Poor Tim?
Thats a insult worse than Moron....
Whats Mookie, a deadbeat?
Actually somsai, it is "rack rate", also known as published rate. It is the rate that you will find displayed in those countries where displaying the rates is a must.
Agree with GorShar, the "giver me such and such rate or I bugger off" is completely the wrong approach; some frinedliness, on the other hand, never hurts.
Just fart in the tub when the maids are in doing their bit, usually works just as well at a fraction of the price...

we have a printed price list.
at teh top it says:=
"We dont accept cheapskates so please dont ask for a discount"
but we can offer a "extra pillow service" for the likes of craig and tim.
fredso was Gary Glitter's long lost bastard son. He linked to a gay porn site and claimed it was tim (didn't specify if he whether he was the giver or the reciever)
Roman got jealous and wiped him out...

I will ask sometimes ask for a discount if i am staying a week or more, usually say at the beach or somewhere that seems to adjust their prices by the minute.
But usually, the price is fixed and i don't bother to ask