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Bookstore return policy seems unfair to students
Brendan Block
Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: Forum
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The Student Government Association has decided to explore this controversy. Ryan Puls, SGA vice president and student affairs chair, said, "My immediate response is that [SBU Bookstore] do a better job informing students about the return policy before they buy the books."
Puls also mentioned SGA possibly requesting students be given and informed about the return policy, in the future, before they purchase their books so they are aware of the policy beforehand.
Tredway explained why Southwest Baptist adopted its current return policy: "Students were using us as a lending library, getting a copy somewhere else and then returning ours damaged."
His explanation is satisfactory, but he does not take into consideration students who did not damage their books and wanted to return them promptly. I do not think it is unfair to the school for students to return books if they are still in pristine condition and returned quickly.
Last Monday, SGA representatives discussed this issue and decided something must be done to raise awareness about this policy instead of immediately trying to change it.
For students who do not want to get taken advantage of, it is important to read the return policy before purchasing their books. As students here, we are fortunate to have a bookstore that returns books for students who drop classes or have defective books.
The compassion that SBU should serve students with should not be a harsh book return policy given to the penniless college student. It is a shame to see that honest students are sometimes exploited through this policy.
Also, it is important that our bookstore is not exploited by students either. Hopefully, there will be some changes and more student awareness of the return policy before we go and buy our textbooks next semester.
Puls also mentioned SGA possibly requesting students be given and informed about the return policy, in the future, before they purchase their books so they are aware of the policy beforehand.
Tredway explained why Southwest Baptist adopted its current return policy: "Students were using us as a lending library, getting a copy somewhere else and then returning ours damaged."
His explanation is satisfactory, but he does not take into consideration students who did not damage their books and wanted to return them promptly. I do not think it is unfair to the school for students to return books if they are still in pristine condition and returned quickly.
Last Monday, SGA representatives discussed this issue and decided something must be done to raise awareness about this policy instead of immediately trying to change it.
For students who do not want to get taken advantage of, it is important to read the return policy before purchasing their books. As students here, we are fortunate to have a bookstore that returns books for students who drop classes or have defective books.
The compassion that SBU should serve students with should not be a harsh book return policy given to the penniless college student. It is a shame to see that honest students are sometimes exploited through this policy.
Also, it is important that our bookstore is not exploited by students either. Hopefully, there will be some changes and more student awareness of the return policy before we go and buy our textbooks next semester.
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rev.spike
JP Williams
posted 3/09/07 @ 11:55 AM EST
One thing that most consumers do not seem to understand is "volume resale purchasing". This is something I dealt with as a music dept manager at a small Christian bookstore in OK. (Continued…)
scottie7
scottie7
posted 3/10/07 @ 2:32 AM EST
If you read the article, it is not about buying back books. The article is mainly about the bookstore return policy that students get after they buy the books and many students are unaware that they cannot return their books later unless they meet the strict guidelines in the return policy. (Continued…)
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