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Sep052009
September 5, 2009 Outsmarting Amazon
As a teacher, I frequently have to buy materials from Amazon. And it seems that no matter what I do, the total comes to a dollar (or even less) short of the amount needed for free shipping.
I wish they had a "round up" option. (This is what I do when a store won't accept my credit card payment for being under the minimum amount.) But they don't, so I am forced to scroll through the Bargain Books section in search of one that won't embarrass the rest of my library.
NO MORE! I just found this wonderful site, which lists "filler items" starting with the lowest price (currently, 42 cents.) Do you need a glue stick? A guitar string? A light bulb? It's your lucky day.
The other thing to do is look for Dover items. They have Thrift Editions of most books, starting at $1.00 for poetry and short stories. They also sell Activity Books (mazes, stickers, dot-to-dot) and even blank notebooks that are surprisingly pretty for $1.50.
Score one for the little guy!
I wish they had a "round up" option. (This is what I do when a store won't accept my credit card payment for being under the minimum amount.) But they don't, so I am forced to scroll through the Bargain Books section in search of one that won't embarrass the rest of my library.
NO MORE! I just found this wonderful site, which lists "filler items" starting with the lowest price (currently, 42 cents.) Do you need a glue stick? A guitar string? A light bulb? It's your lucky day.
The other thing to do is look for Dover items. They have Thrift Editions of most books, starting at $1.00 for poetry and short stories. They also sell Activity Books (mazes, stickers, dot-to-dot) and even blank notebooks that are surprisingly pretty for $1.50.
Score one for the little guy!
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