Buying Books
I know now what I want to do for the rest of my life is ripping off poor college students on books. That has to be the biggest scam in the U.S. right now, and it does not look like it will ever stop. You know what I am talking about if this has ever happen to you:
1. Go to buy a used book for a class and they tell you, "Sorry we are out of used books you will have to buy a new one that cost $130.00."
2. The college decides that the curriculm needs new books and the old edition will not be an acceptable book to use for the course.
3. You go to check out and a bank loan officer is there to explain the terms of the loan, "first three months no interest!"
4. Every book store is out of your book so you have to order them online and you have to dish out more money for shipping.
Where college students get most frustrated is when you go to sell back the book and you've had this happen to you:
1. The book you bought for $125 is not refunded to you for $25.
2. The people tell you, "oh were no using that book next semester we will give you a dollar for it."
3. You go to return the book and the date has passed on refund for books.
I am so broke from buying books that I am willing to stand at the bottom of the exit ramp with a sign that says, "Poor college student needs books to become rich."
If you feel my pain let me know.
1. Go to buy a used book for a class and they tell you, "Sorry we are out of used books you will have to buy a new one that cost $130.00."
2. The college decides that the curriculm needs new books and the old edition will not be an acceptable book to use for the course.
3. You go to check out and a bank loan officer is there to explain the terms of the loan, "first three months no interest!"
4. Every book store is out of your book so you have to order them online and you have to dish out more money for shipping.
Where college students get most frustrated is when you go to sell back the book and you've had this happen to you:
1. The book you bought for $125 is not refunded to you for $25.
2. The people tell you, "oh were no using that book next semester we will give you a dollar for it."
3. You go to return the book and the date has passed on refund for books.
I am so broke from buying books that I am willing to stand at the bottom of the exit ramp with a sign that says, "Poor college student needs books to become rich."
If you feel my pain let me know.
posted by tigertalk at 10:52 AM
2 Comments:
I feel your pain. And there's nothing we can do to change them.
what a freaking racket! i hate buying books from the university bookstores! there has to be a better way. surely, we must convince the facebook people to create a book buyback program.
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