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oceanbreze t1_j1d0r7i wrote

I rarely buy new. I just do not have the room or money. Thriftbooks.com used book stores, library book sales etc.

However, last year, we had a Scholastic book fair at the school I work at and I was surprised how expensive they were. My SPED classroom received a stipend where the teacher allowed them to take home books and buy for the classroom. A few years ago, they would be able to buy 3 or 4 each. Last year, maybe 2.

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syncomatic_columbia OP t1_j1dup08 wrote

I remember when I was in elementary school a decade or so ago, you could buy like 3 or 4 books for $20, and sometimes an eraser and smelly pencils and those pens with the fluffy ball on top

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