Prices, sizes and sales

Excuse me? I'm in the fitting room. This sweater in a medium is way too small. Could you bring me a size up, please?

Thanks! Oh no. Now it's a large, and it's so baggy. I look like a green tent with legs. My friend Burak says, "Baggy is the style now." He's wearing a sweater that is three sizes too big, so he's not a good judge.

Does the color suit me, though? Burak says it suits me. Burak also says he can run a marathon. I'll ask the sales girl instead. No, never mind, I'll take the large, and I'll wear it with big boots. Then I'll look like a green tent with big boots.

Jake, come here! There's a clearance rack at the back of the store. Look, these sneakers are marked down from eighty dollars to forty-five.

The regular price is crazy, but forty-five is fine. And they're in my size! Even better, all the socks are on sale. The sign says "buy one get one free". I only need one pair, but it's a bargain, so I'm taking two.

What, you want some too? Okay, that makes four pairs of socks. At the register, the lady tells me the sneakers are another ten percent off today. I came here for a water bottle. I'm leaving with sneakers, four pairs of socks and a huge smile. No water bottle, though.

Amy, look at the menu. A cup of tea is six dollars! That's a bit pricey, even for Boston. We're sitting right next to the harbor, so I think we're paying for the view.

Honestly, it's a rip-off. And the sandwiches are so overpriced. Twelve dollars for cheese and bread? My grandma makes that for free. Dinner in a place like this is totally out of my price range.

Let's walk down that little side street. Look, there's a café with a chalkboard: soup and a roll, five dollars. Now that's a good deal. We can even see the harbor from the corner. A tiny corner, but still.

I had to save up for this camera for three months. It's a beautiful old film camera, and the man at the flea market wants sixty dollars.

"A little much," I say. I know people haggle here, so I smile and ask, "Can you knock off ten dollars?" He laughs, thinks, and says fifty-two. We shake hands.

Then I go to the camera store for film. It's expensive, but it's cheaper with their rewards card, and the price tag never includes sales tax. So I stock up on ten rolls. The total is eighty-one dollars, plus tax. The camera was the cheap part.