Watch your Wallet with Alan Akina - How to haggle

All right, we all wanna save money, right? And if you're brave, there's a lot of savings to be had. Alan Akina tells us how to do it.

Good morning, gang. When was the last time you tried to haggle? Do you get nervous asking for a deal? Well, studies show that the more money people make, the more they haggle. Now, this is a great lesson for all of us to learn. Now, according to Consumer Reports, haggling on these 8 items will give you the best chances of success. Number 1, appliances. The average savings is $200. 2, jewelry. with an average of $150 saved. 3, those who haggled on furniture saved $300. 4, collectibles and antiques with an average savings of $100. 5, haggling on electronic purchases will net you $200 in savings. Number 6, an average savings of $80 on cell phone plans. 7, bank or credit card fees can save you $100. And number 8, haggling on your medical or dental bills can save you an average of $300. Now it's important to note Then in order to increase your results, you should speak directly to the person with the power to give you a discount, and secondly, you should always be willing to walk away from a deal. For Wake Up Today, I'm Alan Akina. See you on Monday.

All right, thank you very much, Alan.