Daily Asker » retail or shopping http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress An experiment about gender and negotiation Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:58:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Ask-o-logy interruption: Save $50 off a $250 bed? http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/07/24/ask-o-logy-interruption-save-50-off-a-250-bed/ http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/07/24/ask-o-logy-interruption-save-50-off-a-250-bed/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:29:00 +0000 La Roxy http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/07/24/ask-o-logy-interruption-save-50-off-a-250-bed/ I’ve been writing and writing these reports, and we’re almost done!! Two more to go.

But I miss the other reports. The ones where I gallivant around town, ask away, and then tell you, gentle reader, what I’ve been up to!

So I thought I’d interject such a story, because it’s a good one. Because it confirms [...]]]> http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/07/24/ask-o-logy-interruption-save-50-off-a-250-bed/feed/ 3 Best leather? http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/06/13/best-leather/ http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/06/13/best-leather/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:21:00 +0000 La Roxy http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/?p=477 June 13. Day 348.

For four days, I’ve been doing research. There are a few leather items I’ve been wanting to buy — a little something for Mr. A, a few accessories for friends, and one special piece for a friend who’s about to celebrate a birthday, graduation, and a promotion.

In Florence over the course of [...]]]> http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/06/13/best-leather/feed/ 0 Coffee with Valentino? http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/06/12/coffee-with-valentino/ http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/06/12/coffee-with-valentino/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:16:00 +0000 La Roxy http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/?p=476 June 12. Day 347.

This afternoon I passed through Cetona, a thimble-sized town with an oblong piazza (pictured below), fat old men sitting on the shady patio of the only open bar around 4 p.m., and, my business acquaintance told me, Valentino’s vacation home — tucked behind a thick wall.

“Are you serious? You have it on [...]]]> http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/06/12/coffee-with-valentino/feed/ 3 Ballad of the slimy coupon evader http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/05/25/ballad-of-the-slimy-coupon-evader/ http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/05/25/ballad-of-the-slimy-coupon-evader/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 21:45:00 +0000 La Roxy http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/?p=457 May 25. Day 329. I went kayaking on the lake today!!!

That sentence definitely takes three exclamations points. Here’s how they break down:

! — I, as in me, La Roxy, went kayaking. Not some outdoor type, not an athletic pro, nor any of my very adventurous ziplining trapezing rock climbing friends. Little old cafe-a-day meeee!

!! — I [...]]]> http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/05/25/ballad-of-the-slimy-coupon-evader/feed/ 0 9 negotiation lessons from the trenches http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/05/12/9-negotiation-lessons-from-the-trenches/ http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/05/12/9-negotiation-lessons-from-the-trenches/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 23:02:00 +0000 La Roxy http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/?p=443 May 12. Day 316.

What do buying a car, locking up the Chicago mob and being a total rockstar have in common?

Negotiation!!!

This afternoon, I found myself in the living room of Gay Hugo-Martinez, a professional acquaintance. (It’s related to the side work I do.) Once our meeting was over, I asked her about her background, since [...]]]> http://dailyasker.com/Wordpress/2009/05/12/9-negotiation-lessons-from-the-trenches/feed/ 1