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Atheist
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my college textbooks are worth more than my car
#9659457 - 01/22/09 02:55 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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3 classes was over $500. My chemistry textbook was $200 brand new.
given my car is a piece of shit, these books are still soooo fuckin expensive
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CokedUpHobit64
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Re: my college textbooks are worth more than my car [Re: Atheist]
#9659468 - 01/22/09 02:57 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Buying online is the way to go.
I saved about 250 this semester from doing just that.
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DieCommie
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Re: my college textbooks are worth more than my car [Re: Atheist]
#9659516 - 01/22/09 03:04 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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My chemistry textbook was $200 brand new.
Unfortunately, even though it cost you $200 new, it is not worth $200. Thats the fucked up part about it. I saw a textbook I used a while back at the book store for $120 USED! Its worth about $40, since thats what you can get for it online.
Fortunately for me it takes us like three semester to get through a book, so I rarely have to buy one. Also, they make india/international editions of most of my required books which are super cheap.
I had to buy two this semester, one for $50 and the other is $60 but I got $30 off for signing up for a credit card. (buy.com)
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Re: my college textbooks are worth more than my car [Re: DieCommie]
#9659524 - 01/22/09 03:06 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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i would rather just pay the extra 50 bucks and not have to wait for something to get shipped..
especially cuz i waited to the last minute to get my books
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Re: my college textbooks are worth more than my car [Re: Atheist]
#9659543 - 01/22/09 03:09 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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if you were a good small-time criminal you would just steal your textbooks, and maybe a few extra and sell them to other students at a cheap price and buy good opiates with the money to get fucked up on
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Re: my college textbooks are worth more than my car [Re: Atheist]
#9659547 - 01/22/09 03:10 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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What book?
I've had to spend about £150 on books, although most of them are used throughout my whole course (particularly atkins p. chem).
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Re: my college textbooks are worth more than my car [Re: aDoS]
#9659557 - 01/22/09 03:11 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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aDoS said: if you were a good small-time criminal you would just steal your textbooks, and maybe a few extra and sell them to other students at a cheap price and buy good opiates with the money to get fucked up on
im excellent at shoplifting but its not worth it at all. plus there was some security guard there
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