I'm not a traveler but I was born and raised in the Philippines until I came to the US in 1974. I am familiar with "haggling" and it is an art. I learned it early on in my early teens when my mother sent me to market. And yes, my mother sent me to market alone at an early age of 10.
Bargaining for a better price is normal if you have time to spend but when pressed to go home to cook the fresh meat, fish and vegetables you just purchased, cut the bargaining in just 3 sentences. How much is this? Can you go lower on that? I'll met you halfway.
If there is no agreement reached at that time, either pay for it or go on. The merchant will call you back if you start to move away. And if the merchant calls you back, don't haggle again. Its either he or she is giving you the goods at your last call or not. Just politely decline if the merchant is still trying to coach you into raising your price just a bit or you can accept it, pay for it and go. Simple as that.
Maybe I was raised in a more gentler era because I have not observed any Americans or tourists who visited my small town being rude to anybody. They were very polite and smiled a lot!

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