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At Our Department Store *

A visit to any department store or any boutique is a great pleasure practically for any woman and a torture (пытка) for most men. My friend and me visited our shopping centre several days ago. This large department store occupies a four-storied building in the centre of our city. I think, a lot of shop-assistants work there to serve customers. There are a lot of departments there. When we stepped into it near the entrance door there was a florist stall. There we could see a lot of flowers and houseplants, pots and vases, books about flowers and ikebana, chemicals and soil. Just a little further there was a souvenir department with the works of folk-craft, Gzhel faience, laces, woodcarving and so on. We were dazzled. The next department was ' Haberdashery '. People could buy there combs, pins, zigzags, buttons, ribbons and other goods. The department of ' Crystal and China " we usually explore with great attention. I like fine china, especially bone china from Germany or England. And that time we looked at all goods attentively. The last big department on the ground floor is ' Cosmetics and Perfumes '. For men it's impossible to drag out their wives and girl-friends from this department. A lot of bright labelled boxes, jars, bottles, cartons with creams, shampoos, lotions, eau-de-cologne, perfumes, mascara, lipsticks, powders and eye shades. The women's hearts are on Cloud Nine if they can buy if only one item. But that time we wanted to buy a summer dress for my friend and trousers suit for me. We simply looked around the other departments. The first floor was occupied with ' Hi-Fi', ' Musical goods and records ', ' Leisurewear ', ' Knitted goods ', ' Sports Goods ' and ' Hosiery 'departments. In the 'Leisurewear' we saw very pretty swimsuits and tracksuits but the prices were ski-high. But in the 'Knitted goods' I found a jacket of my dream made of flax. And the store gave a discount of ten per cent. Not much but still. The jacket fitted me perfectly. Of course, I bought it. We don't play any musical instrument but records, cassettes and CDs always attract our attention. We spent the next half an hour there listening to music and songs. On the second floor it was the world of textile and accessories of all kinds. In the department ' Leather Goods ' we saw nice and rather expensive leather belts and wallets. But we didn't like leather bags. Summer textile bags were better. The next department ' Millinery' was given to all kinds of hats, caps, scarves and shawls. I remembered I needed a new pair of gloves, so I went into the corner, where they were sold. There was sale that day and we both could buy fine gloves matching our coats at a bargain. Just opposite the counter with gloves we saw ' Lingerie ' department. Of course, we couldn't miss it and examined it thoroughly. Then we went to the far end of the hall where there was ' Footwear ' department. At last we reached the last third floor where 'Ready-made Clothes' department was. We began to look for a summer dress and a trousers suit. We tried on a lot of dresses and suits. Some of them didn't suit us in colour, the others we didn't like because of fashions. It took us almost an hour to choose the things to our taste. Fully satisfied with our purchases we left our department store and thought that the day had worked well, for sure.

                                                      

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At the Clothes' Department*

Of course, you buy clothes for yourself or for your nearest and dearest. Sometimes the process of choosing is very long. And you can never say for sure if you are able to find the thing you like and need. Here is a talk between a shop-assistant and a customer.

Sh.-assis.	Good morning, madam. What can I do for you?
Customer	I'd like to buy a summer dress and a blouse with long sleeves.
Sh.-assis.	Oh, we've got some pretty dresses. They were delivered only yesterday. I think they are rather stylish, but the price isn't very high. What size in dress do you wear?
Customer	I have 46 size in dresses. Oh, I see. Please, show me that dress over there. It's pale green with stripes. This is just what I want. Where is the fitting-room? I want to try it on.
Sh.-assis.	This way, please. I think it will suit you. It's of the latest design.
Customer	How do I look in it? Does it fit me? It seems to be a bit long for me.
Sh.-assis.	It fits you like a glove. But… yes, it's a bit long. It's not a trouble. We can shorten it for you here. We have a special service. By the way the material is very good. It's a mixture of polyester and linen. It won't crease and shrink easily.
Customer	Fine. I'll take it. How much does it cost?
Sh.-assis.	The price is 1420 roubles and 25 roubles more for shortening.
Customer	And what blouses can you show me? I need one with long sleeves and of light colour.
Sh.-assis.	Please, have a look at these blouses.
Customer	Oh, no. I don't like either the fashion or the colour. I think, it has come out of fashion this summer and the colours are dull. Well, I have to search for it somewhere else. But what is there on that hang?
Sh.-assis.	These are summer suits – a jacket with short sleeves and a skirt. They were brought only an hour ago. You see they are only of two colours – pale pink and olive. They are made of pure silk. But the sizes are from 42 to 50. Would you like to try on one?
Customer	Yes, a pale pink one, please. …Do I look all right?
Sh.-assis.	Yes, it's neither too tight nor too loose. And the colour suits you very much. But it is much more expensive than a dress. It costs almost three thousand roubles.
Customer	Never mind. I'll take it too. Please, wrap the dress and the suit up. I pay in cash. Here is the money.
Sh.-assis.	And here is your change and a bill. Come to our shop the other day. We are expecting for more supplies from Italy and Germany. And there must be blouses.
Customer	Thank you very much. Of course, I drop in at your shop soon. You always have a good choice. Good-bye.
Sh.-assis.	Good-bye, madam. Thank you for your purchase.