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What exactly can a penny buy these days? This is a question often asked. Google the question and you will find a few answers. Not much, apparently, according to most. Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I actually set out to make purchases for one cent. This blog documents the various items I scored for a penny or less.

What qualifies a purchase as a penny loot? The cost of anything mentioned in this blog includes the purchase price, tax, shipping and handling fee, if any. If a rebate is involved, the postage to mail it is part of the cost. If a coupon is bought and used in the deal, that figures into the total as well. And the total cost must be equal to or less than US$0.01. The item must also be procured from a source available to the public - "My aunt gave me a sweater" doesn't count.

Some costs are not included in the one cent total. Chief among them is the time and effort to hunt for and complete the deals. Gas and mileage is not counted if a trip to the store is required. Computer and office equipment amortization, paper and ink expenditures are all excluded.

As expected, quite a few of the items I bought came from China. Depending on your tastes and needs, some of the stuff may be considered totally worthless. But that is not the point of this exercise.

This blog also does not dwell on where and how the items were bought. I frequent a few deal sites for information that lead to some of the purchases. The various auction sites are also a treasure trove to explore. But I would rather devote the blog to present the results - the items I obtained for a penny or less, in no particular order.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Used Book - Novel in Hard Cover

This is the first time I got novels for one cent each.  And they are all hardcovers.  I bought they even though they are used because of the "novelty" factor.
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The Horse Latitudes by Robert Ferrigno (1990, Hardcover) ISBN 0688090605
A Cloud on Sand by Gabriella De Ferrari (1990, Hardcover) ISBN 0394551451
The Nameless Day by Sara Douglass (2004, Hardcover) ISBN 0765303620
The Burden of Proof by Scott Turow (1990, Hardcover) ISBN 0374117349
Trial by Fire by Harold Coyle (1992, Hardcover) ISBN 0671732552
Outer Banks by Anne Rivers Siddons (1991, Hardcover) ISBN 006016249X
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