BOOK Fairs

[hquek]

dingo:

yes can be addictive..but to my hubby its ' why buy when you can borrow from the library?'. I totally agree but some books esp for kids they read over and over again. Those can buy lah..

True true. Now I only buy non-fiction stuff, those exceptionally hard to get or classics. But they still occupy space. Also, have those readers etc I bought from past....cannot buang until at least DS2 learns to read.

Still, couldn't resist the 3 for $5 Magic Tree House yesterday at Bras basah complex. In my defence, those titles weren't available at my usual library haunts....I would have to incur $4.65 just to reserve and pick up. (excuses excuses).

Anyway lesson learnt. At Bras basah sale, i saw eg, Toto-chan book going for $2 (about there lah) (a delightful book written by a Jap lady on her childhood), classics going for $1. I had got those before for many times the price at expos...next time if I want classics, shall stick only to 2nd hand bookshops. :stupid: :stupid:

[mummy of 2]

I also love to buy, esp when I think it's a bargain. Never mind that my kids will not be able to read these books until a few years later. Can always buy and keep. DH is resigned to it - can't stop me from buying :roll:

[buds]

hquek:

buds:

How much were they sold for yesterday at Bras Basah..

hmmm, old Enid story books going at $1 each. newer look versions were about $2.50. Some look very pre-loved, others were pretty ok.

Ermm.. :idea: ... what i meant was how much were the faraway books
at bras basah yesterday... those that you saw...

Thanks for the heads up on the expo sales, hquek! :celebrate:

[hquek]

buds:

Ermm.. :idea: ... what i meant was how much were the faraway books
at bras basah yesterday... those that you saw...

Paiseh, didn't see. If you're keen, will keep note to look those up when I'm next at Bras Basah. Lemme know lah.

[buds]

mummy of 2:

I also love to buy, esp when I think it's a bargain. Never mind that my kids will not be able to read these books until a few years later. Can always buy and keep. DH is resigned to it - can't stop me from buying :roll:

Me too.

I do that for clothes too.
Like good quality branded clothes.
Not cheapskate, but think of it as more
savings for 2 children to enjoy.

As for being resigned to it... hubs says
it came from my pocket, so.... .... yah..

[buds]

hquek:

buds:

Ermm.. :idea: ... what i meant was how much were the faraway books
at bras basah yesterday... those that you saw...

Paiseh, didn't see. If you're keen, will keep note to look those up when I'm next at Bras Basah. Lemme know lah.

Yes yes... very keen. Thanks for your extra pair of eyes. :evil:
You have good eye for good bargain books. I've gone through
many of your postings on books that are value for money.

:ugogirl:

I'm a sucker for hardcover books... and since DD2 isn't such a
princess when it comes to caring for all her barangs as compared
to DD1, hardcover sure comes in handy. Better armoured to last..

[hquek]

Er, but one thing I dun like about those all in ones is that it’s very heavy. Like when I read Lord of the rings…becos I cheap, I got the 3 in one paperback…end up like lugging an elephant everywhere.

[buds]

Can imagine you looking incredibly intellectual carrying those thick books

around.

Magic Tree House oso got?
3 for $5? Hardcover? :shock:

[hquek]

buds:

Can imagine you looking incredibly intellectual carrying those thick books

around.

Magic Tree House oso got?
3 for $5? Hardcover? :shock:

errr, you don't mean incredibly dangerous? Imagine me waving my bag around...can kill pp. :oops:

I remember reading the complete sherlock holmes many years back...borrow from library. paper was incredibly thin...and font super small...felt I was going blind.

MTH is paperback. U keep? Thinking to rid of them once DS1 is done with it. Have borrowed most of the MTH titles from library, now left with itty bitty titles that I was unable to get.

[buds]

Wow, you sound like you're always buried in books!


I'm buried in KSP! :laugh: