-Wednesday, may 3, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 7
tips
consumer
Picture this:
You pack a knapsack of needed articles, pick up a
sleeping bag and a friend and head off to the woods for a
night of getting back to nature.
You get out in the woods, the ground is damp, the
winds are howling and clouds begin moving in. You might
wish you had brought a tent.
If you are thinking about buying a tent, there are a few
things to remember:
First, you should allow 25 square feet of tent per
person. However, this varies depending upon the time
you expect to spend in the tent and the sizes and ages of
campers.
Next, you should chose the tent style you prefer.
Umbrella tents are compact, lightweight, easy to set up
and relatively inexpensive. They usually have less interior
space than other varieties.
Sideroom tents are good for large numbers of campers.
They allow room for many people to sleep and have
some privacy .
Lwdge and high wall tents offer almost total usable
space. They cost more than other kinds but have straight
walls, allowing more inside space. The lodge and high
wall tents have a six-foot or greater center height, so the
average person can walk around the entire tent without
bending.
Pup tents are used for backpacking or scouting. These
tents are portable, packable, lightweight and easy to
assemble.
Generally, the weight of a tent purchased for back
packing should not exceed two and one half pounds a
person. (For example, five pounds for a two-person tent,
including poles and hardware.)
This information was furnished by NUPIRG.
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Before you head
for the hills. . .
or anywhere for the summer, do your
feet a favor and put them in a pair of
BIRKENSTOCK sandals.
For generations, the Birkenstock family has
been making shoes for only one reason
your feet -not for sex, not for glamour,
not for fad. They're molded to the shape
of your foot like the grip of the soft
massaging earth. Unless you're barefoot
in the sand, they're the best thing you can
do for your feet.
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Rampark Building
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Here are answers to some common
questions about used books.
Q. How does the University Bookstore determine how much my books
are worth when I sell them back?
A. If the bookstore has notification from the instructor that the book is
to be re-adopted for the next semester, and if the bookstore does
not already have a sufficient stock on hand, then the student will be
offered 60 of the publisher's current list price. For instance, a
book which currently sells for $10.00 new, and which meets the
requirements noted above would be worth $6.00. It would be re
sold the next semester for $7.50.
If the bookstore has not received notice that the book will be
used again, or if it already has a sufficient stock, the book would be
worth the current wholesale price as indicated by one of the na
tion's largest jobbers of used textbooks. The buyer will be happy to
answer any questions which you may have regarding the price paid.
Q. Is sixty percent the usual price paid for textbooks around the coun
try? A. Definitely not! Most stores in the United States pay only 50 percent
for books being used again. The University Bookstore is one of only
a very few which pay 60 percent. And remember we pay cash.
Q. What about paperbacks? Does the same policy apply to them?
A. Yes. The University Bookstore does not penalize you on text paper
backs. If they are being used again, and if the bookstore needs
them, they are still worth 60 percent of the publisher's current list
price. The only exception is English paperbacks which are bought at
wholesale prices.
Q. If the publisher's price has gone up since I bought my books, will I
receive the benefit of that prices increase?
A. Yes. For instance, if you bought your book for $9.00, and the pub
lisher's list price is now $10.00, you will get $6.00, not $5.40.
Remember, Bring Us Your Books During Final Week.
Books will be bought May 5-12, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at the University Bookstore
Located in
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