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The price of college textbooks ... wow

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Sep 23, 2008.

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  1. pressboxramblings07

    pressboxramblings07 Guest

    The three biggest rackets on this planet: college books, mattresses and weddings.
     
    pressboxramblings07, Sep 23, 2008
    #49
  2. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I'm in the market for one of those things, and I'm not in college.

    :(
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 23, 2008
    #50
  3. Buck

    Buck Well-Known Member

    http://www.mattress.com/
     
    Buck, Sep 23, 2008
    #51
  4. whatwoulddamondo?

    whatwoulddamondo? Member

    on mattresses: wait until the local furniture store goes tits-up. go there on the last day. make sure you have a pickup truck. voila.

    on weddings: just go to vegas, dammit.

    on textbooks: date the hot chick in your class who's too stupid to shop half.com, and "study" with her.
     
    whatwoulddamondo?, Sep 23, 2008
    #52
  5. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    Yeah, I was looking at beds, thinking mattresses were like $200. So I found a really cute frame for like $700...and then went to look for mattresses and they're like $900.

    Sonsabitches. :(




    Sorry. Back to expensive books.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 23, 2008
    #53
  6. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    you know, i'm really glad that i hate bed frames.

    if i sleep higher than knee level, i start to freak out.

    nice little money saver, i guess.
     
    Tom Petty, Sep 23, 2008
    #54
  7. whatwoulddamondo?

    whatwoulddamondo? Member

    $700 for a frame? that's probably a fancy wooden frame, and it probably includes the headboard, too.

    you can buy a standard metal frame for $50, then shop for the headboard later.

    back to porn, er, textbooks...
     
    whatwoulddamondo?, Sep 23, 2008
    #55
  8. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I have a metal frame.

    I want a sleigh bed. I want a grownup bed. I've had a metal frame with a disconnected headboard (which is leaning against a wall) for 20 years. I want a grown-up bed with mattresses I want to sleep on. I've earned it, dammit.
     
    imjustagirl, Sep 23, 2008
    #56
  9. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    A lot of places will include a basic metal fram with the mattress.
     
    sportschick, Sep 23, 2008
    #57
  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    And then on the first day of class the professor says you must buy a supplementary bound volume of random clips that sets you back another $30 even though it cost the local printer $1.50. And you can never sell those back.
     
    playthrough, Sep 23, 2008
    #58
  11. DemoChristian

    DemoChristian Guest

    I don't see any text from Tom or SC. Something keeps distracting me...
     
    DemoChristian, Sep 23, 2008
    #59
  12. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Jayne distracted a lot of people in her day ;)
     
    sportschick, Sep 23, 2008
    #60
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