Comments on: Google Shopping http://www.kolaap.com/archives/2008/04/24/google-shopping/ Alpha Bravo Charlie Horse Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:08:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kabitzin http://www.kolaap.com/archives/2008/04/24/google-shopping/#comment-26181 Kabitzin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:08:25 +0000 http://www.kolaap.com/?p=1321#comment-26181 Ender, I accidentally deleted your comment about half.com and the fixed shipping rates. Anyway, I found something even better: lazy classmates and lazy teachers. Exhibit 1: I was going to snag that awesome $54 book when the teacher mentioned that old edition was ok too. So I snagged a used $25 copy instead! Exhibit 2: This book was about $131, but apparently the school store wasn't buying back copies. A group member from one of my classes last trimester was too lazy to sell it himself, so he just gave me the book for free. Ender, I accidentally deleted your comment about half.com and the fixed shipping rates. Anyway, I found something even better: lazy classmates and lazy teachers.

Exhibit 1: I was going to snag that awesome $54 book when the teacher mentioned that old edition was ok too. So I snagged a used $25 copy instead!

Exhibit 2: This book was about $131, but apparently the school store wasn’t buying back copies. A group member from one of my classes last trimester was too lazy to sell it himself, so he just gave me the book for free.

]]> By: Hung http://www.kolaap.com/archives/2008/04/24/google-shopping/#comment-26175 Hung Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:59:48 +0000 http://www.kolaap.com/?p=1321#comment-26175 I always wait for the first few weeks of a class to buy the books and mooch off of classmates in the meantime. And international editions FTW! I love my super-thin paged, monochrome algorithms book from India! You can read two pages at once, the pages are so thin! I always wait for the first few weeks of a class to buy the books and mooch off of classmates in the meantime. And international editions FTW! I love my super-thin paged, monochrome algorithms book from India! You can read two pages at once, the pages are so thin!

]]> By: Kabitzin http://www.kolaap.com/archives/2008/04/24/google-shopping/#comment-26174 Kabitzin Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:55:37 +0000 http://www.kolaap.com/?p=1321#comment-26174 I haven't hit the same store more than once, so I guess loyalty doesn't pay off. I haven’t hit the same store more than once, so I guess loyalty doesn’t pay off.

]]> By: dmaduram http://www.kolaap.com/archives/2008/04/24/google-shopping/#comment-26172 dmaduram Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:33:32 +0000 http://www.kolaap.com/?p=1321#comment-26172 Ha, I also love using google when shopping for books, but most of the places that ship international editions tend to have ridiculous shipping costs. Are there any particular sites that you found useful? Ha, I also love using google when shopping for books, but most of the places that ship international editions tend to have ridiculous shipping costs. Are there any particular sites that you found useful?

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