Lol. Usually negotiate.
then at the end of it when they want to shake on it "noooooooooo you dumb fuck the price is on the ticket!"
Couple levels above me, but if they say our quote is too high, we ask, “what gear can be trimmed back or omitted/ sourced local and cheap(ish)”
There is a broad spectrum of negotiability.
Example, if I get a $1M change order on a project, yeah we're gonna negotiate that.
Other end of the spectrum, for a cocktail at a bar, never even crosses my mind
And there are people on eBay who offer $19 on a $20 product.
That's because everything on eBay is 2x retail price.
I consistently get things cheap on eBay. Their search actually works and lets you sort by price.
Tell them it's in the contract language. Now do the job or get pcol'd with no pay
Tell 'em it's for sale, not on sale
Haggle with them our prices have lots of wiggle room.
I offer a service. If I can, I offer to reduce my services to meet their price. Most of the time, they don't want reduced services and so will pay the original price.
Here's a tip from the School of Hard Knocks (at least for pricey services) - You never straight up give someone a "special deal", because from that point on they will know your first stated price is negotiable and they will want the reduced special deal price every single time.
I laugh , and say " Stop trying to Jew me down ".
"Well we can certainly have someone with less experience take on your project if that's what you'd prefer."
I tell them what my options for going elsewhere are
You inform them that any reduction in cost ("price") to them will come at either lower quality service and/or materials/tools.
People who try and demean your cost are trying to demean you. (Unless you're obviously trying to gouge them, and if they're white and this is the case..then fuck you).
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