Shopping

bargain hunting

• compare prices before buying something

• looking for products that are good value for money, usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal

• take goods from a shop without paying for them

• to request a product over the internet or from a shop when the required item is not in stock

butcher

• a small local shop that is open for long hours and sells a limited range of everyday food and other goods

• person or shop that sells fresh fruit and vegetables

• a large shop that sells different types of items in different areas or departments of the store

• person or shop that sells fresh meat

change an item that has been purchased for a different one

• to return an item

• take something back

• exchange

• haggle

loyalty card

• a ticket or piece of paper, often with a code on it, that gives money off the purchase price

• a card issued by a shop that enables customers to save money on the basis of how much they spend

• a card that you buy at a shop to give as a gift, which entitles the person to exchange it for goods worth the same amount

clothes horse

• someone who sells clothes for horses

• someone who looks good and who has made effort to do so

• someone who really likes to buy nice clothes

a group of stalls selling old furniture or clothes

• flea market

• hardware shop / ironmonger

• convenience store

• chain store

the fear of shopping

• Cynophobia

• Oneirophobia

• Glossophobia

• Officinaphobia

Match the following

• delicatessen (deli)

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• pharmacy

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• newsagents

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• DIY store

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Match the following

• a person who serves customers in a shop

• cashier

• the person who takes the money in a shop

• market trader / market vendor

• a person who runs a stall at a market

• customer

• a person who buys goods or services from a shop or business

• store detective

• a person employed by a store to detect and prevent theft from the store by shoplifters

• shop assistant / sales assistant

​ ​ (a)   helped me to get over the disappointment of not getting a promotion at work. Usually I ​ (b)   before buying high value items as prices can vary considerably. But this time I ended up ​ ​ (c)   a pair of ​ ​ (d)   shoes because the store's ​ (e)   was coming to an end.

• Retail therapy
• shop around
• impulsively buying
• well-known brand
• opening hours