Beware the bargain zombies
September 13th 2006 04:57
Ladies and gentlemen, this is not a book review, nor book gossip, nor any news about new books.
This is a straight out blog for every book consumer out there. Listen closely and listen well.
Being a bookworm, I rushed towards Sydney University's Quadrangle after hearing that a whole box full of the books of your choice would only cost $5. If you can't afford the $5 boxes, the books would only cost you half price. And knowing that the Great Hall is a big, big place, I knew that I was in for serious book bargains.
(And it's true. A Series of Unfortunate Events #8 only costed me 50c! That's a save of about $14.40)
Anyway, the bargains aren't the reason why I'm writing this. It's the amount of *ahem* enthusiasm that people have when they see the words "BARGAIN", "SALE", and "BOX OF BOOKS FOR $5!!!11!".
I was squeezing past people and gigantic backpacks when I spotted my Lemony Snicket treasure, hiding amongst hardcovers twice its size. I immediately picked it up and never let it go.
It was just then when I passed the Crime Fiction table and stopped to look at a Jeffrey Archer paperback when the girl standing across me started to flick through the books madly, picking up books and shoving it into her box.
Hmm. Enthusiastic bookworm, she is. I decided move to the next table (Literature, or was it Australiana?) and observe her. And sure enough, once I was out of her field of vision, she slowed down and started to sift through the books more slowly.
Wow. I turned around and almost crashed into a guy carrying two boxes (one for the girl behind him, I suppose), heading towards the cash register.
Wow. I never noticed it before, but when I looked around the Great Hall I see people throwing in their own cool Matrix moves as they dodge backpacks, heavy boxes, and lightning fast moves to grab any (random?) book before somebody else took it.
Ok, I'm hyping it. But in doing so, I think you know what I mean.
The point of this blog is not to relate to you a day in my life. No, lovely reader. It's to watch out for those bargain crazed zombies. They seem to be lost in their own little lalalands once they're in their environment, so be careful!
Of course, once I saw everyone doing it, I did it myself, snapping up two Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman books for a total cost of $1 (25c each!)
Oh, the irony of life.
This is a straight out blog for every book consumer out there. Listen closely and listen well.
Being a bookworm, I rushed towards Sydney University's Quadrangle after hearing that a whole box full of the books of your choice would only cost $5. If you can't afford the $5 boxes, the books would only cost you half price. And knowing that the Great Hall is a big, big place, I knew that I was in for serious book bargains.
(And it's true. A Series of Unfortunate Events #8 only costed me 50c! That's a save of about $14.40)
Anyway, the bargains aren't the reason why I'm writing this. It's the amount of *ahem* enthusiasm that people have when they see the words "BARGAIN", "SALE", and "BOX OF BOOKS FOR $5!!!11!".
I was squeezing past people and gigantic backpacks when I spotted my Lemony Snicket treasure, hiding amongst hardcovers twice its size. I immediately picked it up and never let it go.
It was just then when I passed the Crime Fiction table and stopped to look at a Jeffrey Archer paperback when the girl standing across me started to flick through the books madly, picking up books and shoving it into her box.
Hmm. Enthusiastic bookworm, she is. I decided move to the next table (Literature, or was it Australiana?) and observe her. And sure enough, once I was out of her field of vision, she slowed down and started to sift through the books more slowly.
Wow. I turned around and almost crashed into a guy carrying two boxes (one for the girl behind him, I suppose), heading towards the cash register.
Wow. I never noticed it before, but when I looked around the Great Hall I see people throwing in their own cool Matrix moves as they dodge backpacks, heavy boxes, and lightning fast moves to grab any (random?) book before somebody else took it.
Ok, I'm hyping it. But in doing so, I think you know what I mean.
The point of this blog is not to relate to you a day in my life. No, lovely reader. It's to watch out for those bargain crazed zombies. They seem to be lost in their own little lalalands once they're in their environment, so be careful!
Of course, once I saw everyone doing it, I did it myself, snapping up two Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman books for a total cost of $1 (25c each!)
Oh, the irony of life.
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Threethumbs: That would be so cool if there was a videogame where you have to dodge bargain crazed ppl hehe ;P
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