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I saved some money at the farmer's market recently on accident, and it made me realize it's probably something I should try more often. I went to buy some strawberries, and they were 3 pints for $8. We buy tokens at the market using our debit card instead of using cash, and it turned out that what I thought was 8 tokens was 7 tokens. I said nevermind, I'll just take two, but because it was so close to closing, the berry stand gave me the 3 pints for 7 tokens.
Lesson: Show up right as the market is getting ready to close, and say, oh, I am down to my last (insert $ here), and maybe they'll give it to you for that price. It's an easy way to dicker without actually dickering (for those of us who do not like to haggle or dicker). Goodness knows they don't want to take home produce like berries--they would rather sell them for less than not sell them at all.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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