I always find stories like this hard to believe. It may be that he's not telling you the whole truth as he's got the addicted gambler's rose-tinted specs on. Is it really likely that he's played on these 3 occasions and had these massive wins and not played or not lost in the intervening...
Its all psychology. If the salesman is convinced you will buy it at the advertised price they wont accept an offer. They need to be persuaded that you have other options in mind and that a reduction might just land the sale.
Mrs Browns boys is the worst comedy I've ever seen. I thought I must be missing something as it seems to be on all the time and at peak viewing times, so forced myself to watch an entire episode. I just don't get how anyone finds this funny. Everyone I know hates it. Maybe the BBC's viewing...
Yes!! This was the first game I ever went to. Blinder of a goal from the Leatherhead fella - I seem to remember he got the ball in his own half and dribbled through half our team before scoring. For some reason I was hooked. I didn't realise this was my 40th anniversary as an Albion...
Agree with most of what you've said but rents are set by the market, not by what landlords costs are. Landlords will always charge the maximum they can get, thats the business they are in.