rip off

bbbgamer
bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
edited October 30 in Chit-Chat
One of my class requirements:

Magazine: Bloomberg Businessweek, the weekly business magazine, will be required. You will automatically be provided a subscription when you begin classes—do not get your own subscription—we have negotiated a very favorable student rate for one year. Each week, you will be assigned to read certain articles.

CLASS FEE: In order to cover the cost of the 1-year Bloomberg Businessweek subscription and the retreat, we charge a class activity fee of $35. Please pay this by cash or check no later than.............................What?????????????????????????? Anyone can buy this for less than $20.00! smh....

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  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    o.O

    Nice profit margin for somebody.
  • I_give_it_2_u_str8
    I_give_it_2_u_str8 Posts: 680 Member
    Lesson 1: buy low sell high
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    try math textbooks. Hundreds of dollars a piece and they change 1/4 of the last chapter and tell you last year's book won't do. By some amazing coincidence, the instructor is the one writing said textbook.


    My freshman math teacher encouraged everyone to participate in a bonfire on the last day of class, burning the texbook that they just bought from him 16 weeks earlier. This guaranteed there would be no used copies available to the next class coming in. I kept mine, and sold it to someone else. He was mad.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    How else is the instructor going to pay for hookers and blow?
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    it says, "the cost of the magazine and the retreat" ... leading me to believe that there are other incidentals being covered by this course fee.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Clearly this is not a course in Critical Thinking :tongue:
  • rjmwx81
    rjmwx81 Posts: 259 Member
    You think that's a ripoff, wait until you graduate and can't find a job because the economy sucks. After all that tuition money, $35 will seem pretty insignificant.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    You think that's a ripoff, wait until you graduate and can't find a job because the economy sucks. After all that tuition money, $35 will seem pretty insignificant.
    when you pay other $35 "fees" over your degree completion it adds up to a significant amount.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    The $20 subscription for Bloomberg is a 6 month subscription, they are giving you a year. $40 > $35. Sounds like you need the class.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    *shakes tamales*



    sorry... i'm in the wrong place...
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    it says, "the cost of the magazine and the retreat" ... leading me to believe that there are other incidentals being covered by this course fee.

    I caught that, too. Thought it was reasonable.
  • Justjoshin
    Justjoshin Posts: 999 Member
    *shakes tamales*



    sorry... i'm in the wrong place...

    Mexican for dinner? OMW!
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
    the retreat is the instructor's safe room from pissed off students..... oh and the ones that think thats a good deal and cant find it for 20 bucks a year?? I have got a lot of stuff to sell you. Message me before you buy, I will hook you up!


    http://www.magazinenook.com/business-magazines/45390-bloomberg-businessweek.html?gclid=CJfnvZ2X2K0CFUhgTAodKCjvlw
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
    *shakes tamales*



    sorry... i'm in the wrong place...

    Mexican for dinner? OMW!

    Damn, now i am ditching class to go to the mexican restaurant....
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    the retreat is the instructors sfae room from pissed off students..... oh and the ones that think thats a good deal and cant find it for 20 bucks a year?? I have got a lot of stuff to sell you. Message me before you buy, I will hook you up!


    http://www.magazinenook.com/business-magazines/45390-bloomberg-businessweek.html?gclid=CJfnvZ2X2K0CFUhgTAodKCjvlw
    I guess it sucks to be you. Enjoy your class.
  • bbbgamer
    bbbgamer Posts: 582 Member
    the retreat is the instructors sfae room from pissed off students..... oh and the ones that think thats a good deal and cant find it for 20 bucks a year?? I have got a lot of stuff to sell you. Message me before you buy, I will hook you up!


    http://www.magazinenook.com/business-magazines/45390-bloomberg-businessweek.html?gclid=CJfnvZ2X2K0CFUhgTAodKCjvlw
    I guess it sucks to be you. Enjoy your class.
    Yes it does, but I have always thought it sucks more to be a dumbass! I will, thanks.
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