Was I being unreasonable trying for a 73p discount

[NisekoWhistler]

Just picked up 6.2kg turkey, it came to £89.73 so I said got the butchers, is that £89 then? He flatly refused.
Yes yes I know you wouldn't try this in waitrose but neither would you have to pay £14.50 a kg (my husband's decision to use this butchers, not mine)

Was I being unreasonable to consider asking?

Personally I would have said £80 for cash?

There's no real difference between cash and card for businesses anymore, so I think it's still cheeky to try and get money off that way too.

Personally I would have said £80 for cash?

For a TURKEY?

What possible benefit can the butcher derive from slashing the price of his product in such a way just to receive a cash rather than card transaction?

I've got a horrible feeling this turkey isn't going to taste so enjoyable after this debate we're all having! Turkey is dry anyway so I feel bad for the op now as every mouthful will be haunted by the 73p! 🦃🦃🦃

I was shocked at the 73p haggle...... but £80 for cash has just stolen then thread and absolutely got me led here crying with laughter 😂😂😂

This is the thread that keeps on giving! im settled on for this one x

Also cash or card, the butcher won't mind either as long as he gets the full amount for the produce

To all those saying turkeys are dry anyway - maybe that's because you're buying them for a tenner. Mine cost only a bit less than the OP's and they've always been lovely. (I'd never haggle though!)

I’d have asked for a cash discount before ordering

No turkeys are the driest meat I've ever ate

We all rue the fact th a the big stores are forcing the individual businesses out of business,they must have to watch every penny?I'd have given him £90.00,it is Christmas after all😊(although you could feed my vegetarian family a week not that kind of money)

No turkeys are the driest meat I've ever ate

Not duck?

Good on the op for supporting a local.shop. if they can afford it then what's the problem. Isn't that one of the theories behind economics that people spend money and spread the wealth.

Hopefully they butcher actually employs their staff on proper contracts and give their staff employment rights etc unlike some of the supermarkets with their staff on zero hours contracts.itd. It hard to see why it will cost more at a butchers.

However it is just embarrassing that op asked for 73p off. The fact that butcher was adamant implies op argued the point.

surely mid December is really not a sensible time to hope for a discount on the price of turkey?

I would have assumed I would pay £90!

Admittedly the only times I've eaten duck have been shredded in rolls with plum sauce in Chinese restaurants, but i'd imagine there's a lot of fat in duck, what with them living in water and all that.

Thats a bloody dear turkey!

Never have and never will eat duck so can't compare

Thats a bloody dear turkey!

On account of being dragged up proper.

I don't know how it works there, but in the States, some small businesses will give you a little discount for paying cash. If it's cash, it's "off the books"-no paper record, no taxes paid on the income.

Ywnbu to ask but the butcher Wnbu to say no.

Jesus, this thread. When did haggling become outlawed

£89.73? Strewth.

Jesus, this thread. When did haggling become outlawed hmm

No with the butcher though, dahling.

With great turkeys, comes great responsibility.

The risk with if you don't ask you don't get is that sometimes if you DO ask you still don't get.

And then you look a bit of a wally. Awkward.

Many butchers only make a profit at Christmas and this keeps them going for the rest of the year. Butchers generally get local, higher welfare meat (although not always). If you want cheap meat (including chlorine), then the supermarkets are the place to go.

Is there anything to be said for another "I'd want it to cook itself/do the washing up for that price"?

Think of all the vegetables and amazing curries you could have had instead.