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
A dear bargain is always disagreeable, because it is a reflection upon the judgment of the buyer.
PLINY THE YOUNGER
Epistles
Bargains don't always come easy.
ANNA MARIA KNAPP
Wine: How to Enjoy Great Wine at Bargain Prices
A miser and a liar bargain quickly.
GREEK PROVERB
He who buys and lies feels it in his purse.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
Even a bargain in farthings must be paid to be made.
A.E. COPPARD
Dusky Ruth
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
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
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
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
Bargain hunting is the guerrilla strike of the shopper.
JOHN FISKE
Reading the Popular
To sell a bargain well is as cunning as fast and loose.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Love's Labour's Lost
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
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