"F" news@nowhere wrote in message
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On 02/05/2016 10:47, Dave Liquorice wrote:

Both Everest and Anglian employ dubious sales techniques. The
"discounts" are not really real, they fiddle the figures by have
stupidly high list prices, and sail very close to the wind on how
those list prices qualify for being used as the discount reference.

We had someone round a couple of years ago to quote for some blinds. He
came up with a price but as soon as I said they were too expensive he was
'able to offer' a 30% reduction 'if you order today'. I told him to go. If
he wanted to rip me off to the extent of 30% then he wasn't going to take
up any more of my time.

Anglian and Everest had tried the same with me previously and got the same
response.

Yep, I also arsed them out.
When, as you say, they can offer you ~50% off just like that they're taking
the ****.
When you inform them of that they have no answer, still, maybe the OP should
just submit and be taken for a ride.