quotations about bargains
'Tis ill luck to go back upon a bargain.
CHARLES READE
The Cloister and the Hearth
Make every bargain clear and plain,
That none may afterwards complain.
JOHN RAY
English Proverbs
Bargain-hunting is the ultimate method for expanding your purchasing dollar, no matter what you're shopping for, and a terrific way to have fun while you're at it. Besides netting you a heck of a lot of good old capitalistic stuff, it also springs open the door to adventure, nourishes your creativity, and encourages recycling--one of the best ways to help our planet stay green.
ROB & TERRY ADAMS
The Bargain Hunter's Handbook
Hell hath no fury like a woman at a bargain counter.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
On a good bargain think twice.
GEORGE HERBERT
Jacula Prudentum
Bargains don't always come easy.
ANNA MARIA KNAPP
Wine: How to Enjoy Great Wine at Bargain Prices
A dear bargain is always disagreeable, because it is a reflection upon the judgment of the buyer.
PLINY THE YOUNGER
Epistles
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
GREEK PROVERB
Even a bargain in farthings must be paid to be made.
A.E. COPPARD
Dusky Ruth
He who buys and lies feels it in his purse.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
Not all bargains are bargains. In fact, real bargains are so comparatively few, that, for one true bargain, the average bargain-hunter generally has many poor ones to show beside it.
J.L. ROSENBERGER
"The Two Sides of the Bargain-Counter", Business Aid, May 1909
Your bargains are like the rear end of a mule,
Go right ahead and be a stool.
PETE SEEGER
"Swinging on a Scab"
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer; but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
KING SOLOMON
Proverbs 20:14
Everyone has their price. From the highest to the lowest, we will all bargain. It's just a matter of finding what yours is.
JAYNE CASTEL
Dawn of Wolves
Bargain hunting is the guerrilla strike of the shopper.
JOHN FISKE
Reading the Popular
But in the way of bargain, mark ye me,
I'll cavil on the ninth part of a hair.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Henry IV, Part I
Bargains are fine things, but a business conducted entirely on bargains is liable to be in the hands of the sheriff early in its history.
TWIN CITY COMMERCIAL BULLETIN
Trade: A Journal for Retail Merchants, 1909
To sell a bargain well is as cunning as fast and loose.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Love's Labour's Lost
And seal the bargain with a holy kiss.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
A man loseth his time that comes early to a bad bargain.
THOMAS FULLER
Gnomologia