In Reply to: hotel haggling posted by surferboy on Friday, 5. May 2006 at 20:57 Bali Time:
is sometimes called the national sport. I have bargained for hotel rooms many times. If we agree on a price, I can tell by the general attitude of the management and staff that they are glad to have us there and that the price was fair to all concerned. If we go back again, we are greeted like old friends, particularly if they know that we have recommended them to others. If I thought that I'd bargained too hard, then I would feel ashamed of myself.