Shopping

Is it difficult for you to make choices when you shop?
Are there many shops near your home?
What (sorts of) things do you buy the most?
What do you usually go shopping in a shopping mall, or in small, local shops?
Do you usually make a shopping list before going shopping?
Do you usually compare prices before buying something (= making a purchase)?
Do you think expensive items are always better quality than cheaper items?
(Similar to above) Do you think expensive products are always better than cheaper ones?
(Similar to above) Do you think the price of an item always reflects the quality of that item?

Your Feelings About Shopping

Your Shopping Habits

Do you prefer to buy things yourself or to have your parents buy things for you?
Do you often go shopping?
(Similar to above) How often do you go shopping?
(Similar to above) How often do you buy something (in a shop)?
Do you prefer shopping alone or with others?
Who do you (usually) go shopping with?
Do you prefer to go shopping with family members, or with friends?
What do you usually buy when you go shopping?
(Similar to above) What do you like buying?
(Similar to above) What (kinds of things) do you usually buy when you go shopping?
When was the last time you went shopping? (Include what you bought.)
(Similar to above) When did you last go shopping?
What did you buy?
What was the most recent thing you bought? (Include when)
What are the most fashionable things to buy?
When do you prefer to go shopping?
Do you have a regular time to go shopping?
(Similar to above) When do you usually go shopping?
(Similar to above) What time of the day do you prefer to go shopping?
(Similar to above) When do you think is the best time to go shopping? (I.e., what day of the week / what time of the day)
Which day of the week do you usually go (or, do you like to go) shopping?
Do you like to go window-shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
When was the last time you went shopping?
In what ways do you think people’s present and past shopping habits are different?
Would you like to work in a shop?

Shopping for Your Family

Places for Shopping

Where do you like to shop?
(Similar to above) Where do you usually go shopping?
Are there many shops near your home? (What kind?)
(Similar to above) What places for shopping are there near your home?
What type(s) of shop do you prefer to go to? (Why?)
(Similar to above) What kind of shops do you most like?
Do you enjoy shopping in big shopping malls (big shopping centres)?
Do you prefer to buy things in big shops, or in small shops?
(Similar to above) Do you prefer shopping in small shops, or big supermarkets and department stores? (Why?)
(Similar to above) What are the pros and cons of buying things in big shops compared to buying things in small shops?
What do you buy in big shopping centres?
Would you say the people who work in those shops (the people who serve you) provide good service?
(Similar to above) Do these shops provide good service?
Do you think it’s good that there are more and more big shops nowadays?
What type(s) of shop would you recommend a visitor to your country go to? (Why?)
(Similar to above) What places for shopping in your hometown would you recommend to foreigners (or, recommend to visitors to your hometown)?

Internet Shopping

Do you like shopping for clothes or other goods on the internet?
What do you think are the advantages of buying things on the internet?
Do you think there are there any disadvantages (or dangers) from buying on the internet? (What?)
Would you say the things you buy (or, can buy) on the internet are good quality?
How can someone judge the quality of goods for sale on the internet?

Changes in Shopping in your country

How do you think shopping has changed in your country since you were born?
(Similar to above) In your country, how has shopping changed in the past few decades?
(Similar to above) In your hometown, what has been the biggest change in shopping in the past few years?
Have any (new) shops recently opened near where you live? (If yes, what?)

People’s Shopping Habits

Do you think people spend too much time (or money) on shopping? (Why?/Why not?)
(Similar to above) Do you think that some people spend too much time or money on shopping?
Why do you think they do that?
What kinds of people spend an excessive amount of time or money on shopping?
Why do you think (some) young people like shopping so much?
What are some differences between men and women and shopping?

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