If you are telling me that I've been paying the entire game massively inflated prices just because my main character isn't charisma based (and In fact it's a barbarian with 8 CHAR) then I would ALSO count that as a shortcoming of the game having a stupid implementation for this stuff.
Nurr nurr, but like why does this still cost money?
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100% discount get (I looked up spoilers and found +2 CHA hat here).
And thats a nice chest armour for Jaheira currently, in my next playthrough I'll make a gith sorc for it.
Also it was the same in BG1&2, higher CHA = lower prices.
And as already mentioned, you can just use a hireling for this purpose, you dont need a CHA main.
But even without a hireling, you have Wyll, and I think he can get expertise from a pact thing too? Or even if you waste a feat or tadpoles on him.