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Date: Jun 17 2011

Grammar: Zero Conditional

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There is just something thrilling about getting a good deal. When you get a great bargain, it can feel like you’re getting away with something sneaky, even though you’re still the one spending money. Finding clever ways to save money is especially important for big families or people who are on a tight budget.

But getting a great deal isn’t easy. Some people devote a huge amount of time to bargain hunting and clipping coupons, while others find that the money they might save isn’t worth the amount of time they’d have to spend searching for the best bargains. Hear Jason and Amy’s tips for getting a good deal.

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Amy

Jason

Amy: Have you ever seen the show Extreme Couponing?

Jason: No.

Amy: It’s kind of awesome. It’s all about people who clip so many coupons and are so serious about couponing that they go to the store and get thousands of dollars’ worth of groceries and only spend like $10.

Jason: What? I didn’t know that was possible!

Amy: Yes!

Jason: Coupons always seem so useless to me.

Amy: I know. You get them, I mean…I get in them in the mail all the time and I throw them away. But if you’re a real bargain hunter, you can save so much money with coupons.

Jason: It just seems like more trouble than it’s worth, you know? Like, saving 20 cents, is this really worth watching the paper every day?

Amy: Do you do any kind of internet coupons like Groupon, or anything like that?

Jason: I just started. I haven’t done one yet. But Groupon at least comes to me. All I have to do is look at the subject line and see if it’s something I want. It’s not like this overwhelming page in the newspaper filled with like 100 products that I have to sift through to save a quarter.

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Amy tells Jason about a TV show about people who devote their lives to bargain hunting. By clipping coupons and searching for great deals, they save thousands of dollars at the grocery store.

Jason thinks that getting a good deal often isn’t worth the time it takes to find it. He doesn’t like clipping coupons and thinks it is a waste of time. Amy usually throws coupons away, too, but she thinks it’s possible to save a lot of money with them if you’re a good bargain hunter.

Internet coupons like Groupon email you a new deal every day. You don’t have to take the deal if it’s not something you’re interested in, but you also don’t have to waste time searching through pages and pages of coupons for an item you need. Jason thinks internet coupons are a better way to find a bargain.

How do you get bargains? Have you ever clipped coupons or used an internet coupon like Groupon?

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Crizsearch

Indonesia

hahaha I’m with you, mind challenging :) , just like fishing in the river :D

Crizsearch

Indonesia

Usually they give coupon for special thing, so we couldn’t anyhow use it, it needs patient to look through it each one, but maybe my dear Buttafly is true, large cup of coffee and sunday paper will work with it :D, woa….... free cake :D

fal.gun

India

i never use coupons

miss316

China

coupons to me really is useless. you won’t remember when you needs them.

xin7

Chile

I’ve used internet coupons like Groupon, Lets bonus and Groupalia.

anandkawasthi

India

ya thats great thing we should aware about all those type things that could be helpfull for your budget recenly had purchased 10 coupons from dealsandyou worth of 8000 only 800 rs.by using this coupons we had purchaed shooes.

sofree

China

God, this Groupon websites are soooo popular in China now. I believe there are over 5000 sites doing the coupon business…

I also bought some from Groupon site, but now it’s getting too many of them and takes more and more time, so I quit.

eri3330

Japan

I’m bargains hunter but not shopperholic.

I dont spend a lot of money.

Before making a purchase, ask myself what I need this stuff.

When I go to the shopping, I sometimes use a coupon for 5 or 10 % off.

I’m a health seller(^0_0)

lucyh84

Venezuela

I didn´t know there have internet coupon to save a lot of money! It´s good than you´re clipping coupons by newspaper and spend money to buy newspaper every day.

wanghongs0527

China

nda

Indonesia

i wont to learning english

Jade__Crystal

China

I am not kind of reading coupons, usually i don’t think it worth my time and attention so much. If i really want to buy something, i will make budget and try to cover the product.

But resently, some group- buy website appears, which provide super low price for many things, including food,clothes and so on, you know, which might be quite attractive. If i need it, i will have a try.

As for the bargin process, i am not so into it.When i am shopping in the store, and see sth desirable, but if the seller offers too high the price, i will give my price, usually they will keep on pushing me to raise the number, but most of the time i will just go, as i don’s like baigining.

ammar_min

Syrian Arab Republic

I get coupons many times… but i always throw it. maybe i don’t belive i’ll win or get any thing by it .

Lalela

Italy

I discovered Groupon some months ago and I’ve already bought a couple of coupons in this way.

It gave me the chance to do things that normally I could not afford and without wasting time. That’s a great deal!

tanyach1

Israel

I’m not bargain hunter and I don’t clip coupons, but this lesson made me think that I have to be be more serious about coupons. I’m not so rich to waste money if I can to save it a little bit.Tanks to ebaby.

mmhhaa

Saudi Arabia

when i was unmopled , i get more Bargains .

almost i won . when still coustomer with me five munits i give him 5% discount

tank you

Madline

Jordan

amn’t good enough in bargin because I don’t like to waste my time when there isn’t a huge defference brtween the price in general …...

Omar alsaqqaf

Yemen

Bargains something significant in my country I really consider it like one of our customs …even though I abhor it because it takes a lot of time as it mentioned in the lesson ..really I can’t tolerate with it ..I get bored easily ..then I force myself to buy the item whatever money it takes