Once upon a time I was a luck lucky girl who had three major book stores located next door to each other (literally) at the local shops. It was a fairy tale that was taken for granted until the evil 'internet shopping craze' swept across the country and rendered real, physical book stores a black hole for money. Sadly one day two of these major book stores closed down and all across the city they left blank, empty holes.
No I am not very good at writing fairy tales but yes this did happen :(
Throughout my teens friends and I would gather at the shops and spend countless hours in these beloved book stores but when they closed, it was everywhere!!!
Every shopping strip, every shopping centre and so this weekend when I spent some time in a book store it was pure indulgence. I had ordered 'Opening Skinner's Box' by Lauren Slater but obviously had to have the mandatory browse through the shelves first! And oh my did I find some good novels. The first novel I picked up was 'The Wedding Season' by Su Dharmapala and the second was 'Dinner as Roses'' by Danielle Hawkins. Retailing at $30 each I reluctantly left without them. Now please don't judge but I later that afternoon I found the same novels for $19 each at K-mart. Yes I know, I have just pledged by love for 'real' book stores but only brought the one ordered book from them. Why? Money. I am not that careful with my money but I cannot justify to myself spending $60 impulsively on two novels every time I walk into a bookshelf. If I could, I would spend hundreds of dollars on books every time I walk past a book shop. Sounds nice in theory but the I would probably also be starving and homeless.
Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts on internet shopping vs real book stores.
Have a good weekend.
