БЫТОВЫЕ ДИАЛОГИ
англо-русский разговорник

EVERYDAY DIALOGUES
English-Russian conversation guide

              AT THE SUPERMARKET                В СУПЕРМАРКЕТЕ
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Olga(a newcomer): Do you have the
shopping list?

Victor(her brother): Yes it's in my
pocket.I'll get a cart.We'll shop to-
gether.We need laundry detergent.

Olga: is the big size too expensive?

Victor: Not at all.It makes sense to
buy a big box of detergent.You save
about a penny for every ounce.

Olga:How come?

Victor:You've to read not only the
price for the item but also the
price for it by weight and volume.
It's cheaper to buy big sizes,
especially for staples that are
used for a longer period of
time.


Olga:I'll keep it in mind.What's
the next on the shopping list?

Victor:Orange juice.

Olga:There are a lot of various
brands of them.

Victor:The store's own brand is the
least expensive one.The quality is
the same,but it's a bit cheaper.

Olga:Do big supermarkets have their
own brands of other things?

	Victor:Yes.Always look for the
store's own brands.They are
cheaper.

Olga:What about apples?

Victor:Apples are in aisle eight.

Olga:How much are they?

Victor:They're 84 cents a pound.

Olga:What do we look for next?

Victor:Let's get to the meat
counter.

Olga:Okay.I think we need a chicken
and some veal.I'll get both items.


Victor:Don't forget to look at the
date on the label.

Olga:It's February twenty third for the
chicken,and twenty second- for the
veal.

Victor:That's okay.Today is February
nineteenth.

Olga:What does the date mean?

Victor:The date indicates the last
day the store is supposed to sell this
item.

Olga:Which foods are dated?

Victor:If foods are perishable,they've
to be dated.

Olga:You are an experienced buyer.
What else do we need?

Victor:I've to check the shopping list.
We need half a pound of butter,sour
cream,and eggs.Dairy products are
in aisle 3.

Olga:All right.Here are the eggs.
I prefer unsalted butter.Would
you get it?

Victor:I got butter and sour  cream.
Now we've to buy coffee.That's
in aisle 5.

Olga:I've cut  out an ad from the
paper.There are special prices
they've advertised for instant coffee.

Victor:Okay.Get the coffee that was
advertised.That's all we need.Let's
go to the cash register.