Just Ask

Went to another one of my favorite stores, HomeGoods, and needed to buy a present for a friend's birthday. I found one item, originally $25, marked down to $7.  It would be a perfect gift, but I wanted one for myself too.  So I continued to search and finally found a similar item, clearly made by the same company.  But it was marked down to $9.  So I simply asked if it was also going to be marked down to $7, and the cashier had to ask the manager, but did mark it down for me.  It doesn't always happen, but it sure doesn't hurt to ask!