<p>In Sept. we were giving new textbooks, but now... lets just say mine isnt exactly new. There is this rather big grease stain on one of the pages and some of the pages got wet. Will I be in trouble when I return this textbook? Its like $80.</p>
<p>uh… you gotta check with your school lol. every school’s different, some more strict than others.</p>
<p>the teacher is like a pretty ***** so idk</p>
<p>they probably won’t be examining the pages of your textbook very closely- I think you’ll be fine</p>
<p>I had to pay 5 bucks for badly fraying the corners of my $75 textbook (which was also new when they gave it to us). So did a bunch of other people, I think.</p>
<p>*** and where did that money go to</p>
<p>^
math department treasury for us. They’re going to use it for supplies, teaching material etc.</p>
<p>As long as they don’t flip through the pages and see the grease stain, you should be fine. The damage on my textbook was really obvious.</p>
<p>^^ Goes towards buying new books.</p>
<p>my grease stain is like on the 3rd page</p>
<p>Figure out a way to make the page look flat so you can’t tell the pages got wet. That’s not really a problem. And in all my years of returning books in bad condition, wet pages doesn’t warrant paying. For the grease strain, try using bleach or anti-bacterial spray or something… Just make sure it doesn’t rip the pages when you clean.</p>
<p>The only times I’ve had to pay: when the covers got in really bad condition + all the pages were obviously in TERRIBLE condition. </p>
<p>If your book looks like there’s something seriously wrong with it, you’ll have to pay. But, other than opening to the serial number, the teacher won’t pay too much attention to it unless it’s a wreck.</p>
<p>that is where the grease stain is…</p>
<p>lol i returned my new book with like 50 *****es drawn on it (dont ask) and grease stains on the cover. no problemo</p>
<p>My dog ate alot of one of mine, but I turned it in anyways. However, somewhere down the line, somebody took my book and I took his, so when they checked the numbers of the books we were assigned, I did not have to pay but he was suppose to. He never did and I never did…oh well.</p>
<p>A friend of mine had to pay over $200 for his textbooks (they were in worse condition than what you are describing) while I had to pay about $20 for mine even though the binding of the book was coming off.</p>
<p>It really depends on the teacher and how anal they are about checking textbooks. If one of my teachers wanted to, he could have made me pay for the entire book ($82) but didn’t check it that well.</p>
<p>Despite all the textbook abuse I’ve had over my 4 years of HS, I’ve paid a total of maybe… $80 (including new/binding). This year, I managed not having to pay everything. Though, I had to personally fix one-two books myself, I didn’t have to pay anything!</p>
<p>idk man.. this teacher is a *****</p>
<p>You turn your books into the teacher? </p>
<p>Strange.</p>
<p>I literally turned an AP Bio study guide with the back cover torn off (and then taped back with a piece of tape) and a chunk missing from the front cover. Also all the edges were frayed. Sadly book was new when I got it. But hey, at least I didn’t have to pay anything.</p>
<p>So I think you’ll be fine too.</p>