Frustration
So, I go to the University Yard Sale webpage today to look for textbooks. I have found the following, most frustrating things:
- There’s a new history book, so I can’t give my old one to my little brother, or even sell it.
- Ditto on the speech book
- There’s also a new book for Legal Environment of the Business, so I can’t buy a used copy–half.com only has the book in Brand New condition, and that for $20 more than the bookstore.
- University Yard Sale is a poorly coded website. See below for an example:
- “Half.com does not accept checks, debit cards, or PayPal accounts.”
Less Frustrating Things:
- I was able to find my Tech Writing book, normally $80, online for $7. Big thanks to my new favorite teacher for sticking with a cheap book!
September 3rd, 2005 at 12:52 pm
Oh, man, I’m glad someone else has noticed University Yardsale’s awful design. The webmaster ought to be force fed an introductory web design and development class. Maybe a little user interface training wouldn’t hurt either.
We must be taking the same tech writing course. I found the same deal online at Amazon Marketplace. Unfortunately, the seller was in New Orleans and emailed me to say that her bookstore was flooded by Katrina. :-/