Bargaining

BARGAINING

Dalam kehidupan sehari-hari kita biasanya berhadapan dengan aktivitas tawar menawar. Dalam bahasa Inggris ungkapan tawar menawar disebut bargaining/negotiation. Bargaining adalah tawar menawar yang dilakukan oleh penjual dan pembeli untuk mendapatkan kesepakatan harga yang baik antar keduanya. Bargaining banyak sekali dilakukan di negara-negara Asia dan mulai ditinggalkan di negara-negara maju seperti di Eropa dan Amerika walaupun masih terdapat pasar-pasar yang melakukan praktek bargaining ini seperti Farmer Market dan  lainnya.

Here are some expressions in negotiation:

Dibawah ini ada beberapa ungkapan tawar menawar:

Here are expressions for asking about prices:

   - How much is it?    

   - How much does it cost?

   - What does this book cost?

   - How much is this book?

   - How much is that all together? 

   - How much do these pens cost?

   - How much will that be all together?  

If you as a customer do bargaining you could use this expression:

   - How about .................dollars?

   - How about .................rupiahs?

   - Can you make it lower?

   - Can you lower the price?

   - Can you give me a discount?

   - Is there any discount?

   - That's too expensive, how about Rp. ..............?

   - Oh, that's rather expensive, how about ...................?

   - Is there any discount for this dress? 

What do you say if you as a seller accept the bargaining?

To accept the bargaining we use the expression as:

   - Yes, I'll give you .................% discount.

   - That's ok.

   - Well, just a little.
   - Just for you, madam/sir. ..................
And you could use the expressions below if you as seller refuse the bargaining :

   - I'm sorry, it's the fixed price.

   - I'm afraid you can't bargain.

   - I'm sorry, we don't put a discount on this product.

Agar lebih jelas ada baiknya kita lihat percakapan dibawah ini:

A: Can I help you with anything?

B: I would like to see that long dress, please.

A: Of course. Here you go.

B: Do you have this in a smaller size? Maybe around size 10.

A: Yes. We have just about every size here from size 5 to 20.

B: Does this come in any other colors?

A: Yes, we have this one in white and blue. I also have this other style in green.

B: How much is the blue one? (menanyakan harga)

A: It’s $32.

B: $32? What about the green one? (menanyakan harga)

A: That’s $30.

B: That seems a little high. Can you do better on the price? (mulai menawar)

A: This is a designer dress and it has good quality. It’s a good bargain at that price. (penjual menjelaskan kualitas barang)

B: Is that your best offer? (menawar lagi)

A: That’s the best I can do. (menolak tawaran)

B: Well, I don’t know. I think I’ll shop around. (pura-pura pergi, trik ibu-ibu!)

A: Okay, how about $28. (penjual menawarkan harga dibawah harga awal)

B: That’s still more than I wanted to spend. What if I take the blue one and the green one? (masih menawar dengan alasan tidak sesuai budget tp mau ngambil 2 ;) , trik ibu-ibu!)

A: I’ll give you both of them for $55. (penjual memberi harga dibawah harga awal)

B: That’s not much of a break on the price. How about $50 for both? (masih menawar dengan alasan masih mahal, mantap ni ibu)

A: You drive a hard bargain. The best I can do is $54. You won’t find it cheaper anywhere else. (penjual memberikan harga dibawah harga sebelumnya lagi)

B: Why don’t we split the difference and make it $52? (masih menawar ni ibu, minta kurang sedikit lagi)

A: Okay, okay. You’ve got a deal (penjual menyerah)

Kalimat yang di tebalkan merupakan proses tawar menawar antara penjual dan pembeli dimana proses tawar menawarnya sangat sengit. Selamat belajar dan jangan lupa dipraktekkan dirumah.

source:
http://english4knowledge.blogspot.co.id/2011/02/3-bargaining.html

https://www.sederet.com/tutorial/percakapan-membeli-baju-disertai-tawar-menawar-dalam-bahasa-inggris/

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