点评:Tried to purchase a book in this shop today. The book I was interested in was priced at £45.
I noticed they were advertising that prices were up to 50% off and as my wife was purchasing a book anyway I asked about possibly getting the book for £20 given we were buying two books. Rather than simply saying no, the owner curtly replied that I could have got it for half-price but now for asking that I would have to pay £30 for the book if I wanted it.
When I responded by saying no worries I'd just get it online as a paperback the owner flew into a rage following us to the door repeatedly shouting to get out of his shop, saying I was the cause of the ruin of his bookshop buying books on Amazon. I did try to point out that I was in his shop trying to buy a book, rather than get it online, but to no avail - all in all a very bizarre experience like something straight out of the TV series Black Books!
翻译:今天想在这家商店买一本书。我感兴趣的书售价 45 英镑。
我注意到他们在广告上说价格最高可享受 50% 的折扣,而且由于我的妻子正在购买一本书,所以我询问是否可以以 20 英镑的价格购买这本书,因为我们要购买两本书。店主并没有简单地说“不”,而是简短地回答说,我本来可以半价买到这本书,但现在提出要求,如果我想要这本书,我必须支付 30 英镑。
当我回答说不用担心,我只是在网上买一本平装本时,店主勃然大怒,跟着我们到门口,反复喊着要离开他的书店,说我是他买书书店破产的原因在亚马逊上。我确实试图指出,我在他的店里试图买一本书,而不是在网上买书,但无济于事——总而言之,这是一次非常奇怪的经历,就像直接从电视剧《黑皮书》中走出来的东西一样!