To continue from my last post, here are 5 more uncommon shopping phrases.

1.   Separate checks / split checks.  Divide the bill for each person of a group.  Could we have separate checks please, all I had was a cup of tea.

2. It’s a rip off.  Something that costs more than it’s worth. $10 for a glass of OJ!  What a rip off, they’re taking advantage of us!

3. Shopping spree. To spend a lot of money for many things.   As soon as my Christmas bonus comes, I’m going on a camp gear shopping spree.

4. Yard sale / garage sale.  Selling your old things in front of your house, or in your garage. We’ll have to leave early if we want to find anything worth buying at his garage sale.

5. One stop shop.  A store where you can get almost anything.  Costco is almost a one stop shop, I really wish we had one closer than Sendai!

Have you had any fun shopping trips recently?

I bought a tent last week, I can’t wait to try it out when I go hunting mountain vegetables this spring.

Next time, “Fences or Hedges”