- a rip-off: an item that is unreasonably expensive
-- You ought ta of bought the computer from me. The one you have was way too expensive . . . what a rip-off.
- pay through the nose: pay too much for an item
-- Unfortunately, he didn't know much about car repairs and paid through the nose to get his car fixed.
- fly-by-night: an untrustworthy business that might close quickly
-- Although she didn't realize it at the time, she bought the vacuum from a fly-by-night shop which quickly went out of business. She should of heeded my advice to buy the same thing at an established store.
- buck: dollar
-- The TV was on sale for $30 bucks, but I didn't buy one at the time. Looking back, I ought ta of purchased at least two for future gifts.
- sucker:: a person who is easily tricked into doing something
-- I can't believe I was such a sucker to buy that camera online. I really should of looked into things more carefully.
- take someone to the cleaners: get someone to spend a lot of money unnecessarily
-- You can find some good buys on the Internet, but you ought to check things out or some businesses might take you to the cleaners.
- pick up: get
-- Where did you pick up that video camera? It looks nice.
- on sale: available for purchase at a lower price
-- Ah. You could of bought that jacket on sale a week ago at a store around the corner.
- on a first-come, first-served basis: not reserving an item for sale
-- Sorry, but can't hold the item since everything in the store is sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
- green: naive or a novice at something, without experience
-- He's so green that he'll fall for any Internet scam.
gimmick: a clever sales trick to get people to buy
-- That Website uses all sorts of gimmicks to get people to buy their products, but I still not sold on their company.
- have someone's number: to know something about someone
-- Once you start ordering from that company, they've got your number and know that you'll order again.
- cough up: give unwillingly
-- Hey, you could of saved money by not coughing up $50 for that cheap jacket.
- wad: a think pile or mass of something, like money or chewing gum
-- You shouldn't of carried around that large wad of cash. That way, you might not of lost it. Next time, you might listen to my advice.
- pay an arm and a leg: spend a great deal of money
-- If you not careful, you'll end up paying an arm and a leg for souvenirs in that country.
- slash prices: cut or reduce drastically
-- You ought to wait a little longer because I have a feeling that the store will slash prices on their winter clothing, now that the season is almost over.
- blow money : spend money carelessly
-- She blew all of her money on the last day of the trip.
