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

- excellent value for an item or purchase

butcher’s a shop where meat is prepared and sold

cash money in the form of notes and coins, rather than cheques or
credit cards
cashier a person whose job is to receive and pay out money in
a shop, bank, restaurant, etc.

Cheap - costing little money or less than is usual or expected


- the opposite of expensive
delivery the act of taking goods, letters, parcels, etc. to
people's houses or places of work
discount a reduction in the usual price
escalator a set of stairs moved up or down by electric power on
which people can stand and be taken from one level of
a building to another, especially in shops, railway stations,
and airports
fitting room a room or area in a shop where you can put
on clothes to check that they fit before you buy them
for sale available to buy
go shopping go to shops and buy things
paper bag a soft container made out of paper , used to hold foods and
other goods
pay to give money to someone for something you want to buy or
for services provided
pet shop a shop selling animals intended as pets
price tag a piece of paper with a price that is attached to a product, or
the amount that something costs
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
scale a device for weighing things or people
shelves long, flat boards fixed horizontally, usually against a wall or
inside a cupboard so that objects can be stored on it
shop around compare prices indifferent shops before buying
shipping the process or business of sending or transporting goods
trolley a small vehicle with two or four wheels that
you push or pull to transport large or heavy objects on
basket we put things we want to buy in
baker’s It’s a shop where you can buy bread, muffins and buns. They also
sell cakes.
barcode a small rectangular pattern of thick and thin black lines printed on
a product, or on its container, so that the details of
the product can be read by and recorded on a computer system
bookshop a shop or website where books are sold
cash register a machine in a shop or other business that records sales and into
which money received is put

customer a person who buys goods or a service

Expensive - costing a lot of money


- the opposite of cheap
get a refund get money back after returning an item / a thing
hanger a curved piece of wire, wood, or plastic on
which clothes are hung while they are being stored
lift / elevator a device like a box that moves up and
down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to
another or taking people up and down underground in a mine
gift A present or something that is given
offer a reduction in the usual price of something usually for
a short period
queue a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something
receipt a paper proof of a purchase
shop assistant someone who serves customers in a shop
shopping list a list of all the things you want to buy when you go shopping
shop online shop on the internet
size how large or small something or someone is
try on try clothes in a shop before buying them
window looking at items on sale, not buying
shopping

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