I recently attended a Public Library Book Sale...I thought this was a great idea! The Library gets rid of unneeded books, raises money, and books don't go to the landfill! Win-Win-Win!
Here is what happened.
I accidentally got to the sale early (it was the last day of the sale where you pay $6 for a whole bag of books) I got in line, with about 30 people in front of me. I had to wait for about 45 minutes but I have an iPhone so the time went by quickly. I looked up at about 5 minutes til opening and noticed that there were about 400 people now in line. WOW! Then the doors opened. There was not longer a line, but a crowd of hungry bargain hunters running toward the door. I just stood back and let them all go...(I mean, who else is going to the financial book section?) I was the youngest shopper there at 25 years. Most of the people there always run to the novels section or childrens book area.
The people in line that were making small talk and laughing are now grabbing books and yelling at each other over who had a book first. People are stepping on my toes (I wore sandals...big mistake) shoving etc.... I finally made my way to the financial section and picked through the books at a leisurely pace... After about 45 minutes I filled my bag with books for me and my mother (she likes cookbooks) and made my way to the check out area.
My total was $6....the ladies at the checkout area were extremely frazzled but polite. I wrote my check and handed it to the lady...I wrote it for $10 and she started to tear up.????? I said I'm sorry, I don't need change, I just wanted to donate a little more, its not much but 'thank you'....This made her day!
If you get a chance to go to a book sale, please do. It helps keep good books out of the landfill, raises money for local non-profits, and is an experience you will never forget.
Tips if you attend one of these:
Take a re-usable shopping bag...books are heavy and you don't want to have to pick up your books that tear through a flimsy bag.
Where comfortable shoes.
Get there early if you want a particular/popular type of book.
Be polite....this goes for anything...we just need more polite people in the world. I know..I work in retail! LOL
If your organization is having a book sale, post it here or on the Announcements section on www.Classifieds.Duperoo.com
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