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User182034

We had a goose on our street yesterday and I went around the house singing a song made up of words which rhymed with goose. My sister told me to shut up :frown:

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AATTMM

The West Wing

I think I've underpaid postage on one of the books I sold on Amazon :mad:

Gah, I've sold/am selling books on Amazon. I hate how the postage allowance barely covers any of the actual postage cost...

Reply 1162

Craghyrax

Woo! Did some work today :awesome:

Chess Piece Face

If the letter from your college parents was partly written in the form of a poem, would you a little freaked out? I'm thinking of doing this for mine :p:

Uh, yes

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The West Wing

AATTMM

Gah, I've sold/am selling books on Amazon. I hate how the postage allowance barely covers any of the actual postage cost...

The commission is sky high! :rolleyes:

Item: Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World [Paperback] by Ferguson, Niall
Condition: Used - Good
Condition Note: Obvious wear, but good quality second hand
Listing ID: 0811ETOUCO7
SKU: IX-UKHY-0Y23
Quantity: 1
Order Date: 2009-08-18
Buyer's Price: £1.85
Shipping: £2.75
Amazon Fees: £-1.67
Your Earnings: £2.93

I think lots of people don't realise how much Amazon takes. After postage and packaging I made a 'profit' of less than 90p

Reply 1164

Craghyrax

This reassures me that I'm not missing out on anything by not going to the bother of selling things that way :biggrin:

I just dump things in charity shops/give them to friends. Much easier!

Reply 1165

AATTMM

I made about £1.50 on a book that cost £15 because the p and p was so much =( Rubbish.

Reply 1166

Scipio90

Wow, I just read a maths article on wikipedia, and understood a whole sentence. This makes me disproportionately happy :smile:

Reply 1167

ukebert

Chess Piece Face

Gah, I've been working on my Themes & Sources essay all day today but I've only written 276 words out of 3000-5000. Still, the introduction is always the hardest part and I consider that a milestone, so if I'm feeling self-indulgent I might reward myself with a Coast/Desperate Romantics/You Have Been Watching triple bill. :biggrin:

In other news I'm excited about finding out my college children! I'm already thinking about what to cook for them (or, perhaps more accurately, what to learn to cook so I can make it for them). :smile:

Woo, Coast! :biggrin:

Reply 1168

User182034

Any mods about?? We have a thread that needs locking :woo:

Reply 1169

Craghyrax

leala4628

Any mods about?? We have a thread that needs locking :woo:

Did you post report it?

Reply 1170

User182034

Craghyrax

Did you post report it?

I attempted too but my internet cut off midway so I don't know if it worked. Its not urgent-just our old offer-holder's chat thread :smile:

Reply 1171

Mustardseed

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If the letter from your college parents was partly written in the form of a poem, would you a little freaked out? I'm thinking of doing this for mine :p:

Perhaps, but in a good way :biggrin:

Reply 1172

thelostchild

Ahh it's letter's to the kids time, now do I continue with the tradition of the plagiarized letter that started with my great-grandfather or be more original.... hrmmm

Reply 1173

Craghyrax

I haven't got any kids this year :s-smilie:

My husband graduated, and I can't be bothered to find another one :s-smilie:

Actually there was the option of my college Father who's returning from a year abroad, as my mother's left, but that's really playing into the incest cliche a bit too much.

Reply 1174

alex_hk90

thelostchild

Ahh it's letter's to the kids time, now do I continue with the tradition of the plagiarized letter that started with my great-grandfather or be more original.... hrmmm