Passage 15 Sales

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[11:48.10]Sales
[11:49.84]When a store sells goods or services at a cost lower than usual,
[11:54.88]it is called a sale.
[11:57.12]Sales last for a limited time.
[11:59.49]Then the cost is returned to its usual amount.
[12:04.28]There are many kinds of sales.
[12:06.51]For example, a "back-to-school sale" is held
[12:10.37]near the beginning of the school year.
[12:13.12]Parents can save money on clothes and school supplies for their children.
[12:18.10]A "midnight madness" event starts very late at night.
[12:23.08]An "early bird special" sale starts very early in the morning,
[12:28.05]usually before the sun rises.
[12:30.85]This kind of sale is popular the day after Thanksgiving in November.
[12:36.76]A favorite sale among many people is the "buy one, get one free" sale.
[12:42.73]You buy one thing and get a second one without cost.
[12:47.33]Another kind of sale is a "going out of business" sale.
[12:51.70]This is when a store owner tries to sell all the goods in the store
[12:56.25]before closing the business permanently.