ABSTRACT
Thedisreputableauraascribedbymanypeopleto'haggling'hasa longtraditionin'polite'society.Itwascertainlybeneaththemoresof theVictorians-onlythepoorhadaneedtoquibblewithtradesmen!To bedismissedfrompolitesocietywithsneersthatyouwere'intrade'as aretailerisoneoftheironiesofVictorianBritain,thenthegreatest tradingnationonearth.
