The University Bookstore Scam
Well this is one of many scams that I've noticed while attending George Mason University.
So I'm taking summer classes currently which started last Monday. I know that the cashier people said I had like a week to return books in case I dropped a class. Well it turned out I dropped my English lit class. I never got a chance to get up to school until today, Wednesday. I would have went yesterday but there were no classes held yesterday in observation of the fourth of July holiday. Ok, so common sense told me that they would still take returns today because classes didn't start again until today. Right? No.
See today we come back to school and tomorrow is the last day to drop classes w/o tuition liability. So please tell me why the FUCK yesterday was the last day to get a full refund on returned texts for a class that was dropped. I had to haggle with the guy and he was PISSED that I had him in the corner, especially after I saw him give a guy before me a return under my same circumstances. I live far and commute, etc. So he gave me the return with a nasty attitude and I tried to be half nice.
On my way back to my car after the whole book return, I wondered how convenient it must be for the university to set all these dates and regulations to fuck poor college students like me. All for money, the root of all evils. It's all about money, all about raising that revenue. They probably plotted this on purpose. "OK, students don't come back to school until Wednesday July 6th but we'll make the last day for a full refund on books the 5th of July. So they only get partial refund for books, only the amount that the bookstore will buy it back at; usually 50% or less, more often less than 50%. It's horrible. Such a scandal, raping me of my money. I'm pissed at the system. I hate politics, politics is apart of every aspect of our lives and our community.
Man if I were president...
but that would be a journal entry all in it's own... the things I'd do if I were president. HA.
On a side note, Jason just left to go to the farm like we did last year. Except that this year it'll only be a few days. Too bad, I could seriously use a vacation. I already miss him, I don't know why I'll see him tomorrow night. Maybe because I'm used to it being me leaving him for a few days, but it's the opposite, I watched him pack his shit and walk out the door. Maybe just a bad memory or sad feeling I don't ever want to be fond of. I love him. This past Sunday when we visited his sister and brother-in-law, the moment he left the room they asked me when we were getting married. Yeah, awkward. Sometime after graduation and after we get ourselves established with careers. Then we can seriously think about getting married... it was cute of them to ask.
But anyways. Must go, get ready for work.
So I'm taking summer classes currently which started last Monday. I know that the cashier people said I had like a week to return books in case I dropped a class. Well it turned out I dropped my English lit class. I never got a chance to get up to school until today, Wednesday. I would have went yesterday but there were no classes held yesterday in observation of the fourth of July holiday. Ok, so common sense told me that they would still take returns today because classes didn't start again until today. Right? No.
See today we come back to school and tomorrow is the last day to drop classes w/o tuition liability. So please tell me why the FUCK yesterday was the last day to get a full refund on returned texts for a class that was dropped. I had to haggle with the guy and he was PISSED that I had him in the corner, especially after I saw him give a guy before me a return under my same circumstances. I live far and commute, etc. So he gave me the return with a nasty attitude and I tried to be half nice.
On my way back to my car after the whole book return, I wondered how convenient it must be for the university to set all these dates and regulations to fuck poor college students like me. All for money, the root of all evils. It's all about money, all about raising that revenue. They probably plotted this on purpose. "OK, students don't come back to school until Wednesday July 6th but we'll make the last day for a full refund on books the 5th of July. So they only get partial refund for books, only the amount that the bookstore will buy it back at; usually 50% or less, more often less than 50%. It's horrible. Such a scandal, raping me of my money. I'm pissed at the system. I hate politics, politics is apart of every aspect of our lives and our community.
Man if I were president...
but that would be a journal entry all in it's own... the things I'd do if I were president. HA.
On a side note, Jason just left to go to the farm like we did last year. Except that this year it'll only be a few days. Too bad, I could seriously use a vacation. I already miss him, I don't know why I'll see him tomorrow night. Maybe because I'm used to it being me leaving him for a few days, but it's the opposite, I watched him pack his shit and walk out the door. Maybe just a bad memory or sad feeling I don't ever want to be fond of. I love him. This past Sunday when we visited his sister and brother-in-law, the moment he left the room they asked me when we were getting married. Yeah, awkward. Sometime after graduation and after we get ourselves established with careers. Then we can seriously think about getting married... it was cute of them to ask.
But anyways. Must go, get ready for work.