Throughout my life I have been fortunate to meet a diverse range of people who like to buy uh, things at low price. But here I want to talk about one person who stands out amongst others, which uh, worth to talk about. And he is my best friend Ali, who likes to buy things at the uh. Discount. Discounts are at low prices because he uh. Likes to compete with uh. To deal with sellers at the small shop or any kind of uh. Other stores, chain stores maybe. Um. About one month ago when we were going into the cinema uh. Away with my friend uh. At the time, we saw a nice hat on the uh, street on the three shops. And then he wanted to buy the one and he tried on them, tried them on and he chose one of them. Then he asked the price of this, of his hat. The price was uh. Like about 18 or 90,000 sums. And he told the middle price of the. Of the cost of this uh. Item. And the canization, um, continued about half hour uh, in there. And uh. We. If you were in Harrry for the cinema then they deal with uh. Seller. At the time I think I thought that he uh. Didn’t want to go back. Didn’t want to go back because at the time uh. He had uh. A. Persuaded the seller to buy this cat to be this hat for 40,000 sos. It was incredible. It’s impossible to believe in that. Uh. After that when I wanted to go somewhere, I always go with my friend because he always helped me to buy things at low paces, at low.
Band 6+: Describe a person who likes to buy goods with low prices
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Throughout my life, I've been fortunate to meet a diverse range of people who enjoy finding bargains and buying things at low prices. But there's one person who truly stands out, someone worth talking about. He's my best friend, Ali, a master of the discount. Ali loves to haggle and negotiate with sellers, whether it's at a small shop or a chain store. He thrives on the challenge of getting the best deal. About a month ago, we were heading to the cinema when we saw a nice hat on display at a street vendor. Ali, naturally, wanted to buy it. He tried on a few hats and settled on one. Then, he asked the price. It was around 180,000 sums. Ali then countered with a much lower price, and the negotiation went on for about half an hour. We were already running late for the movie, but Ali was determined to get a good deal. He was so persuasive that he managed to convince the seller to sell him the hat for only 40,000 sums! It was incredible. I couldn't believe it. After that experience, I always try to go shopping with Ali. He's a true bargain hunter and always helps me find great deals. He's a master of the art of negotiation, and I've learned a lot from him. He's shown me that with a little bit of patience and persistence, you can often get what you want at a much lower price.
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