I would extend this and say that the best thing to do is take someone along to play good cop/bad cop with. If you can acquire a male friend, then you can play the misogyny to your advantage - you can play the eager girly girl who's keen and he can be the big bad grumpy man who doesn't want to be there and doesn't think you should be buying anyway. Your eagerness reassures them that there's a sale here to be had and keeps their interest in the conversation, while the bad cop can be as obstreperous as they want to push the salesman as hard as they can. It means you can threaten to walk away without losing goodwill, as the bad cop is overruling you "unless there's something that can be done" and you get to "overrule them" when the price is right.
It's a little bit taxing to your dignity to play up to the preconceptions, but people are always stupidest when they think they're smarter than you. My wife and I have it down to a tee.
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Date: 2014-03-27 12:56 am (UTC)It's a little bit taxing to your dignity to play up to the preconceptions, but people are always stupidest when they think they're smarter than you. My wife and I have it down to a tee.
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