Returning book
 

Does anyone find this morally wrong?

On the receipt to most book stores, you have 30 days to return for a full refund. This is plenty of time to read and then return it.
Is it wrong to make a book store a library?
I mean It is there policy, plus you are allowed to read inside the store.
What are your thoughts.

As legit as it would seem, I would feel it i slightly not right.

You have to ask if it's dishonest to read a book and then return it to get your money back?

Okay...

Yes. It is.

I can devour thick novels in a day or two, so I could take totally take advantage of this, but I would find it extremely tacky, if not immoral.

If the cost bothers, go used. Half.com, or local booksellers.

At this point, many stores almost set themselves up as a library, practically encouraging freeloaders to spend several hours in their store reading a book they have no intention buying. :lol: When stores set such liberal return policies too, I'm sure that they take possible abuse into consideration. If they still go through with it, hey, they only have themselves to blame and can't complain about it.

Basically, I agree with milo, not intrinsically wrong, but definitely tacky.

If you really want to push the limits of being tacky, most major bookstores will accept returns for books purchased over 30 days ago for in-store credit.

Now, if you want to be King Tacky, you can return your old college textbooks without receipt for in-store credit, provided the books are in resaleable shape and still the latest editions. -smile-

I like to buy a book, flip to a random page, and write "For a free blowjob, call [Bando's phone #]". Then I return it.

It never ceases to amuse me how many people line up to defend stores from perceived thieves that the store itself doesn't seem to care about. Here's the thing -- if Borders doesn't have a problem with the leniency and potential for abuse of its own return policy, why should anybody else?

Why not just go to the library in the first place?

OK, Just to be clear, I have done this twice, but do not do it regularly.
The 2 cases were when I purchased computer programming books and found after reviewing the book at home it was not what I needed. In each case I purchased a different book.

Imagine if you could do this with DVDs, the countless threads you would see :)

Anyway i feel it may be tacky or cheap, but not stealing as this is the customer service policy the store uses.

As far as "Why not just go to the library in the first place?" The easy answer would be the selection and availability of new titles.

Anyway this is more of a discussion question.
Just wanted to see others point of view.

Considering how easy it is to check out books from the Library I don't see why you wouldn't just use that option if you intend to return the book anyway. I could see buying a book you want to keep, but then it turns out to be a stinker part of the way in and you return it. However, using Borders as a library if you already have a good library near you seems a waste.

As far as selection you simply go online and find the book in their system and have it transfered to your local library. I have yet to have a book that wasn't at the main branch or somewhere that I could get it put on hold and transfered to the library by my home.

Granted if Borders and B&N don't have a problem with it I guess I shouldn't.

That seems entirely legitimate to me.

DJ