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Useful vocabulary

To browse/To window shop

To shop around

The sales/on sale/the sales rack

A bargain / a good deal

A rip off / overpriced

Independent shops/chain stores/boutiques

Pound shop/discount shop

Branches

Department store

The checkout

Pay by cash/pay by card

To return an item / to get a refund / to be refunded

Sales assistant/Cashier

UK vs USA words for shopping

Charity shop (UK) / Thrift store (USA) 

The changing room (UK)/cloakroom (USA)

The Till (UK)/cash register (USA)

Chemist (UK)/drugstore (USA)

Off license (UK)/liquor store (USA)

Trousers (UK)/pants (USA)

Car park (UK)/parking lot (USA)

Trainers (UK)/Sneakers (USA)

Waist coast (UK)/Vest (USA)

Also:

- Mystery object shopping role-play game

- Phrasal Verb of the Week: To set (one) back / To sell out

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