When daniel bowen, a financial executive in Dallas, started haggling for lower prices a few years ago, he was so nervous he would get knots in his stomach, the way he used to when asking a girl for a date. But now, as he sits in a chair he bought for two-thirds off, near a desk lamp he got for half price, reminiscing about the time he got a 10% discount at a running shoe store by pointing out he was a loyal customer, he reflects on how his old fears seem silly.
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