ampguy
Veteran
at this point of the negotiation ...
at this point of the negotiation ...
[as I am placing my hearing aid in my ear, and moving it closer the the salesperson]
I say "Sumimasen (or Sumahen ga, if in Osaka
), mo ichido yukkuri onegai shimasu" ...
at this point of the negotiation ...
[as I am placing my hearing aid in my ear, and moving it closer the the salesperson]
I say "Sumimasen (or Sumahen ga, if in Osaka
... "okyaku-sama, sumimasen desu kedo, tokka desu. waribiki dekinai." is the usual reply if you are not Japanese and are not regular customer of the shop.["Customer, sorry, but that is already a discount price. I can't reduce the price anymore"]
In some shops you can be lucky though, especially if they are interested in getting stuff quickly sold.