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trogdor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 12:58 PM
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Is it tacky to give remaindered books for Xmas gifts?
...or just cheap?
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 01:09 PM
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1. whats a remaindered book?
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 03:35 PM
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6. You know, Santa and his eight tiny remaindeer.
I guess from other posts its a book with a clearance sticker.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 01:09 PM
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2. Now that is tacky!
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 01:59 PM
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3. Neither, sometimes.
If the book is remaindered it's still new. If the dust jacket is torn, worn, or missing then it's a bit tacky but some friends and relatives would be fine with that if the book is something to be coveted, like a good hobby book that went out of print too fast.

It's always tacky to live the big yellow discount tag on the dust jacket.
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Felix Mala Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 02:03 PM
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4. I got one about Hollywood. A fifty dollar book marked down to 99 cent bin.
Giver compounded by pressing the point by asking whether or not I really, really liked it in front of entire X-mas party. I knew there was no way this person spent $50 on this book. She wouldn't have spent $5 if she could get away with it. I think she wanted satisfaction that she paid $1 for something she could pass off as a $20 gift.
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yellowcanine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-27-07 03:33 PM
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5. If it is by Anne Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, D'nesh D'Souza etc. yes.
Otherwise, no.
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