how can I say properly?

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cnshah

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I want the shopkeeper to change my juice packet which is spoiled , not good in taste. and smell bad

can I say like this way :
this juice is spoiled and not drinkeble
 

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I want the shopkeeper to change my juice packet which is spoile[STRIKE]d,[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]not good in taste[/STRIKE] doesn't taste good and smells bad.

Can I say it like this [STRIKE]way [/STRIKE]:

"This juice is spoiled and not drinkable"?

Please remember to start every sentence with a capital letter.
Please remember to end every sentence with the relevant punctuation mark (full stop, question mark, exclamation mark).

I would say "This juice has gone off and is not drinkable. Please exchange it for a new one."
 

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Please remember to start every sentence with a capital letter.
Please remember to end every sentence with the relevant punctuation mark (full stop, question mark, exclamation mark).

I would say "This juice has gone off and is not drinkable. Please exchange it for a new one."

Yes, but in AmE, "gone bad".
 

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You can say it this way (there are many ways to say this) but you have to add something about getting another drink.

This juice is spoiled and not drinkable, please bring me another one.

Just my opinion but "Please bring me another one" would be the sort of thing you might say to a waiter in a restaurant if there was a problem with your drink.

If I were taking something back to the shop where I bought it, I would say "Please exchange it for another one" or "Please give me another one [for free]". "Please bring ..." suggests that you expect the shopkeeper to go to the shelf, pick up the new item and bring it to the till for you.
 

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thnks a lot
 

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Thanks a lot.

As I said in post #2, please start every sentence with a capital letter and end every sentence with the appropriate punctuation mark.
 

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I would understand it, but it's not natural. I am in complete agreement with the post by ems.
 
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