offsetting stuff

i pride myself as a very good haggler when i was stiill in the philippines..... in tagalog "makapal ang mukha", lol
take me to baclaran or divisoria and i can get a store lady/man go after me agreeing to my price and getting something for half or even quarter the original price..... i also know how to spot a bargain from a 1,000 mile radius, LOL
and this, uh, talent? came in handy during our supplier bookings....


here's what we got so far....

1. our **worry-free package is supposed to be priced at Phpxxx,xxx but we got a Php50,000 discount plus some freebies...

2. we have a free hotel as part of our **worry-free package..... i told our AE that i don't want to get that anymore and if we can offset that and can we just get the string quartet instead..... had to haggle for a bit and we got the our String Quartet for just Php9K...... original price is Php20K...... and they'll play for both the ceremony and the reception.....

3. our caterer package includes the emcee....  i asked if we could off set it and and if we can get the bridal car instead....  and we got it! they gave us the Mercedes Benz E220....whatever that is, LOL

4. we also got our suppliers food for free! (good for 10 people)

5. and they upgrade our desserts from just 2 desserts to a desserts bar which also includes the fondue....


sometimes being "makapal' pays off, really, LOL




** venue, caterer, florist (ceremony, reception), string quartet, mobile bar (cocktails, mocktails), basic lights and sounds, 1 free amenity (we got the gondola)