Buying Shoes
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His son's birthday is coming soon so John wants to buy him a new pair of shoes. However, he doesn't know what is best for his son so he asks the shop assistant for some advice John: Hi, I want to buy shoes for a 14 year old boy but I don't know what would be best. Can you help me? Shop assistant: Yes, I would love to sir. I think for young boys sneakers would be a big hit. We have many here. Which colors are you thinking about? John: My son likes black and yellow Shop assistant: Great taste I think he would like this pair. It is from the newest collection and it has a combination of both black and yellow John: They look great how much are they Shop assistant: They are 220 dollars sir John: Oh, it's a bit over the budget for me. Do you have any other cheaper options? Shop assistant: If so then i think you would like this pair. It is also from the newest collection but with a different design. The price is a hundred and eighty dollars. What do you think? John: This pair's design is very cool. Does it come in other colors? Shop assistant: Unfortunately we only have this color John: I see that's not too bad. I just want to see if there are other options. I think I will take this one Shop assistant: Thank you what size are you looking for? John: I think I would take size 37 please Shop assistant: We will get it in a moment please wait. Here it is please check the condition of the shoes first John: I think they are okay Shop assistant: Great, thank you. We currently have a promotion program where you can either get two pairs of shoelaces in any color or a pair of socks for each purchase of our new collection. What do you prefer sir? John: I would like a pair of socks please Shop assistant: What color would you like? John: Black please Shop assistant: Okay, and I will help you pay. Please come with me John: Okay Shop assistant: The total is a hundred and eighty dollars. Do you want to pay in cash or by card? John: I want to pay in cash please Shop assistant: I received from you two hundred dollars. Here are your twenty dollars of change. Inside the shoebox, we also put our warranty policy please read it carefully. Thank you for shopping with us John: Thank you