Oh, don't you love it.

[conuly]

This twit of a girl posted asking if people had ever switched prices on books in order to steal from a used book store.

And one person replied that she had never thought of that, but it's not really stealing since you're giving them some money, and anyway, it's not like used books give any profit to the author.

And then had the nerve to get huffy when informed that, actually, it is stealing, because (as she put it) "I HAVE NEVER DONE THAT!!!!111". So what? You're still stupid if you don't recognize that it's stealing, and you still need those stupid ideas drummed out of your head now that they've been placed there.

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[genepool23.livejournal.com]

Agreed. It pisses me off even more because it harms people very near and dear to my heart: Independent Bookstore Owners. I hope to be one, one day.

[conuly]

I know! I can understand the temptation to screw B&N, or Borders. These are big, faceless corporations which, on the large scale, can tolerate a *lot* of theft. (Each independant store may have problems, but I can understand not thinking like that.) But how the hell do you make a conscious decision to fuck with a small business? SMALL! They can't afford that!

And now, we segue into my stealing story...

It was summer. I was hanging out at the Borders in the WTC with my books and theirs. Somehow, without thinking, I put one of their books in my bag and started to leave.

When I realized what I'd done, I was shocked. It was completely unintentional. Ever since then, I've been paranoid that I'm subconciously robbing bookstores. I check and recheck whatever I'm carrying in order to make sure I'm not taking any wayward books with me.