08-12-2012, 08:37 PM
Funny that I had a similar experience this week. We were in New Hampshire, revisiting some old places we had been to as well as discovering new ones. During our travels, we discovered a used bookstore in the mountains. I inquired about the pricing and was told that everything was 50% off the list price on the book. This is not an unusual scheme, as most used bookstores do this. I was happy to discover several older books, whose list price was under $2, most under $1. When we got to the counter, he tells us that there is a $1 minimum on all books; therefore, anything that is less than $1 when the 50% was applied, was automatically $1. I was so angered on principle that I turned down his offer of 2 free books.
We later went back to a used bookstore that we frequented when we lived out there. Happily, he priced his older books at $0.50 to $0.75. Now you can see why we frequented his shop.
We later went back to a used bookstore that we frequented when we lived out there. Happily, he priced his older books at $0.50 to $0.75. Now you can see why we frequented his shop.
