Today, I went to the local used books store to sell all my college textbooks. I spent several hundred dollars on them in total. I ended up walking out of the shop a pathetic $3.50 richer. FML
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Today, I bought my very first college textbook. I received a stack of hole-punched papers. My $195 "book" isn’t even bound together. FML
Today, I discovered that my parents rooted through our house looking for junk to sell at a garage sale. They sold all of my books from my bookshelf. When I freaked, out my mom said 'well you never read them'. There was about $300 hidden between the pages of those books. They made $60. FML
Today, I started at a new college. I bought my textbooks and went to my first class only to find out that they changed my schedule without telling me. I'd already opened the book. I could not get $200 back. FML
Today, I was at work when my mother called. She gave me great news that she had finally cleaned out my room and all those "old and useless" books that I had in there. Those "useless" books that she had just trashed were all antiques and worth about $500 each. There were 27 books in there. FML
Today, I had to listen to fellow classmates whine about selling one of their many houses, while I can barely afford to pay for a $100 textbook. FML
Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML
Today, I lost a book. I'd used my credit card as a bookmark. FML
Today, I had to spend all of my money on textbooks even though my refrigerator is empty. Starving and frustrated, I called home to ask for money for groceries. My mom told me I could afford to skip a few meals. FML
Today, I was mugged while on my way to the bookstore. I'd saved up for months to make a mega-purchase of study materials for my major, only for it to be taken away in a few seconds by some lowlife thug. FML
Today, I bought a textbook for my college class. Not only is the £150 book only sold by our teacher, it turned out to be a piece of shit that he obviously wrote, printed, and stapled together at home. When I went to the faculty about it, I was told it's all perfectly legal, and to drop it. FML
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Markg1994 0
You should have asked to clarify whether she said "$350" or "3.50".
saksxalmo 20
This is why you always buy textbooks secondhand... I learned that the hard way.
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Comments (161)
GRubi 17
Textbooks are the biggest ripoff when it comes to college. And that's saying something.
ICastillo 24
"Richer" that's the key word here man. But seriously that sucks. Should have clarified it before you agreed.
MEM0817 18
Richer? Not really. OP probably spent more in gas to get there and home.
ICastillo 24
I know, I was just referring to OPs sarcasm on being $3.50 "richer"
bobbington9298 10
Why would you sell them if all they offered was $3.50? You could have sold then some where else....
PenguinBitch 43
Well look at it this way, that's $3.50 I don't have.
destroyu 8
Been there done that... Worst ever
perdix 29
How bad a condition were they in that you got so little? Did you pee in them? Next time, sell them on Amazon.
MrHotShot22 6
That sounds like GameStop.
PenguinBitch 43
Haha true. Except Game Stop will offer you store "credits", and those with a weak mind will perceive the deal as "reasonable".
deequu 20
You could have made posters to put up at your college and sold them second hand for more money.
sushi314 12
Sell them on amazon!
HelloChrissy 9
Geeze you could have stood outside the bookstore and sold then for more.