06/03/2026
Sometimes people bring in books for us and they are heavy and the front door sticks and it can get crowded with boxes and people in here. So, instead of doing all that, here are some kinds of books we are not interested in.
We don't want any books with water damage, which also includes coffee damage or any other liquid damage.
No books from libraries.
No books that have white circles on the covers or brown circles on the edges. That's mold. Mold spreads. We don't want mold.
No books that smell like a musty basement. Musty smell spreads to other books and stinks up the whole store. Plus they make me sneeze. Don't do that to me.
No books from homes where people smoke. You can smoke in your home if you want. It's a free country. But we don't want your books, because smoke smell travels to other books.
No books that are clearly falling apart. If the cover isn't attached to the pages, we don't want it.
No books with writing or highlighting all over the place.
So, what should you do with such books? If you pay property tax, garbage companies provide you with wheeled garbage cans. Take your books, flip the lid open on your garbage can, throw your books in there. Find out when your local garbage pickup is and put your garbage can on the curb that day
"But Jeff, are you suggesting we throw away books? I thought you loved books? You are evil for saying such things."
In fairness, I'm not the one who destroyed all your books. You only have you to blame. Treat your books nicer. Don't turn them into junk. If you'd rather turn them into junk, I guess you can, it's a free country. But then don't pawn off your junk on me. Put your junk where junk goes, and that ain't here.
Thank you. This has been a public service announcement from JCWeddle Books. We are always interested to take a look at any books that aren't any of the above issues and we appreciate you thinking of us. Just don't make us throw out your garbage. I'm getting too old to be everyone's garbage man.
