I have a gift card to spend at Barnes and Noble today - I've decided that Gift Cards won't violate my NO New Things rule, as long as I don't go over them.
So, if you had $50 at B&N (at least, I think it's still worth $50) - what would you buy?
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hippocampus - Jan 21, 2008 5:39:25 am PST #4768 of 28343
not your mom's socks.
Laga - Jan 21, 2008 6:38:01 am PST #4769 of 28343
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
if you had $50 at B&N
Sin in the Second City by Karen Abbott
Kathy A - Jan 21, 2008 6:40:40 am PST #4770 of 28343
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
As an employee at B&N, I can tell you that we're having some good sales right now! Buy 2 get 1 free DVDs (I'm trying to talk myself out of getting the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica with this), buy 2 get 1 free of the classic paperbacks (which I plan to take advantage of before the sale ends, so I can build up that area of my book collection), and the end of the blow-out "get rid of everything from Christmas" sale, which was just reduced from $3.33 to $1.66 for one category of clearance and from 50% to 75% off for the other category (which includes calendars).
Kathy A - Jan 21, 2008 6:41:26 am PST #4771 of 28343
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
And a follow-up to Laga's suggestion--The Devil and the White City by Erik Larsen.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2008 6:56:02 am PST #4772 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Buy 2 get 1 free DVDs (I'm trying to talk myself out of getting the first two seasons of Battlestar Galactica with this)
I just bought the second season of BSG and SPN with that! I got a gift card for Christmas from my boss.
hippocampus - Jan 21, 2008 7:07:36 am PST #4773 of 28343
not your mom's socks.
I can tell you that we're having some good sales right now!
sweet.
great recs - thanks guys!
Anne W. - Jan 21, 2008 7:24:58 am PST #4774 of 28343
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I also read Atonement after seeing the movie, and loved it.
Gris, I'm curious - what are some of the major (if any) differences between the book and the movie? My mom read and loved the book, and is leery of seeing the movie, as she doesn't want to "ruin the book" (her words).
Kathy A - Jan 21, 2008 8:01:18 am PST #4775 of 28343
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Sox, unless you'd like to have your purchase in your hands ASAP, I'd take a look at bn.com. I'm pretty sure you can use your gift card online, the sales are the same, and the discounts are deeper there than in the store. I was just looking at the site for the DVD sale, and I found out that they have a lot of their DVDs for 10% regularly, plus the B2G1F deal, and since it is online, it might be (I'll have to check for this) tax-free with a possibility of free shipping, as well. And, if you have a membership card with B&N, you can use it online as well as in the store for 10% more off.
And, if the online price ends up being the same as or more than the instore one, you can always cancel the transaction at the final moment and head into the store instead.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2008 8:07:24 am PST #4776 of 28343
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm pretty sure you can use your gift card online
You can.
it might be (I'll have to check for this) tax-free
No, since B&N has brick-and-mortar stores in whatever state Sox is in, presumably.
with a possibility of free shipping
Not just free, but FAST. Three days.
Jesse - Jan 21, 2008 8:09:27 am PST #4777 of 28343
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Does BookMooch have a packaging deal like Lala has where they send you postage-paid envelopes? I would love to give books away, but I know packaging and postage are a barrier for me.