What's the Connection Between Lay's and Books?

I haven't been shopping in a while so I thought I'd go to Austin after church today. 

I wasn't really looking for anything in particular. I thought I might pop in a few places I like. Just to see if they have anything I can't live without.  Places like The Container Store, Crate and Barrel...a book store. 

Yeah, I know...I've got about 250 books in my "to read" boxes--actually, I've read quite a few of them so I've probably only got about 100-125.  I think I was feeling so antsy because I'm getting kind of low on reading material. 

Before I left Belton I used the last of my "little" cash so I knew I'd either break a big bill, use my card, or just look. I'm fine with just looking--but I will use one of my cards if I find a good deal. I really hate to break a "big" bill. It makes it way too easy to spend the resultant smaller bills. So I felt like the cash I had was pretty safe. 

My first stop was Half Price Books in Cedar Park--one of my all-time favorites. 

I found bundles of books for $2 that were also on sale (3 bundles for the price of 2).  I dug through their bundles--mostly harlequin-style romance novels which are not my favorite genre.  I was able to come up with three bundles that had at least two titles each that were somewhat intriguing. Or were written by writers I have read and enjoyed in the past. But I could only find three bundles. And one was kind of iffy--I'd only take it as a freebie.  But I faced a delima:  there was no way I was breaking a big bill or charging my card for $4. I'd either have to find a couple more expensive books to justify a purchase, or I'd have to leave the bundles behind. 

Cheapskate that I am, I went to the clearance  rack where the books are $1 each. 

Nothing interested me.  

Moving on to the sale rack where the books are $2-3 each. Still nada.  

Finally, I did something I rarely do--I browsed in the the regular half-price racks--still a great deal--I just usually limit myself to the really good deals. :~) 

I'm leaving HPB now--half a day, a new book bag, and nineteen books later.