Hi. Welcome to the sick, demented and twisted mind of J.M. Schurtz. This blog serves as a diary/time waster for me, and possible amusement for others.
So I have decided to thin out my "library" downstairs. I simply have too many books. Well, I learned my lesson tonight. Never sell to Half Priced Books! Complete fucking ripoff. I didn't realize they were like that, but I should have suspected that they would succomb to the lowest level of sludge in our capitalistic society. Their motto is the obvious, "Buy Low, Sell High," yet they have altered that motto slightly to stated "Buy for pennies on the dollar, and then resell for 50% new retail"......I know, a little wordy, so let's just call ourselves "Half Priced" because it has that "zing"!
As I am driving over to the location with my tub of books, I am thinking, "I should get at least $20 for this. Of course, how could I not?" Guess what they offered? Three dollars! For a tub of hardbacks!?!?! Yes. They offered me $3 for something that I know they will turn around and resell for $50 maybe $60. Unreal.
I wish I could say I was the the smart strong one and walked away, but just like a little bitch, I took the $3. Of course I was regretting it on the drive home, thinking of all the different ways I could have just donated the books to a worthy cause. I just wanted to get rid of some stuff. The less "stuff" I have, the happier I am. I just wish the "stuff" went to a good cause rather than lining some asshole's pockets.
No comments:
Post a Comment