Professors Like to Rob Students Blind

Business lesson with Dr. Portfolioso, CEO of Portfolioso Industries. We will be discussing how to cut costs regarding book purchasing for a management class I am taking

So a week ago, I get an email from one of my professors before class starts. "I will be buying your books. Bring me $100" Well gee, thanks a lot, that's a lot of money. I'll take care of buying my own books, not you, and here's why:

So I get to class tonight and he brings us 6 different books. Me being an OCD control freak, come back and do some magical Excel calculations. First, I add up the retail price on the books. The professor claimed to have purchased these books at a 50% discount from a local mom and pop bookstore. So first I add up the retail prices on all 6 books: ($15.00 + $18.00 + $15.00 + $14.95 + $14.95 + $14.95 = $92.75). Add in about 7% sales tax and you're around $100. Okay so this guy was completely bullshitting us about his discount, but at least the figures add up and he's not stealing my money.

But here's what pisses me off. I usually buy books on Amazon.com. So I do two more calculations. First, I calculate the cost of buying them new from Amazon, with free shipping if they were all combined: $21.15 + $9.75 + $9.85 + $10.17 + $10.17 + $10.17 = 71.26. Add some tax and you're around $76.

But F that. I don't need new pristine books. As long as I can read them, I will get them used - who cares. Normal professors list their books before the course starts, along with the authors and editions so I can grab them off Amazon, which is how I normally buy my books. So I added up buying them used on Amazon from various sellers. Including shipping, we've got: $8.94 + $6.98 + $7.98 + $8.18 + $8.54 + $8.17 = $48.79

Someone tell this mother fucker he owes me $51.21. This greedy bitch makes over $100,000 per year. I am poor. Cut me some slack, Jack. By the way, thank Christ this is the last semester I need to buy books. It's all one huge sham.

Moral of the story: This "management professor" is a terrible manager because he can't cut costs. Everyone knows you need to save money. Under my system, I would have saved $51.21. This is why this jokeface is only a professor of management and doesn't actually manage anything in real life. Okay, this is only like $50, but in corporations, we're talking millions. It's the same concept though. People like him break this economy and drive companies to the ground.

Monday, February 1, 2010 10:28pm | No comments | Read older blog posts

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