Sentence examples for asking for a discount from inspiring English sources

If the motel is listed on one of the booking sites, it's worth asking for a discount when you call.

Seth Kugel, who writes the Frugal Traveler column, recommends asking for a discount when you call to book a hotel, or negotiating in person when you arrive.

However, brandishing a UK Senior Railcard and asking for a discount clearly does get results on occasion, so if you have one, bring it with you.

You will hear music and singing from the playground and in the local market as women and men sell their local produce and light-heartedly discourage customers from pinching items they have not paid for or asking for a discount.

In the past, I've also been able to use the just-ask-for-it strategy to get extra discounts on everything from a dress at a Miu Miu store (the dress had a mark on it, which made asking for a discount easier) to my monthly cable bill.

Verizon has been asking for a discount of a reported $1 billion due to the breach's impact on Yahoo's business.

"They don't ask for a discount".

If someone asked for a discount, he happily obliged.

One day in 2008, Pedro Flores telephoned Guzmán in Mexico to ask for a discount on heroin.

The bottom line: it can't hurt to ask for a discount.

Yahoo could have asked for a discount, as Mr. Blodget suggested.