So you didn’t go to the book buyback because you didn’t want to suffer the indignation of getting 6.50 back for a 75-dollar book. You’re stuck with a bunch of heavy textbooks you’ve spent thousands on with nothing to do with them. But wait; before you give up and dump those textbooks, here are 11 different uses for those old books.
1. As tissues
Rip out the pages and use them to dry your tears. You’ll be crying once you see how much next semester’s books are going to cost you.
2. As kindling
Kick off summer with a festive bonfire. All you need are the pages of Understanding Quantum Mechanics and a match.
3. As doorstops
You’re living at home again, at least for three months, and you know the rules: Mom can come in at time because she owns the house. You might as well circumvent all the knocking-but-coming-in-anyway by propping your door open with some heavy hardcover.
4. As a weapon
Carry a couple of books with you when you walk home from the library after a late-night study session. Nobody will mess with you when they see that they might get a textbook to the face.
5. As a serving tray
Everything looks fancier on a tray. Treat yourself to a fancy-looking gourmet meal of Easy Mac and a Capri-Sun.
6. As smart-looking props
Strategically place your textbooks around your apartment to look like you actually learn things when your parents come to visit.
7. As posture training
It’s time to give up and accept your fate as a trophy wife/husband. You won’t catch a sugar daddy/mama if your posture is slouchy. Walk around with a couple of textbooks on your head to straighten up.
8. As confetti
Rip up the pages and throw that textbook confetti in the air. You’re finally done with the semester! Celebrate!
9. As a booster seat
Stick a couple of textbooks under your butt during Skype interviews to make yourself look taller and more present to your future employers.
10. As papier-mâché.
Tear out those pages and devote yourself to a life of crafting and attempt to earn back your textbook spending through Etsy.
11. As reinforcements on a blanket fort.
Use the books to hold down the blankets of the fort you can hide from adulthood in.
