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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) ![]() |
How can they get away ripping people off so badly on college text books? Its disgusting. A normal book that you can get in a book store for 20bucks will be sold in the college book store for at least 60$. My sister just got done buying a book for her typing class... $130 for a 20 page book that has nothing but typing exercises in it!
Today however was the icing on the cake. Last week I went to buy a physics book, that comes bundled with a lab kit that I need for the lab class. They were all sold out, so I had to special order one. A whole week goes buy and they still didn't get the book back in stock. I noticed that they had one copy of the book used...so I thought, great, I'll cancel my order and just buy the used book and a lab kit instead of waiting on the bundle I ordered. So, I get to the register, they refund the $83 I paid for the special order, and ring me up for the used book and lab kit.... this time.... its $109 because I didn't buy the books bundled! WTF!!! They are charging me more money for a used book! God damn crooks. -------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jul 25, '07 From San Francisco Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) ![]() |
You're paying (tens of) thousands of dollars for a piece of paper that says you graduated. Is that any more of a bargain? So these $100-200 dollar books look cheap in comparison.
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Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Feb 26, '07 From Boston, MA Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) ![]() |
You're paying (tens of) thousands of dollars for a piece of paper that says you graduated. Is that any more of a bargain? So these $100-200 dollar books look cheap in comparison. No, I am paying tens of thousands of dollars to get an education. -------------------- ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Jul 25, '07 From San Francisco Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) ![]() |
Umm...an education? Not really, you're going to college to be able to get a good job. But you can't get that job unless you graduate with the degree. So even if you complete 99% of your education, without that final piece of paper, all that "education" isn't worth jack in the real world. But if you somehow to actually learn anything from college (and retain it), kudos to you. I view my time in college as a huge waste.
I am paying tens of thousands of dollars to get an education.
This post has been edited by CAMAricer: Jan 29, 2009 - 1:42 AM -------------------- ![]() ![]() 2002 SC430 (WC) - 19" SSR Comp-H, Daizen swaybars, Sparco Demons, JDM Soarer conversion, carbon fiber spoiler, Injen intake, front strut bar, drilled/slotted Brembo rotors 1997 Celica ST (DD) - 17" ADR, ViS Zyclone CF hood, ViS CF hatch, K&N intake, Invader body kit |
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