Editing Discounts and allowances (section)

=== Special prices offered to friends of the seller ===
A discounted price offered to friends of the salesperson, an attitude which is parodied in the stereotype of a salesman saying "It costs [such-and such], but for you..." In [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and the UK, discounts to friends are known as "mates' rates."<ref>[http://springwise.com/tourism_travel/interconfriends/ Mates' rates program at Intercontinental Hotels]</ref><ref>[http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/thework/1120246/ Kwik Fit 'mates rates' by DDB UK]</ref> In French this discount is known as ''[[wiktionary:prix d'ami|prix d'ami]]''. In Spain this is known as "precio de amigo" in Spanish, or "preu d'amic" in Catalan. In German the term "Freundschaftspreis" is commonly used.