subject: Negotiation Tips - Logistics Services [print this page] This highlights a common tactic used by experienced negotiators. They know many people are sticklers about following rules. So they'll make up official sounding pronouncements and insist that "this is the way it's done" or "you're not allowed to do that". If someone starts trying to box you in by adding rules to the deal, ask them to provide proof that such rules really exist.
