{"id":30060,"date":"2015-08-07T07:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=30060"},"modified":"2015-08-08T11:18:39","modified_gmt":"2015-08-08T15:18:39","slug":"good-business-advice-on-rue-saint-honore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/good-business-advice-on-rue-saint-honore\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Business Advice on Rue Saint-Honor\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in Paris this week. A few days ago, MrB and I were on the fancy shopping street Rue Saint-Honor\u00e9, making our way to concept-store Colette. I always visit Colette<\/a>, though I’ve never bought anything there. I like to look at the fine jewelry cases and point out to MrB where my designs<\/a> would fit in perfectly.<\/p>\n

As we were walking, I was talking to MrB about some business issues. I said, “I know they can get me a deal, the question is, can they get me a BIG deal?”<\/p>\n

A voice loudly answered, “You’ll get the big deal!” I was like, “OMG, the universe is answering me at last!!!” but then I whipped around and saw a cheerful-looking, eavesdropping dude. “In fact,” the man continued in an American accent, “You’ll get the biggest deal. Bigger than you can imagine!” MrB and I laughed, and I thanked the man and said, “Now I feel very confident about this. I know it will happen!”<\/p>\n

Then, as MrB and I headed on our way, the man called after us:<\/p>\n

“ALWAYS REMEMBER, YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! YOU GET WHAT YOU CAN NEGOTIATE!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Totally true. (A variation on this tip is that when negotiating, ask for more than what you want, because you’re guaranteed to get less. I can testify to this because when I’ve agreed to practically nothing, I’ve gotten less than nothing<\/a>, meaning I’ve lost money on “deals” with stores.) Anyway, there you have it. Words of business wisdom from a stranger on the streets of Paris. This one will have to go in my book.<\/p>\n

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MrB and I on the Paris metro.<\/p><\/div>\n

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I was in Paris this week. A few days ago, MrB and I were on the fancy shopping street Rue Saint-Honor\u00e9, making our way to concept-store Colette. I always visit Colette, though I’ve never bought anything there. I like to look at the fine jewelry cases and point out to MrB where my designs would…<\/p>\n

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