SHOPS IN THE TOWN
Useful Shopping Phrases
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QUESTIONS
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Can you recommend a good toy/clothes shop?
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Is there a chemists/supermarket in the area?
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Where can I get toothpaste/pet food?
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Where's the nearest shopping centre?
QUESTIONS
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What time do you open, please?
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What time do you close, please?
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What are your opening hours?
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Are you open all day?
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Are you open on Sundays?
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QUESTIONS
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Could you help me, please?
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Could you tell me where the ................ department is?
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Excuse me, I'm looking for a .......... .
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Is there somewhere I can try this on, please?
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Does it suit me?
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Do you have this in a (larger/smaller size) (different colour), please?
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Do you do alterations?
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Do you have a refund policy?
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Is this in the sale?
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QUESTIONS
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Do you take credit cards?
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Do you give credit?
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Do you have a loyalty card?
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Does it have a warranty?
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Can I pay by cheque?
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Do you offer a cash discount?
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Could I have a VAT receipt, please?
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Could I leave my bags here and pick them up later?
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ANSWERS/COMMENTS
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There's a really good bookshop just around the corner.
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You can buy that here in the hotel.
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The best toy shop is in the shopping centre.
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The nearest one is a few miles away.
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ANSWERS/COMMENTS
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We're open 24/7. (24 hours a day / 7 days a week)
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We're closed at lunchtime, between 12 and 2pm.
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We're open from 9am till 6pm, Monday to Friday.
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ANSWERS/COMMENTS
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It's too long / short.
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It's too tight / loose.
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The ladies / gents changing rooms are over there.
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You can bring it back and exchange it or get a refund within 2 weeks if you keep the receipt.
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ANSWERS/COMMENTS
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We take all the major credit cards.
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We only accept cheques with a cheque card.
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We are offering 6 months free credit with no deposit.
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Sorry, no.
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Yes, certainly.