I just saved a bunch of money by asking if they could do better on a price of a washer & dryer

[mopinko]

5. yeah, i found that out too. got a screeching good deal for clearing out a big chunk

of shelf space.
they had a half dozen ott lights, including displays. they had them marked as clearance. they were taking up about 10 linear feet of shelf space.
i offered to take them all if they gave me a good enough deal.
took a few minutes to track down someone to authorize it, but i got them for less than half of the clearance price.
from the ott website, they were $85. i got them for $10. bought some spare bulbs for a couple bucks ea, too.

i also got a deal of a pile of seeds i was buying. just cuz.

it never hurts to ask, especially anything that isnt standard/unopened/etc.
shelf space is super precious in these stores.

have a friend that is the buddy of a manager at a big box. the guy lets him know if he has anything oddball around. 50% off is the usual offer.