Tag: target

  • How to win your next dispute with the airlines

    Summer is the season of vacations and thunderstorms. With both come the possibility, or perhaps the absolute certainty of unpleasant airline experiences. With unpleasant airline experiences come the opportunity to make the airlines aware of those experiences, seeking recognition or—better yet—redress. Disputing with the airlines may be (and usually is) uncomfortable. But by describing what…

  • Four strategies to win any negotiation (especially with the car dealer)

    A few posts ago, I talked about how to out-negotiate the car dealer: by cultivating your alternatives. We’ve also tried to out-negotiate toddlers (with first offers), employers (with reservation prices), and cable companies (with targets). In all of these areas, life’s negotiable! Yet, at this point, I need to introduce an important wrinkle: To REALLY…

  • Bring down that cable bill! Setting a target

    Should I really pay that much to watch five channels? Many of us wonder with each cable bill, or at least when our contract comes up for renewal. Although few of us probably act on that thought, many of us probably should. If we’re truly paying too much, the cable bill is negotiable! Let’s focus…