Trip thrifting

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Ah, I needed some light reading (in both a literal and figurative sense-- because I don't want to carry any monstrous big books with me on the plane) for my flight tomorrow. And thrifting came to the rescue once again, enabling me to get a couple of paperbacks in really excellent shape for the cost one would have been in any other store.

It's nice because they're inexpensive, if they get mangled in transit it's okay, and the were authors I read anyway.

I think we'd discussed before, there are a few book thrifters on here?

[Tammy]

I sometimes wish I wasn't!  I have tons of books and everytime I go I seem to find more. 

[adapt]

there are a few books i collect; choose your own adventures, worlds of power, find your fate, which way, etc.

i also collect corny 80s kids books. MY TEACHER IS AN ALIEN; et al.

[alexandra]

I'm bringing my new crochet book on the long car trip this week.  I'll try a few new granny square patterns!

I never buy books new -- not when thrifts sell them for a fraction of the cover price.

Thriftily,
Alexandra
www.livingwithoutmoney.blogspot.com

[eddieb]

it's funny because i don't really read alot of books (i suspect i have slight A.D.D.) HOWEVER, i ALWAYS look through all the books...and buy all the books i should have read

but i come up on ALOT of fun stuff... three Calvin and Hobbes collections! GREAT deals considering i got on of the bigger volumes that would cost you 45 bucks at barnes & noble for only 1 dollar!

i found an amazing gift for a friend of mine who was once an animator on the simpsons... i found a HUGE coffeetable book entitled "The Smithsonian Collection of Comic Strips" this thing must have weighed about as much as a phone book and a half! and it was in prestine condition! the price by the printed barcode stated it was a $69.99 book...hmm... i just remembered my gripe about that sale...

it did NOT have a price tag (yikes) so when i took the book to the register the person had already heard me go on about what a great find i had (bad poker face if you will) so when i went for the "it's a soft cover book, shouldn't it be the soft cover price?" (at this particular one paperbacks were 1.50, hardcovers 3.00)

She said that it was a coffee table books and "those cost more" so she examined it, and charged me $15...

i had to take it because i knew it would've made a great gift (and it did!)

[Thrift Shop Romantic]

Ah, Choose Your Own Adventure and Calvin and Hobbes... fond memories of both of those! I do sometimes see Calvin stuff at the thrifts.

Alexandra, true, the thrifts are great for crafting books.

And I've been having fun finding really BAD crafting books lately-- for my own amusement. My last set were some really humorous macrame ideas. It's like a little bit o' modern history.

[foutchie]

we have tons and tons of books of all kinds and for every age (including almost every Calvin & Hobbes made) LOL.   I'm spoiled by the twice a year library sale where I get a variety of books for $1 - hardcover, .50 paperback first week, then cheaper each week til gone.......

ALEXANDRIA - on your blog, the dog picture - is that a puppy between the other two or a tiny dog?

[ChrisMiss]

I love to read too.  I mostly read fiction though.  I love looking at all the books at the thrift stores.  I just buy what I think I might enjoy reading.  If family doesn't want the book it gets donated back into the system making more money for the charity.

[genuineimitation]

just scored today at two different thrift stores: reprint of the virginia housewives cookbook from the 1870's (i think.. i put it away immediately.. it's going in my xmas stocking!). anyway, it's never been touched. cost $2.00. i also got katherine hepburn's autobiography and a copy of the warren commission report for the husband for xmas. when was the last time you saw the WC report on a thrift store shelf??? we were babes when kennedy was assassinated - the government response has always fascinated him.

i went to the thrift store to donate! i decided i might as well go round the front door, since i was there. it took them a total of 3 minutes to price and put out one of my donations! i guess they liked it - it was a really ugly set of tumblers. they put $20 on it!! jeez! i should have put it on ebay!! (nah - i hope they get the money - it's a great charity)