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Bargain example:

I walked by a ​stall​ and saw a sweater I liked. The owner had just finished
making a sale​.
Lucy: Does this​ come in ​any other colors?
Man: Yeah, we ​have this​ one ​in​ white and blue. I also have this other style
in green.
Lucy: How much is the blue one?
Man: It's $32.
Lucy: $32? What about the green one?
Man: That's $30.
Lucy: That seems a little high. ​Can you do better on the price​?
Man: This is a designer sweater and it's good quality. It's a ​bargain​ at that
price.
Lucy: ​Is that your best offer?
Man: That's the best I can do.
Lucy: Well, I don't know. I think I'll ​shop around.
Man: Okay, how about $28.
Lucy: ​That's still more than I wanted to spend.​ What if I take the blue
one and the green one?
Man: I'll give you both of them for $55.
Lucy: That's not much of a ​break​ on the price. How about $50 for both?
Man: ​You drive a hard bargain.​ The best I can do is $54. You won't find it
cheaper anywhere else.
Lucy: Why don't we ​split the difference​ and make it $52?
Man: Okay, okay. ​You've got a deal.
Script

Marie​: Hey, here comes Bob.

Paul: ​Yeah, he wants to __sell____ me his digital camera.

Bob: ​Hi. How has dinner?

Marie​: Great! What do you have there?

Bob: ​The best digital camera _money___can _buy___.

Marie​: Paul, that’s the same camera you looked…

Paul: ​Why are you _selling_____ it?

Bob: ​I Have two. Sheryl gave me another one for my birthday.

Paul: ​Its not bad. How __much___ do you _want_____?

Bob:​ US$_250____.

Marie​: Wow! That’s a great…

Paul: ​That’s more that I want top ay.

Marie​: But that´s less than…

Paul: ​I can give you US$_200_____ for it.

Bob: ​No, I need at least US$245.

Paul: ​Sorry. All I have is US$210.

Marie​: There is an _atm____ right…

Bob: ​I could go as low as US$230, but that’s it.


Paul: ​Sorry. Thanks anyway.

Bob:​ All right! I’ll sell it to somebody else.

Marie​: What are you doing? You almost _buy______that camera


yesterday for US$_30____!

Paul:​ You don’t know how to ___bargain_____, do you?

Marie​: Bargain? Of course I know how to bargain. You don’t know


how to bargain. You could buy that camera US$230, but now, it’s
gone!

Bob: ​All right. You can ___have___ it for US$225.

Paul: ​US$220.

Bob: ​US$224.

Paul: ​US$221.

Bob: ​US$223.

Paul: ​US$222. Not a dollar more.

Bob: ​I’m not selling this for ____less____ than US$223.

Marie: ​Here! Here’s one dollar! Now you both get what you want.

Paul: ​It’s a __deal___! Ill get some money from the ATM.

Bob: ​Great!

Paul: ​You said I don’t know how to bargain.

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