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SHOPPING AND SERVICES

NOBODY CAN IMAGINE THEIR LIFE WITHOUT THEM

CONSUMER SOCIETY

• CONSUMER is someone who uses products
• CONSUMER SOCIETY – is a society in which material goods are very important, and in which the consumers themselves are very important and have a lot of power

KINDS OF SHOPS IN THE PAST

• LOCAL SHOPS – in the village or in the town, to buy only staple food such as fruit, vegetables, meat, bread ...
• NEAREST CORNER SHOP – to buy other things such as magazines, newspapers, cigarettes, sweets ...

KINDS OF SHOPS TODAY

• INDIVIDUAL – INDIVIDUALLY OWNED – local and corner shops
• THE LARGEST TYPES OF SHOPS – supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, shopping centres
• OPEN-AIR MARKET – roadside stalls, farmers markets

KINDS OF SMALL SHOPS

• FLORIST'S
• GREENGROCER'S
• NEWSAGENT'S
• BAKER'S
• BUTCHER'S
• JEWELLER'S
• IRONMANGER'S, HARDWARE STORE
• DRUG STORE, PHARMACY, CHEMIST'S
• ARMY SHOP
• CHINA AND GLASSWARE SHOP
• SOUVENIRS
• STATIONERY
• SHOE SHOP
• CLOTHES SHOP
• BOOKSHOP
• FURNITURE SHOP
• LIQUER SHOP

OPEN-AIR MARKET

We can buy

• fresh fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, flowers
• cheap and second-hand goods
• handmade products – wooden, pottery, Christmas decoration

SERVICES

• DRY CLEANER
• LAUNDRY
• PETROL STATION
• HAIRDRESSER'S
• BARBER
• OPTICIAN
• ESTATE AGENCY
• SHOEMENDER , CLEANER
• TRAVEL AGENCY
• TAILOR
• BANKING
• ENSURANCE
• POST OFFICE
• RESTAURANT
• BAR, HOTEL
• CONFECTIONERY
• SERVICE CENTRE
• PUBLIC TRANSPORT 

TYPES OF BUYING

• DELIVERY – food, furniture ...
• ON-LINE SHOP - everything
• SELF-SERVICE – hypermarkets, supermarkets, department stores
• COUNTER – individual shops, open-air market

FORMS OF PAYING

• IN CASH
• BY TRAVELLERS CHECKS
• BY CREDIT CARD
• ON HIRE PURCHASE or INSTALMENT PLAN
• ON A LEASE