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buy in shop vs buy at shop

"Buy in shop" is typically used in British English to mean purchasing something inside a shop, while "buy at shop" is more commonly used in American English to refer to the location of the shop where the purchase is made.

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buy in shop

This phrase is correct and commonly used in British English to mean purchasing something inside a shop.

This phrase is commonly used in British English to indicate the act of purchasing something inside a shop.

Examples:

I need to buy some groceries in the shop.
She always buys her clothes in the local shop.
You can buy stationery in the shop next door.
Let's buy some flowers in the shop on the corner.
He bought a new phone in the shop down the street.

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They would cost thousands to buy in a shop.
You can't buy such things in shops now.
Many of the products we buy in the shops have labels warning us of particular health risks or potential allergies.
Yes, we need transparency and greater openness, and we must restore to consumers confidence that the food they buy in the shops is of the highest possible standard.
Say I'd like to buy something in your shop...
Did you buy them in a shop?
I can buy a ball in the shop over there.
You might be able to buy one in the gift shop.
This makes it impossible for them to travel home along normal routes and they cannot even buy food in their local shops.
Can you please explain to your daughter why it's inappropriate to buy shoes in a head shop?
Buy a small shop, start a business.
I'll buy him a shop or commission a portrait.
And I'll buy the shop and... and we'll live like three pigs in a blanket.
They'd buy it from the shop as raw ingredients.
I buy things from secondhand shops there.
I can sell the bar and buy a butcher shop somewhere else.
But you see I can't just go into a shop and buy something.
One day, people will go online to shop, buy music, watch television, movies, pretty much everything.
You don't walk into a hobby shop and buy this sort of thing.
And someone just used his credit card at a Venice surf shop to buy a beach towel.

Alternatives:

purchase in shop
shop for
buy from the shop
buy inside the shop
buy within the shop

buy at shop

This phrase is correct and commonly used in American English to refer to the location of the shop where the purchase is made.

This phrase is commonly used in American English to indicate the location of the shop where the purchase is made.

Examples:

I need to buy a gift at the shop on the corner.
She bought her new shoes at the shoe shop downtown.
You can buy fresh produce at the farmer's market shop.
Let's buy some tools at the hardware shop.
He bought a book at the bookstore.

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You know, I buy my clothes at consignment shops.
Last week I forgot my money, so I couldn't buy anything at the gift shop.
Buy a small shop, start a business.
They would cost thousands to buy in a shop.
I'll buy him a shop or commission a portrait.
And I'll buy the shop and... and we'll live like three pigs in a blanket.
They'd buy it from the shop as raw ingredients.
You can't buy such things in shops now.
I buy things from secondhand shops there.
Say I'd like to buy something in your shop...
I can sell the bar and buy a butcher shop somewhere else.
But you see I can't just go into a shop and buy something.
One day, people will go online to shop, buy music, watch television, movies, pretty much everything.
You don't walk into a hobby shop and buy this sort of thing.
And someone just used his credit card at a Venice surf shop to buy a beach towel.
He went down to the gift shop to buy a shirt.
I was about to say there's still time for you to go downstairs to the gift shop and buy something.
20 minutes ago, she used her credit card to buy nuts from a shop in tompkins square park.
No need, we'll buy it from another shop.
Go find a shop and buy the highest quality umbrella, or else...

Alternatives:

purchase at shop
shop at
buy from the shop
buy from the store
buy in-store

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