Bartering is not negotiating! Bartering is “trading” for aservice, or for the goods you want. In essence, bartering,bartering is simply buying or paying for goods or services usingsomething other than money (coins or government printed paperdollars).
With the fast-paced, high pressure professional lifestyles of today, more and more people have limited time to do their personal shopping. Holding down a full-time job, raising children, and maintaining a household doesn’t seem to leave enough hours in the day to get everything done. That’s why many people are now opting for a “service” to do much of their personal shopping for them — everything from buying groceries toplanning and purchasing an entire wardrobe. Within the past decade personal shopping services have emerged as a rapidly growing cottage industry with the potential for highly profitable large-scale operations. It’s a service thatappeals to a busy, above average income clientele, as well as to corporate clients. And an enterprising person providing this kindof service can make substantial profits.