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My dog ate my library book...

  • 25-04-2012 09:56AM
    #1
    Dublineese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭


    Exactly as the title states, the pup got into my bag and chewed a sizable chunk off a library week-long loan book. Has anyone else ever damaged a book before? How much did they have to pay the library? Panicking here! :confused:


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  • #2
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Dublineese wrote: »
    Exactly as the title states, the pup got into my bag and chewed a sizable chunk off a library week-long loan book. Has anyone else ever damaged a book before? How much did they have to pay the library? Panicking here! :confused:
    If you're lucky librocop may let you keep one of your kneecaps...

    lol, seriously though just explain it to them. You'll have to pay for the cost of the book of course but it won't be too bad.


  • #3
    Dublineese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 ✭Dublineese


    Oh God I never even thought of Lirocop :eek: ha

    I'm just wondering how much they'll charge me! Knowing my luck it will be the guts of €50!


  • #4
    WeeBushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    Dublineese wrote: »
    Oh God I never even thought of Lirocop :eek: ha

    I'm just wondering how much they'll charge me! Knowing my luck it will be the guts of €50!

    For a lost book there is a handling charge of €5, plus the cost of the book. A damaged book that cannot be reused would probably be the same as that I would think. Go to that as soon as you can and see what they say. In my experience they're pretty decent about these sort of things.


  • #5
    delbertgrady
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,924 ✭✭✭delbertgrady


    What was the book?

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  • #6
    kkumk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 156 ✭✭kkumk


    They'll let you buy the book yourself if possible, so have a look on amazon and see if you can get it cheap! Otherwise they'll charge you the RRP which can work out pretty expensive. Only thing is make sure its the current edition or whatever.


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  • #7
    Chet T16
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,325 ✭✭✭Chet T16


    delbertgrady wrote: »
    What was the book?

    DTB1180_c.jpg


  • #8
    Meow_Meow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭Meow_Meow


    You need to pay for a replacement of the book.











    And the dog will need to be put down.


  • #9
    beardedmaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭beardedmaster


    Meow_Meow wrote: »
    And the dog will need to be put down.

    What an apt username.


  • #10
    seanmacc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 770 ✭✭✭seanmacc


    Just throw it in the drop off box and run away very quickly. Then deny everything if they challenge you over it at a later time.


  • #11
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Even better - throw a ferret in at the same time. Then all the books in there will be demolished, and they'll never know yours was wrecked beforehand

    Note: Don't do that.


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