Bargain fever : how to shop in a discounted world /
By: Ellwood, Mark
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BookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : Portfolio/Penguin, c2013.Description: viii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781591845805 (trade); 1591845807Subject(s): Shopping | Consumer education | Shopping | Consumer educationDDC classification: 640.73 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
An investigation into the world of bargain hunting and how shoppers and sellers try to one-up each other, from the haggling bazaars of Istanbul to Black Friday at a mall in upstate New York to pinnacles of global luxury such as Hermes and Louis Vuitton.
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 640.73 EL BA (Browse shelf) | Available | T0049603 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-268) and index.
Your brain on sales -- Couponmania -- Purchase history -- How the other half saves -- "Let's make a deal" or you'll never pay retail again -- Discountphobia : the mainstays of never marking down -- The world on sale : bargaining at the bazaar and other stories -- The future of bargain fever.
An investigation into the world of bargain hunting and how shoppers and sellers try to one-up each other, from the haggling bazaars of Istanbul to Black Friday at a mall in upstate New York to pinnacles of global luxury such as Hermes and Louis Vuitton.
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