Who Uses Visual Link Spanish? ----

Visual Link Spanish™ has now been sold in al 50 states and in 26 countries around the world. Why? Because it really works! Click here to purchase.

Recent Success Story!!:

Hi Dave,

I purchased the course because I have married into a Spanish speaking family. I have found the course very easy to learn from. My mother in law has commented on how much my Spanish has improved.

I have previously been attending evening classes to learn Spanish, but with only limited success. I feel much more confident in my Spanish now and feel that I am getting somewhere.

Thank you for providing a wonderful course.

Kind Regards
Peter Gillespie

E-mail your Visual Link Spanish™ success stories to: dave@spanishprograms.com

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Words of the Week -----
Words taken from the "Communication" Section of our Complete Course.

	English	Spanish
Monday	I need	Yo necesito
Tuesday	You need	Usted necesita
Wednesday	to tell	decir
Thursday	to talk (with)	hablar (con)
Friday	her	(a) ella
Saturday	him	(a) él
Sunday	them (m.)	(a) ellos
Remember to Review!!	Remember to review the words you learn in the Visual Link Spanish™ complete course each week here in our newsletter!

Culture ----- The painful part of "el regateo" (continued from last week).

Last week we talked about shopping in Latin America, and how "el regateo" (bargaining) can be fun and exciting. This week, I have an important shopping caveat (warning) for you.

Most stores in the United States have very good return policies. Often, you must keep the receipt to get your money back, but some stores will even return things without a receipt. For example, when my wife and I were first married, we received some gifts from friends that we couldn't use or were duplicates. Even though we didn't have receipts or know where the items were purchased, my wife took them all back to Wal-Mart® and they gave us money back for the items they carried. (That is a free bonus tip this week to newly married couples!!) Even small shops here is the U.S. have reasonably good return policies.

This is not so in Latin America. Beware of small shops if you think you might want to return something. I had a friend who purchased a nice expensive pair of tennis shoes at a small shop. He was so proud of his new shoes and wore them, when appropriate, so everyone could see. About a week after he purchased the shoes, the upper part of one of the shoes came right off the sole! He couldn't believe it but took comfort in the fact that the next day he could return his shoes and get his money back or at least exchange them for a non-defective pair of shoes.

I saw him the next day after he had gone to the shop, and he was very mad. He was making all kinds of legal threats and was trying to pull resources together to go after the store that wouldn't give his money back or even exchange his pair of shoes. My friend had no luck. Apparently there are no laws governing the return of merchandise, and it is not part of the culture, generally, to do so.

My friend was depressed about his shoes for a while but learned a good lesson that I wanted to pass on to you (our newsletter readers). Practical tip: When you shop at small shops in Latin America, make sure that what you buy is what you want. Also, give the product a quick test for workmanship. You can always try asking if shops have a return policy, but pretty much don't count on it!

¡Hasta la vista! (Until I see you next!)

David S. Clark -- President
U.S. Institute of Languages
dave@spanishprograms.com
http://www.spanishprograms.com

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