They appear to have some wiggle room...possibly. I figure, if another seller offers the same thing at 25% less, what's the harm in trying to negotiate on a bundle of multiple peptides? That said, I suspect many of these vendors are really just one operation under different names, and the wild price swings are a trick to stop us from doing exactly this.
Has anyone attempted to negotiate a price match with a vendor?
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If you've already bought from the same vendor several times, I figure there's no harm in trying. When a relationship exists, some wiggle room is usually there. Should the price not budge, you'll likely get something in return, like bonus samples. In business, the Chinese are extremely competitive.
On a first order, though, I wouldn't push for anything extra.
On a first order, though, I wouldn't push for anything extra.
BNLFL
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I gave it a shot with a seller I usually buy from, one that's already on the affordable side. The answer was no.
FartfulCodger
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One time it actually worked for me. I told them: "Look, so-and-so offers product X for $25 cheaper, but I'd rather buy from you, plus I'm also getting these other items that come to $350 altogether. Could you match so-and-so's price on just that one item?" She told me she needed to run it by her boss, and afterward she came back and said yes.
HidingInPlainView
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The way you phrase it matters a lot. Keep in mind too that English might not be their first language, so meaning can be lost when translating. (That's why you get terms like dear, friend, hunny, darling.) With a vendor/drop shipper I used before, I managed to get 10% off an order because I was a repeat customer. Nothing pushy, and honestly not worth risking bad blood with a vendor you still buy from. That's just my take: use brief, plain wording so it still comes through clearly after google translator.
angela_a
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I do it every time, and most of the time they agree to it
I went to my regular vendor and asked whether they'd match a price on an order of ten kits totaling $1500, since another vendor had everything I wanted discounted. With no sale items on their end, my usual vendor came out roughly $400 higher. They then asked if I'd be willing to drop an item that was out of stock, which makes me think they were prepared to match, but I ended up buying from the other vendor instead.
Looking back, I'm wondering whether I should have requested that the out of stock item be shipped separately once it became available.
Looking back, I'm wondering whether I should have requested that the out of stock item be shipped separately once it became available.