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30 Useless Things I’d Rather Buy Than Textbooks

So, you want me to buy a new $200 textbook we will never use and that I can’t sell back just so I can get the online access code?

Lauren Schugg
Jul 20, 2017
Pennsylvania State University
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30 Useless Things I’d Rather Buy Than Textbooks
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The start of a new semester is always a drag because going back to school after a relaxing, fun summer break is a mood-killer. To make matters worse, as if college tuition isn’t already outrageous, the start of a semester means new textbooks for each class you enroll in.

The average yearly cost of textbooks for students is $1,100, which means students spend anywhere from $200 to $600 per semester on books with about five useful chapters.

As a poor college student, here are 30 things I would rather waste my money on than textbooks:

1. Selfie Toaster


2. Kanye West clothing line white t-shirt

3. Diamond crusted contact lenses

4. Gold-plated staples

5. Luxury instant noodles

6. Louis Vuitton skateboard

7. Clear jeans

8. Nerf N‑Strike Longstrike CS‑6 Dart Blaster

9. 26-pound gummy python

10. Mink fur sandals

11. Jumbo bean bag chair

12. 95-pound bag of cereal marshmallows

13. Foot powered portable washing machine

14. Hair-growing helmet

15. World’s largest coffee mug

16. 75-foot water slide

17. A Christmas Story 50-inch leg lamp replica

18. Keurig carbonated drink machine

19. Inflatable sumo surf suit

20. Pancake printer

21.Color changing waterfall faucet

22. Volkswagen bus camping tent

23. Luggage scooter

24. Bunk bed hammock

25. Daft Punk action figures

26. Back yard ice rink kit

27. Tiffany Monkey Straw

28. Pet samurai armor

29. T-Rex Dinosaur heels

30. Caviar (a luxury jewelry firm) fidget spinner

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