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Shopping
Be ready to talk about the following:
• 1. What does shopping mean for you?
• 2. What are differnt types of shops you know?
• 3. What are advantages and disadvantages of doing shopping in huge stores?
• 4. What is your view of advertisements?
• 5. What are Czech shopping habits?
Big shopping centres
• Big stores operate on on the „serve-yourself“ system.
• You go in with a trolley.
• You walk around and choose what you want.
• There is a cash-desk or a cashier where you pay.
Specialized shops:
They specialize in some extra goods.
Baker´s
Off-licence
Chemist´s
Launderette
• To wash your own clothes…
Laundry
• To have your clothes washed…
Confectionery
Other specialized shops
• Florist´s • A Bookshop• Dry – cleaner´s • The fishmonger´s• Greengrocer´s• Grocer´s• Ironmonger´s• Newsagent´s• Tobacconist´s• Stationer´s
How can you pay at a cashier?
• Credit cards - widely accepted
• Payments by cheques (not in the Czech Rep.)
• Pay cash – banknotes, coins
• Buy things on hire purchase (H.P.) – we pay in monthly instalments
• We get a receipt
• There are many:
• Retailers (retailer price)
• Wholesales (wholesale value)
Shopping habits
• We go shopping every day to a local shop to buy necessary food
• Once a week we usually do one bigger purchase
• Shopping rush before Christmas
Shopping possibilities in our town:
• Till 1989 there were very poor shopping possibilities
• Since 1990 many new shops have been opened
• Customers are more satisfied today
• Many supermarkets, department stores,…
• Point out the main pros and cons!
Advertisements and your view on them.
Accessories
• Fashion accessories are items apart from the garment itself, which complement the whole outfit. Fashion accessories include jewelery, gloves, handbags, hats, or scarves.