Sure, your mom told them to take the prices off of any gifts that you give but what she didn’t tell you is that the rule doesn’t apply to books.
Okay, I lied. You can take the prices off of books but only if it is on a sticker that has been applied to the book. Otherwise, leave the book alone! I mean, do you burn books in your free time?! Do you?!
Even if you don’t, doesn’t it make you feel a little bad to destroy the property of someone else before you’ve even given it to them! If the book is a rare edition it could be worth a lot less because you decided to cut out the bar code with the price printed in a minuscule font. Yes, you cut out the price but now there’s a big strange hole in the cover. It’s like some rat with perfect teeth just wanted to eat the bar code and nothing else. Do you live with these rodents of unusual size that happen to have teeth like razor blades? Do you want to give people the impression that you do? Then don’t cut out the price!
Plus, if you’re giving a book to someone it’s not like the price is a big secret. The book probably cost between fifteen and twenty-nine dollars. Well, sure a leather bound Harry Potter book could cost a lot and a classic book means you’re a cheapskate (five ninety-nine…. ahem) but even that is not surprising. I mean, if you get someone a car they definitely know it wasn’t cheap. The same goes for a boxed set of your favorite television show or a pair of Hanro underwear.
So, what is the lesson here? Don’t cut prices out of a book! Not only is it bad form but you run the risk of being shunned by the person receiving the gift and no one wants that.
