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By futuregigolo - 22/12/2012 00:11 - United States - Strasburg

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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By toothbreaker - 22/08/2019 11:00 - United States - Tucson

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

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By gonebabygone - 27/08/2009 06:58 - United States

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

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By Rex - 16/09/2017 16:15 - United States - Camden

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

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By Cougar - 24/07/2009 19:05 - United States

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

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By thefifthdoctor - 10/12/2013 06:04 - United States - Seattle

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

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By Anonymous - 29/08/2009 00:59 - United States

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

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By stupid - 26/05/2015 06:54 - United States - Los Angeles

Today, I lost a book. I'd used my credit card as a bookmark. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2011 16:04 - United States

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

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By chilegrande - 01/03/2011 20:59 - United States

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

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By defrauded - 08/03/2013 18:44 - United Kingdom - Oban

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

Saturday 22 December 2012 5:20

You should have asked to clarify whether she said "$350" or "3.50".

saksxalmo 20

Saturday 22 December 2012 5:21

This is why you always buy textbooks secondhand... I learned that the hard way.

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False_Stupidity 41

Saturday 22 December 2012 21:29

One word: eBay

UnderClouds 2

Saturday 22 December 2012 22:27

Should have sold them via Craigslist or something. Would have made more. YDI

ElTigre995 4

Saturday 22 December 2012 22:38

you must suck at bargaining

TheyCallMeDamien 17

Saturday 22 December 2012 22:59

Should've sold them online. You got ripped.

ktwynn 6

Sunday 23 December 2012 1:11

That sucks. But next time you could always try selling them to someone online?

Zombiegirl420 1

Sunday 23 December 2012 3:26

Damn I thought I got a bad deal with thirteen dollars

pandoraisme 14

Sunday 23 December 2012 3:59

Sell them on eBay next time you will make a lot more

Vidimus 13

Sunday 23 December 2012 4:07

Such is college. Should have looked into Ebay's Half.com instead. List em n sell em.

barronterrier 3

Sunday 23 December 2012 4:39

Quit your bitching...it's still better than $0!!!

foreveriowa 16

Sunday 23 December 2012 5:44

some places let you rent books

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