 So for expensive things, could even be appliances, you may be able to negotiate a lower price. In fact, about a third of the time, someone shops around and asks for a lower price, you'll get it. You don't ask, you don't get. What's the worst someone can say to you? No, that's the price and that's what you have to pay. But maybe you'll get lucky and they offer you a better deal simply by you asking.