Well, I can’t say that I’m a kind of person that always returned things that I bought. But sometimes it did happen and the last time it happened was two weeks ago when I bought a wonderful pullover. It was a very cozy and soft pullover and it was a natural made of sheep wool. So I liked it but as I was in a hurry I didn’t pay attention for its size and I didn’t look around myself in the mirror. And when I realized so I took it and by the time when I came home I forgot about it. At the same time in the evening I realized that I bought something for myself and I tried it on. But suddenly I felt myself uncomfortable in that wooden pullover. And when I looked into the mirror I realized that it didn’t sweet me at all. No the color, no the size. So I decided to take it again back to the shop where I would change it for something better. And the next day I took the pullover back to the shop for my great surprise shop assistant. She was a quiet polite girl and she understood the situation. At the same time she decided to help me with that pullover and she offered me another one that was white and that pullover suits me great. So I decided to try it on and when I looked into the mirror I saw that it fit me very greatly. I was happy and I returned happy back home with my new purchase. From that time on I decided to buy a new one.
Band 7+: Describe something you bought but you returned in the end
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Well, I can't say that I'm the kind of person who always returns things that I buy. But sometimes it does happen, and the last time it happened was two weeks ago when I bought a wonderful pullover. It was a very cozy and soft pullover, and it was made of natural sheep wool. I liked it, but as I was in a hurry, I didn't pay attention to its size, and I didn't look at myself in the mirror. When I realized this, I took it, and by the time I came home, I forgot about it. Later that evening, I remembered that I had bought something for myself, and I tried it on. But suddenly, I felt uncomfortable in that woolen pullover. When I looked in the mirror, I realized that it didn't suit me at all—neither the color nor the size. So, I decided to take it back to the shop where I could exchange it for something better. The next day, I took the pullover back to the shop, and to my great surprise, the shop assistant, a quite polite girl, understood the situation. She decided to help me with that pullover and offered me another one that was white, and that pullover suited me great. I decided to try it on, and when I looked in the mirror, I saw that it fit me perfectly. I was happy, and I returned home with my new purchase. From that time on, I decided to buy a new one.
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