Went into a book shop and didn't buy anything, can you do that?!

[Inver]

Hubby had some Waterstones gift cards to spend and with the holidays coming up needs some reading material to take with him. He managed to get his 3 for 2 (but managed 4 as one of the offers had two books together). It only took him about 5 minutes. I was impressed I had a look , saw a couple I may have bought, but restrained myself and came away with nothing. I did write a couple of titles down though.

 

So have you gone in to a bookshop browsed and managed not to purchase anything or does impulse and necessity take over?

Edited July 3, 2010 by Inver

[pickle]

Today thats exactly what I did, I saw a couple of things I wanted to get the New John Connolly but came away with nothing, right now though I wish I had given into temptation.

[lauraloves]

i can do that in wh smiths, i normally go in and see what books they have and then pop into the little bookshop round the corner and see if they have it, or have a look on amazon.

[Mac]

I have a clinical diagnosis of libre purchasica, which basically precludes any possible idea of walking into a bookshop and leaving it weighing the same. The only way I can not buy a book from a bookshop is by not going into the blessed shop in the first place.

[Ben]

The only way I can not buy a book from a bookshop is by not going into the blessed shop in the first place.

 

I'm with Mac on this one.

[vinay87]

I can't remember last walking into a bookshop and not coming out with a book or fourteen. I call that my method to find immortality.

[Kylie]

I can do it quite easily. Books are so expensive here that I always convince myself to wait and order it online or look for it secondhand at a bookfair. If I had endless amounts of money, however...

[StephenKingman]

Yes, recently i have just been in bookshops to browse and then walk away with nothing- my TBR list is fairly high so i dont want to add to it even more as i only read one book at a time. I used to buy a book every single time i went onto The Book Centre but i usually either regretted the purchase afterwards or else spent so long getting aroound to reading it that the novelty has worn off. Its a serios waste of money,too- buying books on impulse.

 

Im trying to trim down my TBR list before i purchase more books.

[madcow]

Up until about a year and a half ago I couldn't walk into a bookshop or anywhere else that sold books (supermarkets/post offices/charity shops/car boots etc etc) without buying at least one book. But since my mojo has fallen out with me I can walk in, browse and not buy anything, apart from the last visit to Waterstones when I bought 3! I daren't count my TBR pile

[Univerze]

Easily. I don't have the money to buy something everytime I enter a bookshop, in fact that's a reason why i don't go into a bookshop most of the time if I don't have the money for it.

 

Now if I were rich, that's a whole different matter, then I could always buy something.

[chesilbeach]

Went into a book shop and didn't buy anything, can you do that!

 

Yes I can, but it's not big and it's not clever. It's very disappointing behaviour.

 

 

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[BookJumper]

I have a clinical diagnosis of libre purchasica, which basically precludes any possible idea of walking into a bookshop and leaving it weighing the same.

Thank you, my friend a diagnosis, after all these years! Not that I'm looking for a cure, you understand, but it's always good to know what one is "suffering" (notice the inverted commas) from.

I can't remember last walking into a bookshop and not coming out with a book or fourteen. I call that my method to find immortality.

Who wants to live forever? We do, so we can read every decent book ever written!

 

Yes I can, but it's not big and it's not clever. It's very disappointing behaviour.

Well said !

[Kidsmum]

Only if i have the children with me then i don't get sufficient browsing time & i don't like to make a hurried purchase that i might regret later.

Edited July 4, 2010 by Kidsmum
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[Clare_Star]

I can, brand new books are expensive and I've usually got a couple of books waiting in the wings. I still enjoy browsing in bookshops and often look authors up online when I get back home.

 

It's harder to walk away when I'm in charity shops though, I'll usually come away with something then!

 

I usually buy the latest paperbacks from Tesco so only occasionally go in actual book shops like Waterstones.

 

If i do though i always buy 2 or 3 books,which is why i don't go in there much as my TBR pile is around 15 to 20 high.

 

When i get it down i shall enter Waterstones again .

Edited July 4, 2010 by BookJumper

[Pixie]

I could go into a bookstore and not buy anything, but it would be such a waste of a trip, as the nearest bookstore is 30 miles away from me.

[vinay87]

I DID IT!!!

Today I walked into a book shop with my cousin who told me she'd buy me any book I wanted. She tempted me by waving a book I've been looking for the entire last year and I REFUSED!!!

 

(Feels really bad about it for some reason)

[AbielleRose]

Nope... can't do it...

 

When I walk into a bookstore I see a bunch of little animals all waiting for adoption and I happen to have the fee to help them be liberated from their captivity, so why wouldn't I help save one (or two or eight)?

[madcow]

Yes I can, but it's not big and it's not clever. It's very disappointing behaviour.

 

 

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[Nicola Booth]

Of course you can! I always love to browse and very rarely buy anything from Waterstones unless an offer is on!

 

They have such a great selection of books!

[joe]

I am always going into bookshops to browse and very rarely buy. If I see a book that i like I usually go and order it from the library, if i had more pennies then i would buy them

[Janet]

I often go into bookshops and come out empty-handed. I can't afford to buy a book each time I visit.

 

I've taken to taking a photograph on my mobile phone of anything I like the look of - and then I add it to my Amazon wishlist when I get home!

[SueK]

It's very difficult to do I must say. I must sub-consciously put my book-magnet shoes on when I go out as they just gravitate towards the shop. My husband notices the sudden change of direction and says "step away from the bookshop!!! It works sometimes.

[Coffin Nail]

It has been known, but if I go in to buy something for someone else I usually come out with a little something for myself.

Its much tougher when the supermarket has deals on. I can always justify a bargain....especially when its the same price as a magazine.

[Kell]

So have you gone in to a bookshop browsed and managed not to purchase anything or does impulse and necessity take over?

I'm not sure it's actually legal to leave a bookshop without a new book, is it?

[SueK]

Actually, re-reading my post above didn't really answer the question!

 

If I have actually made it into the bookshop, I quite often don't buy the books, I make a note of them and check out prices on Amazon, or I go to Sussex Stationers to see if it is cheaper there (usually is).