{"id":741,"date":"2007-06-12T15:59:28","date_gmt":"2007-06-12T21:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/blog\/?p=790"},"modified":"2007-06-12T15:59:28","modified_gmt":"2007-06-12T21:59:28","slug":"frustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=741","title":{"rendered":"Frustrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here goes.. I asked Brian yesterday if he could stop by books to go to pick up a used copy of International Financial Management by Jeff Madura, the required textbook for my International Finance class. The Wichita State bookstore<\/a> has used copies listed for $113 so I asked Brian to go to Books-to-Go<\/a> instead. Books-to-Go<\/a> advertised a price of $99, which is considerably less than the WSU<\/a> price.<\/p>\n

When I called him to confirm that he bought my book, he informed me that yes he did but he got me a brand new copy. Books-to-Go<\/a> did not have any used copies available so he purchased a new one, still in shrink wrap for $140. I almost popped a gasket. Why would you buy a new copy if WSU<\/a> has used ones for $113? Holy mother of God! I had flashbacks of the time I sent him to Wal-Mart for a router and he came home with a hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Naturally, I went ballistic. Well, that’s an exaggeration. But I did send him to WSU<\/a> to pick up a used copy for $113 and back to Books-to-Go<\/a> to return the brand new copy for a full refund. Granted that difference in price is not that much, but it is a lot to one who is on a tight budget as I am.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure what possessed him to spend $140 on a book that I didn’t want to buy to begin with. That is the craziest thing I’ve ever heard of. I guess this isn’t completely like the other situation I described<\/a>. He did, after all, follow instructions. I sent him to Books-to-Go<\/a> and that is exactly what he did. I figured he’d have enough sense not to buy the book and check the WSU bookstore<\/a> first, though.<\/p>\n

I guess I need to give more specific instructions from now on. Probably in IF-THEN-ELSE format. You’d think I was talking to a freakin’ robot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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