Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 12th October 2017

Dilbert//10407, first published nine years ago on Thursday 12th October 2017

Is Bad At Negotiating

Tags

negotiating, haggle, trick, deception

Official transcript

Dilbert: I want you to lower your price, but I don't know how to negotiate. Man: It's easy. All you need to do is offer to pay more than the list price and wait for me to counteroffer. Dilbert: Okay... I'll pay twenty percent over the list price. Man: You win! Sign here.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I WANT YOU TO LOWER YOUR PRICE, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO NEGOTIATE.

IT'S EASY. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS OFFER TO PAY MORE THAN THE LIST PRICE AND WAIT FOR ME TO COUNTEROFFER.

OKAY.

I'LL PAY 20% OVER THE LIST PRICE.

YOU WIN!

SIGN HERE.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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