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.