Comments on: Woops, Bought a $27 Book http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/ Over Four Years of Personal Finance, Consumer Spending, Crazy Products and Boring Blog Posts. Good grief. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:35:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Recently Enjoyed Posts http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-21424 Mapgirl’s Fiscal Challenge / Recently Enjoyed Posts Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:40:44 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-21424 [...] on an impulse purchase. Read the comments for my own true [...] [...] on an impulse purchase. Read the comments for my own true [...]

]]> By: Lauren http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-8364 Lauren Thu, 24 Aug 2006 14:15:37 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-8364 Have you bought used at Amazon.com Marketplace? That's how I usually get my books. They are near new, I mean, same quality as a used lib book and most of them are. Some as low as $0.01. Of couse, shipping ends up being around $3.45. But that's still a $3.46 book. I'd say my price range averages between that and $9.00. Cool. Have you bought used at Amazon.com Marketplace? That’s how I usually get my books. They are near new, I mean, same quality as a used lib book and most of them are. Some as low as $0.01. Of couse, shipping ends up being around $3.45. But that’s still a $3.46 book. I’d say my price range averages between that and $9.00. Cool.

]]> By: Newsgirly http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-3260 Newsgirly Wed, 17 May 2006 15:21:37 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-3260 To declutter my home office, I donated 200 books last year to a library book sale. I have about 100 more that I'd read and kept and about 100 more that I have yet to read. I haven't paid more than $1 for any of them, and I probably bought about 20 of the 400 at the most. I work for a newspaper and publishers send us books all the time for review. I've probably given another 100 easily as gifts over the past 5 years. Journalists make no $, but free books is one perk. Among them: "The Davinci Code." It sat on the floor of my car for quite some time until a friend asked to read it. This was a few years ago, before anyone had heard of it. I still have yet to read the darn thing. To declutter my home office, I donated 200 books last year to a library book sale. I have about 100 more that I’d read and kept and about 100 more that I have yet to read. I haven’t paid more than $1 for any of them, and I probably bought about 20 of the 400 at the most. I work for a newspaper and publishers send us books all the time for review. I’ve probably given another 100 easily as gifts over the past 5 years. Journalists make no $, but free books is one perk. Among them: “The Davinci Code.” It sat on the floor of my car for quite some time until a friend asked to read it. This was a few years ago, before anyone had heard of it. I still have yet to read the darn thing.

]]> By: SkyeBlue http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-3227 SkyeBlue Tue, 16 May 2006 11:54:29 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-3227 I ABSOLUTELY just cannot bring myself to pay, how much are some new hardback books now, upwards of $25.00 - $30.00 for a BOOK! The ones I have bought are off of eBay but usually I just get them from the Library. I ABSOLUTELY just cannot bring myself to pay, how much are some new hardback books now, upwards of $25.00 – $30.00 for a BOOK! The ones I have bought are off of eBay but usually I just get them from the Library.

]]> By: mapgirl http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-3213 mapgirl Tue, 16 May 2006 03:20:58 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-3213 At least you returned it. I read my impulse purchase book, but I think it's a keeper. I will probably read it again at least 4 more times. My true confession? I bought a book from B&N online which I already owned and read. I realized that before I opened the package, so I took it to a store for credit. (I always get the free shipping.) I ripped the package right in front of the cashier and happily shopped for another book. At least you returned it. I read my impulse purchase book, but I think it’s a keeper. I will probably read it again at least 4 more times.

My true confession? I bought a book from B&N online which I already owned and read. I realized that before I opened the package, so I took it to a store for credit. (I always get the free shipping.) I ripped the package right in front of the cashier and happily shopped for another book.

]]> By: Cap http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-3209 Cap Tue, 16 May 2006 01:35:22 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-3209 that I am that I am

]]> By: jim http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/woops-bought-crap/the-impulsive-purchase/comment-page-1/#comment-3208 jim Tue, 16 May 2006 00:58:50 +0000 http://www.stopbuyingcrap.com/2006/05/15/the-impulsive-purchase/#comment-3208 You are weak. :) You are weak. :)

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