I always had late fees on my books from the library, ah man those detentions were the best. You could just sit on a computer or skim through books, which is pretty much what I did all the time anyway. I've never really had any serious late fees though, I've forgot a few movies a day late, paying those sucks.
I still have books I got out from the library when I was 5. After 15 years I'd hate to think what the fine would be!
I didn't pay ebay once, and they threatened to sue me. I payed them then.
I've still got £10 on my college library card for 2 books I had overdue over half term.
I did it a couple of times with the library when I was a kid, but I just dropped the books in the night return slot and never looked back. Because I'm badass. I've never owed, like, ten dollars or anything.
I once had a book out for so long that my mum had to pay for a replacement. During a recent clean-out of my room I found the book. I'd had it out for 5 years.
"Reality is that which,
when you stop believing in it,
doesn't go away".
Philip K. Dick
I used to get library fines all the time, but when I was working there I could just take them off and renew my books however many times I wanted.
That's really unfortunate.Originally Posted by bipper
I still have 'Maid in Manhattan' from like two years ago!
I often purpously loose my library card so that I don't have to pay late fees.
haha, I dont have my library card anymore and I had to check a book out for a class report, and they told me not to regret letting me check it out, and I still haven't turned it back in, I don't know how much I owe but they can't really make you pay, can they? they threaten to not send home report cards, but that's doing us a favor
I'm afraid to check anything out from the library because I owe them like $50 in late fees.
I still owe the public library like three dollars in late fees and also a movie rental place for returning two movies late last year...I always try to return on time. I just forget about them though...
I paid out $17.00 once for keeping a book too long.
It was a chess book. Frankly, I wanted to keep it, but they ouldn't let me buy it (Why would they? They make money charging me a fee, as much money as the dumb book is worth, and then they keep the book anyway this way.)
I've never returned a library book late, but years ago when we used to rent VHS sometimes I returned them late because of not having a ride. VHS store rules aren't that strict here... they have no problems selling the exact same stuff they rent out. I used to sometimes go down to see if they had any other copies to sell of certain movies and they just told me to keep the one I had and they just wouldn't be returning the rental charge.
$15 for a book from the school library, and in a public library, $5 is the most I've had to pay for a late fee. I tend to get things in as soon as I'm done with them, in those situations, I just forgot that I even had them out
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