Shopping is an activity which neopians practice to purchase for their neopets toys, food and various other items. Many people also use this option to stock their own stores so they can resell their bought items. Unless you don’t mind watching your neopoints unnecessarily spill down the drain, learning haggling and shopping skills is a must – at official shops anyway.
Shop Restocking
Often when a neopian visits official stores, they will find that the store is empty of items. This is usually because the store items were so popular, that they were cleaned out (the book shop is a classic example of this)! Neopets shops usually restock their items every eight minutes, so stick around and you’ll have a chance of being one of the first people with first pick of items when they do restock. Just ensure you buy the items quickly before anyone else can!
Haggling
Haggling is the art of effectively bringing down the price of an item before paying for it. The shopkeepers never expect people to buy items for the price they advertise the items at and nor should you! They set higher prices, expecting that you will try to bargain it down by a few hundred to a few thousand depending on how much the initial price is.
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