Oh Sweet Savings...

After this past semester of field experience, I realized that I really needed to start building my own classroom library. I checked out SOOO many books for my first grader this past semester and it would have been nice to have my own books to work with. This fall I will be completing a similar field experience but with an older student. So, I have recently began picking up books when I can find them from a thrift store on 92 or from Scholastic warehouse sales. I only buy book that are in really good or excellent condition and I try to get fairly familiar title and authors. I've gotten some great deals, but today was simply a STEAL!!! I bought 18 books (2 are for me to read) for $15.12! That's decent right? But wait until you see the retail value total of the books I bought today...

Bridge to Terabithia....RETAIL $6.99 ...Price Paid$0.99
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star........6.95..............0.99
Angelina Ballerina................17.95...................1.91
Loon at Northwood Lake........16.95.................1.91
Yumion Goes to the City........14.95.................1.91
Lyle at the Office...................14.95................1.91
The Wartville Wizard............5.99.................0.99
Planets...................................4.99..................0.99
This is the Turkey....................6.95..................0.66
Lucky......................................11.95................1.91
Elmer and Friends...................9.95..................1.91
Santa and Me........................14.95................1.91
What Your First Grader
Needs to Know (I'm using this same book at the
Harts for Gracie's
summer lessons)..................12.95....................1.91
Possum Magic........................6.00....................0.99
Cannonball River Tales.......15.95...................1.91
Red Riding Hood..................12.95..................1.91
Hewitt Anderson's
Great Big Life....................16.95.....................1.91
Blackbeard the Pirate King.....16.95................1.91

TOTAL (drumroll please)
Retail .........
$215.27

Price Paid............
$28.53 + tax (1.71)= $30.24 + 50% OFF COUPON
= $15.12!!!



Is that not insane?! Like I said, I've gotten other great deals, but nothing like this! And if I end up teaching upper grades, I can use my lower level reads for my own children (because I have several k-2 levels, just not a ton in this purchase). Man oh man...I love a sweet deal!!