Comments on: Asking for a Discount http://www.productivity501.com/asking-for-a-discount/487/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Discount on Deck : Productivity501 http://www.productivity501.com/asking-for-a-discount/487/comment-page-1/#comment-129214 Discount on Deck : Productivity501 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:32:54 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=487#comment-129214 [...] said he would call me back.  Thirty minutes later I had reduced the price by $1,000 simply by asking for a discount.  Not everyone will be willing (or able) to give a discount, but it doesn’t hurt to [...] [...] said he would call me back.  Thirty minutes later I had reduced the price by $1,000 simply by asking for a discount.  Not everyone will be willing (or able) to give a discount, but it doesn’t hurt to [...]

]]> By: Deal Therapy http://www.productivity501.com/asking-for-a-discount/487/comment-page-1/#comment-125634 Deal Therapy Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:53:17 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=487#comment-125634 Yeah! I really appreciate with the tips given by you. We should always update with the terms and conditions of pharmacist companies. Generally the give some discounts at print rates. We should insured with the insurance companies by taking health plans or in any means. Yeah! I really appreciate with the tips given by you. We should always update with the terms and conditions of pharmacist companies. Generally the give some discounts at print rates. We should insured with the insurance companies by taking health plans or in any means.

]]> By: Mark Shead http://www.productivity501.com/asking-for-a-discount/487/comment-page-1/#comment-27565 Mark Shead Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:54:27 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=487#comment-27565 I use to work at a hospital. A very large percentage of their bills go uncollected. The bills they do collect on are often reduced by insurance or the government. If someone walks in and offers to pay cash up front they are usually very interested. It is cheaper for them to give you a large discount than run the risk that insurance will take a 20% discount (or more) or that you won't end up paying the entire bill. That is quite a discount on the cable. That reminds me--I've been meaning to call my cable company. :) I complained to Sprint about poor service and they gave me $20 off my bill for the next 2 years. With a few other discounts and some free services thrown in, I'm having a hard time complaining. I still think their service leaves something to be desired, but I'm paying $80 for what use to cost me $130 with AT&T. When every I get frustrated with Sprint I think, "AT&T's customer service wasn't $50 per month better." I use to work at a hospital. A very large percentage of their bills go uncollected. The bills they do collect on are often reduced by insurance or the government. If someone walks in and offers to pay cash up front they are usually very interested. It is cheaper for them to give you a large discount than run the risk that insurance will take a 20% discount (or more) or that you won’t end up paying the entire bill.

That is quite a discount on the cable. That reminds me–I’ve been meaning to call my cable company. :)

I complained to Sprint about poor service and they gave me $20 off my bill for the next 2 years. With a few other discounts and some free services thrown in, I’m having a hard time complaining. I still think their service leaves something to be desired, but I’m paying $80 for what use to cost me $130 with AT&T. When every I get frustrated with Sprint I think, “AT&T’s customer service wasn’t $50 per month better.”

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.productivity501.com/asking-for-a-discount/487/comment-page-1/#comment-27562 Andrew Flusche Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:32:47 +0000 http://www.productivity501.com/?p=487#comment-27562 Sweet! I never thought about asking for a discount with a hospital. I recently upgraded our cable modem plan. They first quoted something like $60 per month. I asked if there were any specials available, and they ended up giving it to me for $43 per month. Little savings like that add up over the year. Sweet! I never thought about asking for a discount with a hospital.

I recently upgraded our cable modem plan. They first quoted something like $60 per month. I asked if there were any specials available, and they ended up giving it to me for $43 per month. Little savings like that add up over the year.

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