Shopping is a very important part of life but shoppers are faced with a confusing and rapidly changing situation. The prices of clothes, shoes, and make up have gone sky high, so is vital that you do not waste your money and that you shop carefully for value.
There are traditional ways of shopping: shopping in a department store, in a boutique, in the market. Shop around for the best price and quality. Start with a department store, where they stock a wide range of goods and souvenirs. There you can find many departments: haberdashery, hosiery, drapery, millinery, ladieswear, menswear, and footwear. If you are looking for a skirt and a top to go with you'll need “Separates”. You'll find shorts or T-shirts in “Leisurewear”, jumpers in “Knitwear”, and a nightdress in “Nightwear”. In Accessories they sell belts, gloves, and purses. Try on all the trousers or dresses they have in the line although it may be quite boring to wait if the changing room is occupied. Check out the racks with the sigh “sale” you can sometimes find some super buys there too.
If you are a bargain-hunter, try clothes market. But be careful: they can stock substandard goods. Flea markets are not the best place to buy anything. The prices are low, but the quality is too.
Nowadays there are modern ways of shopping. For one thing, people abroad often shop from catalogues which include clothing, furniture, health and beauty products, footwear and so on and so forth. Television shopping began in the 1980-es. There are some popular shopping channels. Customers say that television shopping is easier than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They make a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. It's very convenient as TV shopping channels are on late at night, so people can go shopping any time. Now a few worlds about computer shopping which is considered to be the way of the future. Shopping by computer or shopping on-line is becoming interesting to more and