If wishes were horses, I’d sell mine and buy books
I have decided to start adding to my wishlist at Chapters. So far I’ve added the entire colour fairy book collection (as separate books), the food substitution bible, a book of poetry, and a book of feminist fairy tales. My plan is to order enough to get me free shipping every month or three. I never can decide on what books to buy and anyways I get annoyed by the huge price difference in Canada vs in the US. I don’t really understand why books cost 50% more here (or 80%). Booksellers: fix this! I would start buying books again if they weren’t 22$ for a freaking trade paperback.
September 11th, 2006 at 11:02 am
I find this totally bizarre. It makes me wonder if the publishing companies are trying to encourage all the Canadians living near the border (i.e. all Canadians) to buy books in the US. Books are one of the few commodities I can think of that are sold with prices pre-printed on them, and the Canadian price is just plain bizarre. I don’t understand so boldly printing on a book the fact that you are being ripped off. I’ve been told that it is just an anachronistic exchange rate, but that doesn’t explain the 80% levels even.
September 11th, 2006 at 1:40 pm
It’s not bizarre. Bizarre is a pilot landing on a busy street in the city. It’s fucking price gouging.
September 11th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Well, ok, that certainly tops backpack safety as headline news. Fucking price gouging indeed.
September 11th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
You didn’t hear about the plane thing? I was so sad I didn’t see it. (No one got hurt, otherwise I’d be happy I missed it.)
September 11th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
I read about it online (from whence came that other headline in my local listings). It would have been pretty cool to see. I didn’t even see any pictures of it.