you should ask/ you should have asked

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joham

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You've bought so much stuff, you should ask them to do you/give you/allow you a discount.

This sentence is taken from L. G. Alexander's RIGHT WORD WRONG WORD.

The author use 'you should ask...' in this sentence. But I had thought we should say 'you should have asked...'. What special idea does the author want to convey by using 'you should ask...'?

Many thanks in advance.
 

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You should ask them - next time you shop.
 
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