The other day, you visit the shops. To buy things in local shops is another way to explore the city, you think. After all, today you are free and have no work to do. The weather is much different from Paris. In the early autumn, it is a sunny day. The sunshine leads your way to the road where the shops are.
On the way, there is a park. This is an international neighborhood, so the people in the park are usually from different countries. You can hear that they speak different languages. It is common that there are dog owners. You can see a lot of people walking their dogs. For the international vibe, there are a lot of dog lovers.
The time is not now. You love dogs too, but now you want to go to the shop first. Before that, you go to the retail store to buy a bottle of coffee. You can feel free to walk there while drinking your coffee. The sunshine makes you energetic.
You point out the coffee, and start to chat with the owner, Anya Leafloss.
Anya helps to pack the coffee with plastic bag, '' I know, you are new here. Not everyone speaks English here. But trust this blonde lady, and we still have services for European friends like you. ''
You pay for the coffee, '' The shop looks nice. Like any shop. ''
You smile, and leave the shop. Tomorrow, you will go to the shop again, for a bottle of green tea. In the busy city, the best thing for you is to have someone from near your hometown, speaking the language you can.
The boutique shop is in front of you. The wooden banner, with the name about the petals and the dreams, you suddenly recognize this. You start a window shopping. There are small wooden furniture by the window, and typically a blue tea pot on the table.
A shop of luxury goods is near this. You think luxury brands are interesting, then visit the shop first. If lucky, you can find a good handbag to put the files. There are bags and clothes and are second-hand.
The owner is a short man. When you are near him, he warmly welcomes you. '' Hi, you foreigner. There are a lot of foreigners to my shop. We have clothes, and handbags, those are Gucci. Everyone loves Gucci. And some of them are Louis Vuitton. The boutique, you must like it. ''
You see there are a lot of men's handbags. '' They are second-hand. But pretty handbags, I consider buying one. ''
The owner shows you some of the handbags. '' We guarantee they are genuine. Look at this, the bag is on good condition. It looks like new. ''
You keep silent, then he continues. '' Nowadays, there are more and more young people choosing second-hand bags, and of luxury brands. We sell a lot of Gucci bags, and they are popular and easy to sell. Every day, we welcome young ladies to come up to our shop, and they take the bags. Sometimes, they come here to sell their own bags. ''
Then you leave the shop and go to the boutique shop you planned to visit.
When you step into the door, the door suddenly closes. There is lighting a scent of jasmine, and there is a calm vibe with jasmine in the shop. Jasmine is one of your favorite flowers. The blossom for wise and kind people.
In the cashier, the owner sits browsing his phone. Beside there is a book, the cover of it is of ancient style. The title of the book is in vertical. You have never seen this kind of title of book before.
Ok, the owner may be a lazy man. You feel at home and have a look at the items on the shelves. And the items, including the wooden furniture, that you saw by the window.
While glancing, you find the items are mostly made of wood. This kind of wood is hard and deep brown, and painted to some extent. The chairs are small and look like squares in your palm. The table is very short in height, on the other hand, very long that is able to put a few tea pots.
The table is suitable to put it on the bed, and to have a breakfast, or have some tea. Finally, you decide to buy a short table, it is not so expensive. The owner keeps silent, but the payment goes on very well and you get the table. After scanning the code, you schedule the shipment with the owner. Tomorrow, the table will be in your home. It must make it different in the living room.
Then you notice a yellow label on the table, that is to say, on sale. That must be a bargain and you got a 50% off. You don't know why it is on sale, but the table is pretty nice.
You walk home with your hands empty. You walk freely and notice the dogs and the people walking them. In the nearby park, there are smart golden retrievers. This may be the most popular breed of dog, and they tend to be friendly all the time. They mostly walk their dogs alone, and the dog is the only company.
What a coincidence, when you pass by the retail store, Anya is near the door. There are boxes with beverages by her side.
You wave to her happily. ''You never know what happened just now. I ordered a table in the local shop; it is made of wood. I got a big discount, it is on sale, and that is 50% discount. ''
Anya gets a little shocked when hear this. '' That must be great. The local shops are often having items on sale, and often with a big discount. So, I think it worthwhile to go shopping in the shops in the streets nearby. It really helps. ''
You nod. '' Yes, I think so. The tables and the chairs look good in quality, but if it is on sale, I would be willing to buy. ''
At the moment, there are some customers to the shop for a bottle of water. You see they are with their dogs too. Those are two Shiba Inus. They are all healthy and strong. One wears light pink knitwear, the other wears blue jumpsuit. They are not so friendly like golden retriever, and they never say hi to you. Anyway, they are polite and you look at the dogs quietly.
Anya continues. '' Let's talk about this, I have an eye on discounted items. When there is something on sale, I will know at once. Join this group talk about discount in the neighborhood, I shared for a lot of times about the sales and the shops. ''
You reply. '' I am happy to know that. When there is something on sale and this is exactly what I need, it would be great. ''
Today you don't bring anything heavy home. But tomorrow, the table will be here and add some special vibes to your home.