Don't hate me though....I'll be working a ten hour day on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Oh...and did I mention I'll be doing the same thing on Friday as well? Haha...silly ol'me...yahhhh Friday too..Friday too. I definitely love having Monday's off...but most other days, towards the end of my shifts at work,..I look a lil' something like this:
Definitely not complaining, though, because I used to POSITUDELY HATE waking up on Monday's with the passion of one thousand suns. This schedule,on the other hand, gives me the opportunity to: A:be available and helpful for more hours and at work and B)enjoy a day off to contribute to my blog and hunt those deals!!!
Today I will be enjoying a great deal I found at WalMart. Now, I know what you are thinking-"um helloooo...WalMart IS the place for deals...tell me something I DON'T already know please." We all know that WalMart has great prices on clothing, groceries, cosmetics, and even movies. But what about books?
Like most retailers, WalMart's typical sale price for most paperback novels is around the range of $7.99-$10.00 and up. For an avid reader, such as myself, that averages a cost of at least $32.00 per month. And don't even get me started on hard-back books. For those types of novels, you are looking closer to a cost a range of $15.00-$20.00 Most likely, back in my oblivious days, I spent closer to $50.00 per month (on rainy weekends, when the spirit struck, I could EASILY take down two books in two days ; )
Cutting down on costs had to begin in finding a cost-effective way to still pursue my hobby. So, I got creative and researched used bookstores in my area. Fortunately, I found an AWESOME one nearby that has TONS of different literary categories. I have to admit, I wasn't expecting much from the store, but when I walked in, I was all:
This used book store even issues punch cards to their loyal customers. The punch card deal issues two free books per every eight purchases (I know this because I am on purchase number 6). If you are ever in the Orange City area, definitely worth checking out the used bookstore there!!
My only flub with that, particular used book store is that some of there more recent books can get a little pricey (even for a used store).
For example,when I was lost in the cold, cold world of full price, I had gotten into buying novels authored by a woman named. Elin Hilderbrand. Hilderbrand is fairly new to the literary game (her first novel premiered in 2000), and so her books are very "in" right now. What this means for me, as well as anyone who is looking to read her excellent writing is: CHA-Chiiinnngg.
Most of Hilderbrand's books are initially sold in hard-back copy. They normally retail, at a regular bookstore, for $24.00. To me, paying almost THIRTY DOLLARSis a ridiculous investment---especially seeing that it would take me less than three days to read on a weekend.
So I began looking for Hilderband books at the used book store I had located. I finally found one, that someone had donated, from 2002. The title of the book was Nantucket Nights. Sadly, it was only available for purchase at the bookstore in hard-back copy and retailed for $9.99. As I had missed reading this particular author, and had bought inexpensive books for several weeks prior, I treated myself and splurged on this purchase.
Afterward, I was somewhat disappointed in my purchase. After a meager 223 pages, and two days reading, the adventure of the book was concluded. At this point, I decided to only buy paperbacks from the used bookstore and call it a day--even if it meant segwaying from my favorite, stylish authors.
And then yesterday, there I am at WalMart doing my shopping when I noticed they had the book cart out. Now, in case you are a reader and are unfamiliar with the book cart---GET FAMILIAR WITH THE BOOK CART : ) The book cart, deal-savvy readers, is your bff for life!
Typically, in most grocery stores, the book cart is a shopping cart or large box filled with discarded books that the retailer is trying to rid themselves of. The cart usually appears at the end of the month, or at the end of every other month at stores when they are trying to make room for new stock. I always go down the book aisle, when doing my shopping, because:
1)Wouldn't it be great to buy a book at the same time you do your grocery shopping?
2)The book cart, in my opinion, have some of the best prices on literature ever
3)Typically, there are some really good authors in the pile if you arent afraid to roll up your sleeves and dig through the non-desireables.
So I bebopped over to the book cart. I could not believe my eyes. There...sitting atop the pile, was a hard-back novel from Elin Hilerbrand.
I should preface this knowledge by saying that I had looked for this EXACT book at a traditional bookstore and found it retailing, in hard-back, for $24.00. Even in my clueless days...that had been a bit much.
So to re-cap: there is this book on top of the pile which written by one of my favorite authors. The book was entitled The Castaways and was authored in 2009, which typically drives up the price on novels. It was a hard-back novel and was 359 pages (lots of reading time!!!). Do you want to guess what the book cart at WalMart was selling this book for?
Oh you guess $10.00? You are wrong the price is lower. Now you guess $7.00? Sorry...warmer...but still lower. THE PRICE OF THE BOOK WAS 4.97!!!!!!
And, so, dear readers, it is my duty to inform you: the book cart is NOW OUT!!! Go to your local supermarket and make a book purchase if you are at all in the market for a new read. As previously mentioned, go prepared to do some digging for an author of your choice
But, for prices like the book cart offers, you won't be sorry that you did!
I RATE THE BOOK CART: A DEAL!!!!!!
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