Personally, and generally having a good understanding of manufacturing costs, and marks ups, I'm not embarrassed to ask for a discount in the UK either.

My own salary does not come easy. I work very hard, and am generally underpaid. We have to make our family income go as far as possible. I'm not saying we wish anyone else to suffer as a consequence, but on holiday and at home I refuse to be ripped off and overcharged, (if I can help it).

Quite a lot depends on what you have chosen to buy.