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Book club: dodo rewards

Made a bad decision lately. Here it is.

I became a member of a book store by paying 150 bucks. Now, the idea is that this store will give me a 2.5% reward points. That means I have to shell out 6000 bucks just to get my entry fee back!

Ok, all is not lost, there is one more way of getting back at the store. They offer discounts upto 10% for special customers, but I know two stores (and I shop like it a lot) which offer 20% discount 365 days a year on every book. Now, there goes my only hope to retain my pride.

Ok hold on, there is just one more. This store holds a sale where there are steep discounts on the books and I can buy books; the catch - no reward points.

All in all, I am dumb as a dodo. I am not going to try get my 150 back, they gave me a certificate of stupidity for 150 bucks.

And btw, my favorite book stalls: Premier Books and Strand Books. Premier is in Bangalore, off Church Street. Strand has branches across India. I especially love Premier and its ambience and run by a wonderful gentleman.

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