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Store Pictures

You must pay an annual fee to have an American Express credit card. This character is 'broke'.  That means he has NO money. Only small or old stores still use a cash register like this. This person is a cashier waiting for a customer to buy something.

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"Discover" is the newest of the major credit cards. The woman took her dress to the Cleaners to be dry cleaned. This is a service station or gas station attendant pumping gas into a car. These paper bags are full of groceries.

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This is a shopping cart.  You can find them in supermarkets and large discount stores like K-Mart. Master Card is a very popular kind of Credit Card.  There is usually no annual fee. A woman may carry a purse like this when she goes shopping. This is the symbol for a doctor's prescription or for a pharmacy.

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'Sale' tags are put on items being sold for less than their regular price. These shirts are "on sale" for half of their regular price. "VISA" is another popular kind of credit card. This woman is "trying on" a dress to see if she wants to buy it.

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These shoppers are buying Christmas presents. A waiter brings food or drinks to your table in a restaurant.

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