Do you like lending out your books to others?
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Do you like lending out your books to others?
Does anyone else not like lending out their books?
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I find that no matter how much I stress that it come back in the same prestine condition it left in, that seldom happens. Sometimes I'm merely lucky to receive it back at all.
So no, lending sucks.
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One of my pet peeves is when I lend a book to someone & they lend it on to a 3rd party without my permission & then deny any responsibility for making sure it is returned. That really, really annoys me because I think it is extremly disrespectful.
I would expect someone who borrowed a book and damage it to at the very least offer to replace it - that's just basic manners IMO.
Personally, I am scrupulous about returning books I borrow in the condition I received them whether from a friend or from the library.
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I have to agree with this. One thing I find myself doing is picking up extra copies of books I love at Thrift stores or library sales. Then I lend those out. I don't care if they come back and I let the person know that. Usually I suggest they pass it one to someone else when they are done.Fran wrote:Nowadays (after bitter experience) I only lend books I am finished with, do not intend to keep & am indifferent to whether it's returned or not. I never, ever lend a book before I have read it myself.
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-- 23 Sep 2013, 16:37 --
Lent my favourite book to my sister and never got it back. So I bought another copy 2 years ago. Tomorrow I'm giving it to my boss who I KNOW will take good care. I dont mind, really.
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