Everyone loves saving money on products on the high street. Christmas sales, January sales, summer sales - they're all opportunities to save ourselves some money in the shops.

But who says we've got to save money within sales periods? Why not save money all the time?

More and more of us are trying our hand at haggling on the high street, and for the majority of us, it's working! But for some people, lack of confidence just gets in the way. Some people feel too cheeky and too rude to ask for money off - but why? It's your money, you've earned it, so why should you use all of it to buy one thing?

We will now take a look at some of the best ways to haggle and save money on the high street. You'll be surprised how easy it really is - and more surprised how much you can save!

Ask for something extra

Unfortunately, not every member of staff can lower the price of your item, but they may well be able to throw something extra in for free.

If you have tried to get a discount off a new TV, for example, and failed to have the price lowered, then why not ask for a free DVD player to be thrown in? Or you could even be extra cheeky and ask for a home entertainment system to be thrown in - the advantage of aiming high like this is that the salesperson will probably knock the offer down a little, but you can usually get something for free regardless of how high you aim.

Pick out 'end of the line' items

If you are looking for a new sofa, and you see one that has already been reduced (because it's old stock), then this means that they are trying to get rid of it - which should ring alarm bells in your mind!

An item of stock that has already been reduced usually has more flexibility than 'the latest range' of products. This applies even more if you are shopping at the end of a sale, as shops are keen to reclaim their floor space for new stock and may discount the item even further.

If you are faced with a situation like this, you could say: "If you'll take (price), I'll take it away today".

Pretend you are interested in their '3 year warranty'

Any warranty, for that matter, can make the deal a whole lot sweeter for a salesperson - so if you pretend you are interested, they are more likely to lower the price/throw in extras if they think you will buy the warranty.

The trick is, you are actually legally entitled to change your mind within (often) 45 days of buying the warranty - which means you can cancel it, get a full refund and still have a discounted product/a load of freebies!

So, the lesson to be learnt here is that you, as the customer, are entitled to ask for a discount. Why should you pay full price? Remember, you won't get if you don't ask!