

Big discount		9 votes (28%)
Small discount		7 votes (22%)
No luck		16 votes (50%)

Ikea (39 votes)

Big discount		11 votes (28%)
Small discount		12 votes (31%)
No luck		16 votes (41%)

John Lewis (130 votes)

Big discount		31 votes (24%)
Small discount		54 votes (42%)
No luck		45 votes (35%)

M&S (47 votes)

Big discount		14 votes (30%)
Small discount		17 votes (36%)
No luck		16 votes (34%)

Matalan (31 votes)

Big discount		9 votes (29%)
Small discount		13 votes (42%)
No luck		9 votes (29%)

Monsoon (23 votes)

Big discount		4 votes (17%)
Small discount		7 votes (30%)
No luck		12 votes (52%)

Mothercare (19 votes)

Big discount		3 votes (16%)
Small discount		4 votes (21%)
No luck		12 votes (63%)

Next (43 votes)

Big discount		8 votes (19%)
Small discount		14 votes (33%)
No luck		21 votes (49%)

Phones 4u (54 votes)

Big discount		17 votes (31%)
Small discount		25 votes (46%)
No luck		12 votes (22%)

Primark (32 votes)

Big discount		8 votes (25%)
Small discount		12 votes (38%)
No luck		12 votes (38%)

River Island (23 votes)

Big discount		7 votes (30%)
Small discount		6 votes (26%)
No luck		10 votes (43%)

Robert Dyas (27 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (22%)
Small discount		6 votes (22%)
No luck		15 votes (56%)

Sainsbury's (39 votes)

Big discount		8 votes (21%)
Small discount		17 votes (44%)
No luck		14 votes (36%)

Sports Direct (28 votes)

Big discount		7 votes (25%)
Small discount		9 votes (32%)
No luck		12 votes (43%)

Tesco (72 votes)

Big discount		12 votes (17%)
Small discount		38 votes (53%)
No luck		22 votes (31%)

The Co-operative (34 votes)

Big discount		9 votes (26%)
Small discount		9 votes (26%)
No luck		16 votes (47%)

The Works (21 votes)

Big discount		5 votes (24%)
Small discount		7 votes (33%)
No luck		9 votes (43%)

TK Maxx (51 votes)

Big discount		15 votes (29%)
Small discount		22 votes (43%)
No luck		14 votes (27%)

Topman / Topshop (30 votes)

Big discount		8 votes (27%)
Small discount		10 votes (33%)
No luck		12 votes (40%)

Toys R Us (27 votes)

Big discount		7 votes (26%)
Small discount		5 votes (19%)
No luck		15 votes (56%)

Waitrose (33 votes)

Big discount		9 votes (27%)
Small discount		4 votes (12%)
No luck		20 votes (61%)

Waterstones (28 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (21%)
Small discount		3 votes (11%)
No luck		19 votes (68%)

WHSmith (32 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (19%)
Small discount		7 votes (22%)
No luck		19 votes (59%)

Wickes (48 votes)

Big discount		14 votes (29%)
Small discount		20 votes (42%)
No luck		14 votes (29%)

Wilko (Wilkinson) (36 votes)

Big discount		12 votes (33%)
Small discount		11 votes (31%)
No luck		13 votes (36%)

Zara (28 votes)

Big discount		6 votes (21%)
Small discount		7 votes (25%)
No luck		15 votes (54%)

Other (96 votes)

Big discount		32 votes (33%)
Small discount		48 votes (50%)
No luck		16 votes (17%)

Never tried anywhere (647 votes)

		647 votes (100%)

           1,399 people have voted.

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