Most American consumers read labels carefully and regularly shop at sales. But there's one exception — credit cards. They say Americans charge 500 billion dollars on their credits cards every year. That means they'll have to pay a high interest on the remainder. But people like using credit cards because they don't like waiting to get anything. Plastic money has become an important part of American lifestyle. So when you want to pay for something, you'll hear the question: «Cash or charge?»
On my daily walking tours of Manhattan I did a lot of window shopping too. On Fifth Avenue and Madison Avenue the prices gave me quite a shock. I once saw a scarf costing over $ 1,000. My friends explained to me that money was no object for customers who shopped there. This is where money really talks!