This is one of those times where seeing it all written out feels redundant, but you know if those examples weren't there people would be asking if one book cost £0.5.
this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
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Guarantee it wasn’t written out first until they had people argue about it
That would be me
Seems pretty clear.
A book is 2.50.
Two books are 2.50.
Three books are 2.50.
Four books are 2.50.
Five books are 2.50
Six books are £5.00
Edit: oops
Wouldny 6 books be £5.00?
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It makes sense to me, but they could have put the "£2.50 total" instead of just "£2.50" to make it more clear.
I've transitioned to digital books. I still have a few physical books on my shelf that are special to me, but digital books are just too damn convenient. (And, yes, unless apocalypse, and unless battery dies, I know.)
(And, yes, unless apocalypse, and unless battery dies, I know.)
Simple batteries can be made from readily available materials post apocalypse such as potatoes or citrus fruits like lemons. You'd need a fair amount of them for any appreciable time. After the fall of civilization, such required foods would be considered offerings to the gods to grant the knowledge stored on your Kindle long after its Lithium battery bit the dust. This would be until humans are able to make lead acid gravity cells, which again, isn't that difficult. They aren't very portable, but if you are just needing to run the device you don't need it to be.
Those seem to be really cool books, or at least the box they're in thinks so
I’m sure they had to do this because they had too many people asking “how much for 3 books”.
That or just because funny.
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Used books are hard to move. This is one reason why most libraries don't take donations. These sales are for clearing shelves more than for making profit.
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£2.50
I would do this to incentivize shoppers to take as many as possible. Like at a charity shop that needs to make room for a sizable donation or just to churn the shelves a little.
The sign is still pretty amusing tho.
100 old karens with nothing to do must have argued that they are entitled to one book for .50
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This was outside a charity shop. 👍
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