How Do You Respond to a "Take It or Leave It" Demand?


	How Do You Respond to a "Take It or Leave It" Demand?

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7-14-2008 9:35 AM

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by Dr. Chester L. Karrass </H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.karrass.com/kar_eng/tips_51.htm"><P class="body">What do you do when the other party gives you a firm but polite “take-it-or-leave-it”?  There are options available.  My advice is to test it hard—their position  may not be as firm as it looks.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.karrass.com/kar_eng/tips_51.htm"><P class="body">The best approach to testing a “take-it-or-leave-it” is to change the nature of the deal.  Broaden the project or reduce its  size; change the quantities (more – less); modify the quality levels; more or  fewer services; extended or shorter delivery periods.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.karrass.com/kar_eng/tips_51.htm"><P class="body">If you are working on a package deal think about modifying the product mix to include new items or spare parts or training.  Mix items that are not “take-it-or-leave-it” with those that are.  Then negotiate the agreement.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.karrass.com/kar_eng/tips_51.htm"><P class="body">In addition, you might want to try any of the following negotiating countermeasures to test the firmness of the other person’s “take-it-or-leave- it” position:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.karrass.com/kar_eng/tips_51.htm">the </blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/647C1C26-56B6-4295-A665-201EBFF21629/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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