People haggle all the time, its just some peoples nature, instead of taking it personally just laugh and explain your price is set in stone. I get y'all get tired of it and I get why you take it personal. But the fact remains, you are selling a service/product and regardless of how you feel some people will always see if they can get a better deal. Its not just the hobby, I see it in all facets of business... it is what it is. I get people trying to haggle with me all the time, I just explain why the price is what it is and if they want to go somewhere else, that's there prerogative.
For the record, I've never tried to get a lower rate from a provider, I have asked for a HHR when only HR's are posted, some take it personal, others do not...
Now if you've said NO and they are persistent and not respecting your boundaries, then that's different.
Originally Posted by mwise
Yep, there are people in this world who operate this way with regards to everything. Anyone selling an "experience" is going to run into this. Hotels, restaurants, vacations, hell even school...people will say why should I pay Harvard tuition when I can go to ITT Tech. Well some people are not as easily convinced that you pay premium price for premium experience. And they always think they're craftier than the market that sets the price...
The reaction from the ladies can be personal and that makes sense. But as BD said it looks like there is enough demand to fill y'all's days with full price paying guys so I bet that helps let the hagglers roll off a little easier.