11._SHOPPING

the goods back and getting a refund

new forms of shopping

– on the Internet, catalogues, mail order shopping

- open- air markets, garage sales, car boot sales, etc.

internet shopping

- online shopping is becoming more popular and improving every single day

- advantages: save time, save fuel, comparison of prices, 24/7 availability, no waiting in lines, too ashamed to buy,

- disadvantages: no personally check the item, diminished instant satisfaction

ways of paying

- you can pay either in cash, by cards or cheques

- some shops offer buying on credit and also offer customer’s cards for loyal customers

credit cards

- it gives you the freedom of buying whatever you want if you don’t have any money with you

- it is safer and cheaper - the bank usually doesn’t charge you, as they do when you withdraw money from a cash machine

- no need to carry cash

- with c credit card you are more likely to spend a lot of money because the money in invisible and you don’t see it go

- potential for credit card fraud

- misuse can ruin your credit score

large shopping centers

Everything is under one roof (you save time)

Long opening hours

Various services: hairdresser’s,...

A wide range of goods

A low or reasonable prices

It’s crowded (bad air, some people can collapse)

It takes a lot of time

Wasting of money

It can make some people nervous

Location (they are usually on the outskirts/at the edge/in the suburbs of big towns -> it’s necessary to go there by car, because it’s too far

* WINDOW SHOPPING, SALES, DISCOUNTS, BARGAINS, FAULTY GOODS, COMPLAINTS, REFUND, SHOPLIFTING, SHOPAHOLIC - DEFINE

window shopping - the activity of spending time looking at intending to buy any of them

sales - the number of items sold

discounts - a reduction in the usual price

bargains - something on sale at a lower price than its true value

faulty goods - have something wrong with it and is not working properly

complaints - a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory

refund - an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with

a product or service that you have bought

shoplifting - to take goods illegally from a store without paying for them

shopaholic - a person who enjoys shopping very much and does it a lot:

* FASHION, ADVERTISING, PROMOTION

fashion

- is the style of dress or behaviour popular at a certain time

- fashion is important, it represents a person’s style and his/her own way of life

- each person has his own style and taste – people wear clothes according to their taste, mood and their character => they want to look good

advertising

- the business of trying to persuade people to buy products or services

- are all around us, not just on TV, radio and in the press, but also at sports grounds, in the shop windows,

and on the posters, carrier bags, badges, T-shirts, buses, hot air balloons

- whether we like it or not, advertising is powerful force

promotion