In at store versus at a store

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In at store versus at a store

Marla D.

In at store versus at a store

I shop in Macy �s or I shop at Macy �s?

I shop at the King of Prussia Mall.

21 Aug 2017

Zora

I �d use "shop at" for all of the above. I think "shop in" is perhaps more colloquial and I know that sometimes we do say, "I shop in a fruit shop for bananas." although, i am not sure it �s actually grammatically correct. I kind of wonder if it �s a direct translation that has entered the language from Latin based languages and become commonplace. (Just my opinion! lol)

21 Aug 2017

redcamarocruiser

I would also use at and not in.

21 Aug 2017

cunliffe

I shop at Macy �s etc.

I was shopping in Macy �s when the sky fell in.

22 Aug 2017