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Learning The Art Of 'Barguing'
Halfway between Naples and the island of Ischia, on a ferry speeding toward the mainland over the choppy Mediterranean, I was in the bathroom looping my thin black bra through my engagement ring. I figured the crevice closest to my heart was the safest place to hide it. If anyone reached for that region he'd have bigger problems to deal with than an attempted robbery. I'd heard too many stories about robberies in that city and had experienced my own share of bad luck on previous trips. I removed my earrings and watch too.
I was heading to a street market in Naples, willing to face those perils to gain access to some of the finest counterfeits in the world: Gucci, Fendi and Louis Vuitton bags, belts and wallets, possibly siphoned off from the local factories and sold at rockbottom prices to she who knows how to negotiate. Retail started at $80 a purse, and these were vere finte, or "true fakes."printnewslettershareDigg It!FacebookRedditHere's the thing about my negotiation style: I don't have one. I'm great at asking for discounts, creative solutions to odd problems and for permission, forgiveness or a break. But when someone tells me "no" or doesn't give me the price I request, I back down. I don't have the counterpropose reflex. It simply never occurs to me.
Until recently, though, asking didn't occur to me much either. Then I read the cornerstone Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever. On a whim I decided to ask for something every day for a year and report the outcome on a blog, the Daily Asker. Faster than I could have ever imagined, my fears melted away. I asked left and right, for upgrades, raises, help for strangers, help from strangers.
But I needed to learn to negotiate,[url=http://www.sport.fr/business/louisvuitton.html]louis vuitton paris[/url], which brings us back to the ferry ride. When I got back to my seat after the ring maneuver, I went over the game plan with my Roman friend Cristina. Trained by her father, a lawyer and a Neapolitan, she is an astonishing negotiator.