I am thinning out my bookshelves with a trading service that I recently ran across. I was a little nervous to give my thumbs up before I knew for sure, but so far, it is pretty awesome! Because I would want to know if you found something you liked, I thought I would share. Plus, it stemmed from my frustration with trying to sell things on ebay and amazon...
My brief explanation:
1. Find books and/or DVDs you are willing to part with.
2. List books on Bookins.com by ISBN or DVDs by UPC number.
3. Create a "want list" of items you would like shipped to you.
4. Books you want to get rid of ship to others at no cost to you. You simply print the pre-paid postage and drop it in the mail. You receive points based on your items' original price and popularity.
5. You can exchange your points for books or DVDs on your want list, which are shipped to you for a flat $4.49 shipping and handling fee. They use anything that might be left over to pay for heavier items to be shipped, upkeep on the website, credit card fees, etc.
When you do the math, you can see that if the book isn't worth $4.49, you probably wouldn't chose it, but how about a DVD of Grey's Anatomy Season One? Yes, please! Too bad I didn't have enough points before that was snatched up. One last thing, it's a great way to go green!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Dairyland, U.S.A.
I was a chaperone on a band trip this weekend.
We went to the Wisconsin Dells. There is quite a bit more there than I was expecting. I don't know as though I would want to spend a whole week there, but it is a fun destination.
We started with Tommy Bartlett's Exploratory. It was like a science/math/technology fun-land that hasn't been updated since the 80s. They seemed to enjoy it anyway.
Friday night the band performed a bit of pre-show entertainment at the "Broadway Dinner Theater." Newsflash: Wisconsin is no where near "Broadway." Actually the show, Fabulous 50s, was pretty good. Most of the students really enjoyed it, which surprised me.
Friday night curfew was 11:00 p.m. As we were checking rooms we realized that there was a girls' room adjoining a boys' room. This did not necessarily mean trouble, but let's not provide opportunity. My roommate and I switched rooms with the girls to prevent any potential situations.
Saturday morning at 2:30 a.m. someone knocks at the door. In a heavy daze I stumble to the door and see through the peep hole that a freshman boy is standing outside the door. "Do you need something Tyler." (Shocked look on boys face) "Uh, is Sami in there?" "No, she's in a different room now, and I'm not telling you which one. You need to go back to your room."
I think it was quite a shock to the poor boy. I walked down to their room ten minutes later to make sure there were only four boys there. I slept well after that, but found out the next morning that other chaperones had dealt with other situations. Fortunately nothing out of the norm for teenagers on a school trip. Perhaps I should add that everything was well on the conservative side of what happened on a few trips while I was in high school.
Saturday we went to Mt Olympus Water and Theme Park. It is still early spring, so only one outdoor roller coaster and two go-kart tracks were open. After that we went shopping. Sometimes I don't feel like shopping and would rather not. It was one of those afternoons. I did find some Wisconsin cheese curds that made the afternoon worth it in the end.
Wisconsin Dells, WI is home to the largest Pirate's Cove Mini-Golf attraction. They have five courses, 90 unique holes. We had an unlimited wristband, but we only made it through 18 holes. I'd love to go back and spend a few more hours there someday.
Today we woke up, checked out of the hotel, and drove back home. I had a good time, but I will probably not volunteer to go on any school trips in the near future. Teenagers can get a little irritable when they are tired! *yawn* Time for a nap for me!
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