Shopping

Everyone loves shopping, right? Well, maybe not everyone. But everyone has to do it from time to time to buy the necessities of life- like food and clothes. Whether you enjoy shopping and spend a considerable amount of time at it or you hate it and get it over with as quickly and painlessly as possible, there are standard expressions that are used. Look at these examples

What the shopkeeper says

• Can I help you?
• May (can) I be of assistance?
  
• Are you looking for anything in particular?
• May I assist you?
• Could I help you find something?
• What size of pants do you need?
• Will there be anything else?
• I'm sorry, we're out of stock.
• I'm sorry, that's the last one.
• I'm sorry, that's all we have left.
• Do you have anything smaller? (If you pay with a large denomination note.)
• OK $15. That’s my final offer,
• Take it or leave it!
• OK! You drive a hard bargain!

What the buyer says

• I'm just looking, thank you.
• I'm just browsing, thank you.
• Do you have any…?
• Yes please, I’m looking for a pair of gloves.
• Is this on sale?
• I wonder if you could help me…?
• Do you have this in another color?
• Do you have this in another size?
• Do you have this in a larger size?
• Is this made of leather / silk / plastic…?
• Does this come with a guarantee?
• Is this fully refundable?
• Can I bring this back if it's not the right size?
• Can I bring this back if it doesn't fit?
• Do you have this in another color?
  
• Do you have this in a larger size?
• I don't have anything smaller.
• Would you have change for this?
• Can I have the receipt, please?
• Could you tell me the price of that camera?
• How much are the blue jeans?
• Can I pay by credit card?
• Can I pay in cash?
• Oh, it’s so expensive!
• Can you give me a discount?
• A little more, $10?

Using 's

When we talk about shops, we often put an 's on the end.

I'm going to the chemist's / greengrocer's / butcher's / baker's / newsagent's / fishmonger's/ optician's."

We don't use an 's with these shops: supermarket, hardware store, petrol station, department store.