Checkout counter
Get know checkout counters in china
★Bargain could be hardly permitted in stores with checkout counter except for clothing store and electric appliance store. The price of a plastic bag is 0.1 to 0.3 Yuan in China. Cashiers are very good at mathematical. They could instantly think out a variety of ways to calculate how much change to refund. For instance, 92 Yuan shows on the machine for your payment. And then you give him 100 Yuan. He would ask you for another 2 Yuan and then return you 10 Yuan. Why are there so many troubles? Learn it slowly after your arrival in China. If you want to deal by card you can go to a bank to register a debit card or a credit card. (How to register a card, refer to part Note)
Sell and buy
Remember this symbol “+”
★Only the tone is different. It is very hard to distinguish 买from卖 at first. You should regard the above part “+” of 卖 as money. Having money means making money by selling out stuff(卖). No plus sign means money spent out on buying. Saying 买and卖together means business.