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Shopping

• How often do you go shopping?
• What kind of things do you usually go shopping for?
• Do you like shopping? Why / why not?
• What's your favourite shop?
• Do you prefer large supermarkets or small local shops? Why?
• What time of day do you think is best to do your shopping? Why?
• What do you hate most about shopping?
• Do you often buy yourself presents? What was the last present you bought for yourself?
• Who are 'shopaholics'? Are you a shopaholic?
• How do you prefer to pay, in cash or by card? What are the positives and negatives of both?
• How and where can you get a credit card?
• What do the following people do: cashier, customer, shop assistant / shopkeeper?
• What is a department store and what is a shopping mall? Which do you prefer?
• When are there usually sales / discounts? Are they very popular in your country?
• How do shops try to attract customers?
• What are the positives and negatives of virtual (internet) shopping? Have you ever bought anything in this way?
• What's your experience with mail-order shopping (ordering goods from a catalogue)? What are the positives and negatives?
• What is 'window shopping'? Do you like window-shopping?
• How do shop windows usually change during the year?
• Do you usually buy brand name products? Why?
• What can you do when you have bought something faulty? How can you complain?
• Have you ever made a complaint about something you bought?
• What is 'shoplifting' and do you think it is a big problem these days?
• How can shops prevent shoplifting?
• Do you think that people in the future will do their shopping in the same way we do now?
• If you want to buy something expensive (e.g. a new computer), can you do it even though you don't have enough money? How?
• Are there all the important shops in your town/village? Are you happy with the shops in your town?
• There is a saying that "The Customer is always right" or a Czech saying "The Customer is our Master". Is it right? What do you think about it?