{"id":12607,"date":"2022-12-19T04:25:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T11:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Asking about store hours<\/mark><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<"},"modified":"2022-12-19T04:25:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T11:25:47","slug":"store-and-shopping-conversation-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/store-and-shopping-conversation-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Store and Shopping Conversation Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-2436009194\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Asking about store hours<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are you open on Saturday?<\/li><li>Are you open on weekends?<\/li><li>How late are you open (today)?<\/li><li>What are your hours?<\/li><li>When are you open?<\/li><li>When do you open?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">A salesperson offering help to a customer<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If I can help you find anything, I\u2019ll be right over here.<\/li><li>If I can help you, just let me know.<\/li><li>If you need any help, I\u2019ll be right here.<\/li><li>If you need any help, my name\u2019s Linda.<\/li><li>If you need me, I\u2019ll be right here.<\/li><li>If you need me, my name\u2019s Linda.<\/li><li>Only six items allowed in the dressing rooms.<\/li><li>Only six items in the dressing room at a time.<\/li><li>The changing rooms are over there.<\/li><li>There\u2019s a mirror over there.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">How to greet a customer as a salesperson<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are you being helped?<\/li><li>Can I help you find something?<\/li><li>Can I help you with something?<\/li><li>Can I help you?<\/li><li>Can I show you something?<\/li><li>Is someone waiting on you?<\/li><li>Is there anything I can help you find today?<\/li><li>Is there anything I can help you with today?<\/li><li>Is there anything I can help you with?<\/li><li>May I help you?<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Store and Shopping Conversation Phrases - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-12609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Store-and-Shopping-Conversation-Phrases-wordscoach.com_.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Questions a salesperson might ask a customer<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Are you looking for anything in particular?<\/li><li>Are you looking for something in particular?<\/li><li>Do you have anything in mind?<\/li><li>Do you have something specific in mind?<\/li><li>Do you know what size you are?<\/li><li>Do you know what you want?<\/li><li>What are you interested in?<\/li><li>What size do you need?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Offering additional help to a customer<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you need anything to go with that?<\/li><li>Is there anything else I can get for you?<\/li><li>Is there anything else I can help you with?<\/li><li>Is there anything else I can interest you in?<\/li><li>What else can I do for you?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Offering merchandise to a customer<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have I got something for you! (informal) May I suggest this?<\/li><li>I have just the thing.<\/li><li>I\u2019ve got exactly what you need.<\/li><li>I\u2019ve got just what you\u2019re looking for.<\/li><li>I\u2019ve got just your size.<\/li><li>That\u2019s on sale this week.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Shopping for something at a department store<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can you measure me?<\/li><li>I don\u2019t know my size.<\/li><li>I need a bathing suit.<\/li><li>I need a belt.<\/li><li>I need a pair of gloves.<\/li><li>I need a pair of pants.<\/li><li>I need a pair of socks.<\/li><li>I need a size 34.<\/li><li>I need a swimsuit.<\/li><li>I need gloves.<\/li><li>I need socks.<\/li><li>I need some jeans.<\/li><li>It\u2019s a gift.<\/li><li>I\u2019m looking for something for my husband.<\/li><li>I\u2019m looking for something for my wife.<\/li><li>Would you measure my waist, please?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">When you are just looking and not buying<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I\u2019m just browsing.<\/li><li>Just looking around.<\/li><li>Thank you, I\u2019m just looking.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Questions a customer might ask in a store<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Do you have a shirt to match this?<\/li><li>Do you have a shirt to match?<\/li><li>Do you have any more of these?<\/li><li>Do you have anything less expensive?<\/li><li>Do you have something a bit less expensive?<\/li><li>Do you have this in a larger size?<\/li><li>Do you have this in a smaller size?<\/li><li>Do you have this in blue?<\/li><li>Do you have this in stock?<\/li><li>Do you have this in suede?<\/li><li>Do you have this in wool?<\/li><li>Got anything cheaper? 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