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Part 2

Band 7+: describe a item on which you spent more than expected.

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Well, among all the cases I can remember, maybe the most outstanding one is my laptop. If my memory serves me right, this story goes back around a year ago. I wanted to purchase a new model, and I needed something powerful to be able to work on solid projects in Mastercam and do rendering and other professional tasks. So, I asked one of my friends who is quite tech-savvy to help me choose a model that would be more suitable for my needs. We both went to the shopping center where there are many stores that offer upmarket and high-quality products. We were both enchanted by a model, and when we asked for the price, the seller quoted us a fancy price. I was shocked. At that time, I was on a tight budget. At first, I thought I would purchase an economical type. But my friend convinced me that this one would be better for what I wanted to do, and it is state-of-the-art. He said that it is state-of-the-art and it won't be outdated for years. You can meet your needs with it for a few years for sure. That's why I agreed to buy that laptop at that price. Unfortunately, he was right, and I'm really happy to have purchased it. It was totally worth it.
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Well, among all the cases I can remember, maybe the most outstanding one is my laptop. If my memory serves me right, this story goes back around a year ago. Then I wanted to purchase a new model and I need something powerful to be able to work on solid work in Mastercam and get rendering and something professional like this. So I asked one of my friends who is quite techie to help me which model would be more proper for my need. So we both went to the shopping center where there are many stores that offer you upmarket and fine quality commodities. We both were enchanted by a model and when we asked for the price, this seller offered us a fancy price. I was shocked. You know, that time I was on a tight budget. At first I thought I would purchase an economic type. But my friend convinced me that this one would be better for what I want to do with and it is this state of art. He said that it is the state of art and it won’t be out of date for years. You can meet your need with it for a few years for sure. That’s why I accepted to take that price laptop. Unfortunately, he was right and I’m really happy to purchase it. It was totally worth fully.

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