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Bookstore Bingo: 7 Crazy Things Overheard In Bookstores (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post   First Posted: 02/10/11 07:13 AM ET   Updated: 05/25/11 07:30 PM ET

The Twitter hashtag #bookstorebingo has been amusing us for some time now. People have definitely made some silly comments in bookstores, and we love that booksellers and employees are more than happy to reveal them.

Overheard something ridiculous in a bookstore? Let us know in the comments!

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The Twitter hashtag #bookstorebingo has been amusing us for some time now. People have definitely made some silly comments in bookstores, and we love that booksellers and employees are more than happy...
The Twitter hashtag #bookstorebingo has been amusing us for some time now. People have definitely made some silly comments in bookstores, and we love that booksellers and employees are more than happy...
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marisol takkas
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09:38 AM on 03/02/2011
This is a funny...had to share. Enjoy it.
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vandusan
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10:38 PM on 02/14/2011
I work in a bookstore that sells e-readers. A woman approached me with the following question," If I bought the black and white e-reader a year ago when it first came out, can I bring it back and trade it in for the new color one?" Great idea lady! Try that at the car dealership and the shoe store first and let me know how that works out for you.
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candi003
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02:21 PM on 02/14/2011
My husband & I were walking through a book store one day when 2 teenaged girls walked by us. One said to the other, "Ugh. Let's go. It smells like books in here."
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blubirdTN
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01:25 AM on 02/13/2011
Work in a used/rare bookstore. Its on our signs and advertisements. We hear this comment often,"Do you only have rare & used books, where can we find new ones?"
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OhSnapAdorable
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02:31 PM on 02/20/2011
I have just the opposite. I work in a tiny independent book store that doesn't sell used books, and people get all upset with me when I won't buy their old books.
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Carolina h
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02:34 PM on 02/12/2011
"Where do you keep the birthday candles?"

Couple giggling and flirting their way through the shelves, at one point he smacks her rear, and she just howls in pain. He's all "that didn't hurt!" and she's yells (yes, really yells, I think the people in the shoe store next door heard her), "That's where you bit me last night!"

Christmas shopper: "My Uncle Harry saw a book on golf here, he said it was green."
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hilaritee
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02:01 AM on 02/11/2011
brings back memories of my days working in a music store. once had a customer walk up to me and say: i'm looking for a song...don't know its name but it is about love.
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Woods-shade
Remember, pillage THEN burn.
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09:18 PM on 02/10/2011
Worked as a library aide and lost count of the times I got the, "Oh, you must like to read." line.
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Tom Hendricks
see wikipedia
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01:14 PM on 02/10/2011
why are all these new books so bad, and so expensive?
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KalNJ
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10:58 AM on 02/10/2011
I have no issue with returning a book because of typos, it's a defective product and takes away from the enjoyment of reading.
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mrs adler
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01:04 PM on 02/10/2011
Agree! Most of the times I want to write down the typos in my books and send a report to the publishers...
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Carolina h
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02:40 PM on 02/12/2011
They may appreciate that, to correct them for the paperback release in a year lol.
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altgrave
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06:10 PM on 02/26/2011
you can actually get paid for that!
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kylie523
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10:39 AM on 02/10/2011
someone needs to do this for restaurant employees. the stuff people have asked me...
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KalNJ
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04:47 PM on 02/10/2011
There are plenty of blogs about this subject. Many of them are very entertaining. I used to follow one but no longer do.
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Callyson
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12:36 AM on 02/11/2011
I find this site amusing...
http://www.bitterwaitress.info/forums/
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Pierogi kid
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09:30 AM on 02/10/2011
#9 "I spent 8 years in graduate school earning an MA in comparative lit and best job I could find was a clerk in this book store so yeah I am bitter"
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