In My Mailbox... Literally

In my mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.

Since kicking my ebay addiction for the third and hopefully last time a year ago, I rarely make the hike down to the mailbox. But last Saturday, I made an exception. After a miserable week of 105 degree temps, mother nature blessed us with an afternoon of desperately needed rain. Thinking to enjoy a cool respite and try out my latest rainboots (another addiction), out I went.... into a freaking sauna!!

Too sultry for my taste but as Nancy says...

these boots are made for walking so I persevered.

Was the bounty worth braving the humidity?
Most definitely!

(by the way, this photo isn't a plea for donations for a new mailbox-- this poor pitiful has survived several assaults and attracts less hooligans than a shiny new mailbox so it is a keeper)

So exciting...

but the huge gaping hole is a bit of a concern, wouldn't you say.

A peek revealed a bunged up spine. The possible condition of the books worried me but they all turned out to be tip-top.

So are you sitting on the edge of your seats, waiting to gasp in delight over the bookaliciousness? Oh, you want to know why a self-purported library girl is receiving books from B&N-- Well, it is my hubby's fault. (isn't it always)

He stumbled across the Barnes and Noble Online Summer Clearance and couldn't resist a boxed set of a Mad's Greatest Artists: The Completely Mad Don Martin. Regularly $150 on sale for $20 but he needed to order $25 worth to get free shipping which is where I come in.

I settled on these little jewels...

Aren't the covers pretty? For ages, I've longed for a hardcover collection of Jane Austen's works. The B&N classic hardcovers were $4.95 each and I was so tempted to order the entire set BUT the regular price is only $7.95. Thinking it might be to good to be true, I settled on one to see how the binding holds up. I'll keep you posted...

The other two paperbacks were $1.99 each. What a deal!

Actually, I almost didn't add the Religion Timeline since the other two met the $25 free shipping requirement. Didn't want to be piggy and really really haven't a 'square to spare' for more books but hubby said: Get it! He never limits his book buying and doesn't seem to mind book clutter so I thought: Why not? One teeny little book won't cause the house to burst at the seams... will it?

Ha, but three more might! No wonder hubby said 'get it'; he was sneaking in a few extras of his own. My books weren't needed for shipping after all but I'm not complaining... I love bookish lagniappes.

The Mad Magazine boxed set didn't arrive until a few days later. The books are gorgeous and hubby is enraptured. They will feature in a future post. In fact, hubby might even gush about them himself as a guest blogger but don't hold your breath... he suffers from a serious affliction... bone idleness. ;o)

By the way, the summer clearance is over at Barnes and Noble. There are still bargain books but not a $1.99 or $2.99 section. I don't know if each season has a big blowout sale but my eyes are peeled.