yebbeunie Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Hello, I've read from multiple posters that you could bargain at clinics. Some have even mentioned a "bargaining power". Has anyone been successful with bargaining, and if so, what techniques did you use? What did you say? I'm going in for surgery soon. I will post my tips when I'm done. Hope to hear from you guys!
jeet-dhindsa Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 x But here are the main points I've re-edited & reposted here: I've met a lot of coordinators and have good relationships with many of them as peers. Basically attitude is everything and if the coordinator likes you, then you have a good shot.How to Get a Coordinator to Like You & Ask For A Discount: #1: Be A Nice Patient – Attitude, goes a long way, so don't be haughty, arrogant or a know-it-all. I know there might be some frustration of not seeing things done the way they are back home, but don't let this get to you - this is a different country. #2: Don’t obsess and have unrealistic expectations – Going into intricate details of a celebrity’s appearance you want or a photoshopped version you made of yourself, and asking a lot "what-if" scenarios. Showing print outs of medical journals and studies, etc… #3: Don’t waste the coordinator's time - Having multiple indecisive back and forth consults, and by comparing more than 3 clinics and inviting the coordinator into a price war. #4: Don’t mention you're on PurseForum or try to use it as leverage. A lot of coordinators are burned out by past users who reposted a lot of private conversations, or later bashed them on threads. If you don’t pass the above four tips, then some clinics may not budge on price at all, and on purpose. This is to make you not pick them or because they might see you as an emotionally intensive case and worth the full price for treatment. My advice is to not make price your deciding factor, but instead make it doctor qualifications, facility and the confidence you feel in their care and ability to give you the results you want. A procedure is something you ideally want to do once, and not have to go back for a revision. However, understandably price and budget are still important factors.
ashofspades Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 Thank you so much for your useful insight! I have a question regarding #2, "Dont obsess and have unrealistic expectations": You mentioned celebrity pics and photoshopped self-images. Are you suggesting we completely avoid using such methods to convey our desired outcomes? I feel that photos are the most effective method for communicating our expectations, even more so with the language barrier. What do you suggest we do to properly communicate without coming across as overbearing?
jeet-dhindsa Posted December 7, 2015 Posted December 7, 2015 It's OK to use reference images as a visual aid, but do not get carried away and fixated on a certain result by exact millimeters. For instance, I'll snap some photos of a male model's nose from a magazine on my iphone, and I'll say to the doctor, I like the side profile of this nose, and would like something like this. That's OK and fine, and I would invite you to leave space to entertain the doctor's opinion. What's not OK, is if I come with a celebrity collage, and say, "I want Colin Farrell's eyes, Hugh Jackman's jaw and Ryan Gosling's nose, and here is a golden ratio calculated rendering of my face. This part should come to X millimeters, and the angle should be X, etc...."
yebbeunie Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Thanks for the information! I will keep these in mind!
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