Day 31: Twelve Months Without Interest, Supposedly

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   A

   Señorita, el refrigerador cuesta 14,999 de contado, y con sus “doce meses sin intereses” sale en 1,499 al mes.

   Excuse me, miss, the fridge is 14,999 pesos cash, and with your “twelve months interest-free” it comes to 1,499 a month.

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2. 2
   B

   Así es, señora, y se lo lleva hoy: con este calor de Tampico, nadie aguanta sin refri.

   That's right, ma'am, and you can take it home today: in this Tampico heat, nobody can manage without a fridge.

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3. 3
   A

   Hecha la cuenta, pago casi tres mil más que de contado. Soy contadora: a mí no me cuente cuentos.

   Having done the math, I'd pay nearly three thousand more than the cash price. I'm an accountant: don't you go telling me stories.

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4. 4
   B

   La mensualidad incluye un seguro contra robo. Si bien no cobramos intereses, el seguro tiene su costo.

   The monthly payment includes insurance against theft. Although we don't charge interest, the insurance does have its cost.

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   A

   ¿Contra robo? Por más que lo pienso, no me imagino a ningún ratero bajándolo por mi escalera de caracol.

   Against theft? However hard I think about it, I can't picture any burglar carrying it down my spiral staircase.

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   B

   Este, con el crédito de la tienda es obligatorio, y firmado el contrato, ya no se puede cancelar.

   Um, with the store's own credit it's mandatory, and once the contract's signed, it can't be canceled.

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   A

   ¡Qué conveniente! A pesar de que el letrero diga lo contrario, los intereses nomás se disfrazaron de seguro.

   How convenient. Although the sign says otherwise, the interest has just dressed up as insurance.

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   B

   Se lo digo bajito: pagando con tarjeta de crédito bancaria, son doce meses sin intereses a precio de contado, sin seguro.

   I'll tell you quietly: paying with a bank credit card, it's twelve months interest-free at the cash price, with no insurance.

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   A

   ¿Y por qué no empezó por ahí, si desde que entré traigo la tarjeta en la mano?

   Then why didn't you start with that, when I've had my card in my hand since I walked in?

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    B

    Porque el seguro me deja comisión, señora. Aquí nadie vende sin intereses, empezando por mí.

    Because the insurance earns me commission, ma'am. Nobody here sells without an interest, starting with me.

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