Sales and purchases

Was in hospital, but now I'm recovering. Then my camera decided to give up the ghost (and nobody is prepared to operate on that!), so I bought a new one but am having trouble getting to grips with it, even though it's only a little automatic of the same brand as the old one, which I bought in Japan at least 7 years ago. I don't know why it is, but everything manufacturers seem to think is an improvement, I usually find to be a backward step - and I never discover these things until after buying the item: for example, my old camera had a "bump" you could hold on to, while I've almost dropped the new one several times because it's so thin. It's a pretty colour, though (turquoise)! I'm taking my new purchase to the seaside tomorrow and for a ride on the Coast Tram, I hope there will be something interesting to photograph.

The summer sales start here on 1 July, but I don't think I like the sound of what this shop is proposing! I think they mean they are slashing prices, not sure what the crow has to do with that...