Haggler

The Times is launching a new consumer advocate column called The Haggler, and we need your help to get it off the ground - and to keep it aloft.

NYT > Home Page 2009

The Times is launching a new consumer advocate column called The Haggler, and we need your help to get it off the ground - and to keep it aloft.

NYT > Home Page By JONATHAN SKINNER 2009

The Times is launching a new consumer advocate column called The Haggler, and we need your help to get it off the ground - and to keep it aloft.

NYT > Home Page 2009

The Times is launching a new consumer advocate column called The Haggler, and we need your help to get it off the ground - and to keep it aloft.

NYT > Home Page By CASEY B. MULLIGAN 2009

The Times is launching a new consumer advocate column called The Haggler, and we need your help to get it off the ground - and to keep it aloft.

NYT > Home Page 2009

But would you agree, Mr. Haggler, that it is nervy of this company to advertise as "free" a pair of tickets that cost more than $1,000?

NYT > Home Page By DAVID SEGAL 2011

The Haggler thinks that he should have found a way to send up a semaphore signal to T-Mobile, perhaps via the Internet, while in South Africa.

NYT > Home Page By DAVID SEGAL 2011

The Haggler's biggest criticism of T-Mobile is the cold shoulder it gave a customer with a legitimate beef about a budget-crushing bill.

NYT > Home Page By DAVID SEGAL 2011

The Haggler is going to take a wild guess: the price of the ticket.

NYT > Home Page By DAVID SEGAL 2011

A spokeswoman for British Airways, Michele Kropf, wrote this in an e-mail to the Haggler: Like other airlines, British Airways does levy a fuel surcharge on all our tickets, including redemptions, as due to the high price of oil we have to pass some of those costs on to the customer.

NYT > Home Page By DAVID SEGAL 2011