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Question…What do you say to your friend’s & family who say that you’ve got too many books & you need to get rid of them…??????

Question…What do you say to your friend’s & family who say that you’ve got too many books & you need to get rid of them…??????

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Sophie

I tell them very politely where to stick their advice and that I love my books a whole lot more than I love their advice lol ? xxx

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Deb

Close the door on your way out!! ?

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Kathy

Please remove your items from my bookshelves, so I have room for more books

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Shannon

Goodbye?

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Marcie

Sianara

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Sian

Huh?? No comprenday?? Lol then go a way not so politely x

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Belinda

Shut up. Don’t let the door hit you in the backside on the way out.

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Gail

There are worse things I could be addicted to so be grateful that its my books and not something else.

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Julie

Never had that problem.

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Rachel

Be too rude to go on here!!!

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Ian

I have more shelving to put up lol xx

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Ida

I don’t have such stupid friends.

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Deirdre

None of my friends or family would say that, even if they thought it, and I don’t think they would.

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Megan

I told my boyfriend I’ll take him out with the trash when he threatened to throw some of my books away ?

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Caroline

No one has come out and said that to my face.

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Teresa

It’s the only vice I have. I don’t drink, don’t smoke, don’t get to go on holidays…….

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Andrew

Sounds like me.

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Andrew

I get rid of them! That’s the friends and family not the books.

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Bonnie

Better too many books than no books at all. I’d be proud if someone said that to me. ‘at least I read!’

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Emma

Tell them to get stuffed……x

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Rachel

You need new friends and family. Lol

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Bethany

I’ve never had anyone tell me that….including my husband, he just builds me more shelves lol

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Karoline

Please close the door on your way out?

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Lorraine

Get a life!

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Kelly

I smile and say you can never have too many books ? i don’t drink or smoke so books are what i chose to spend my money on and reading helps me to relax

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Kayleigh

I don’t say anything, I just go out and buy more books

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Carmen

Poor creatures! Be gentle to them because they do’t know what they’re saying.

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Mary

Books and reading have saved me in the dark periods of my life. Buying a new book is like acquiring a new friend.

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Jess

Something rude lol xxx

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Jan

Why???

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Claire

I agree usually, and hike a bundle to the chazza shop. Love books, but there’s only so many I want to keep.

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Vanessa

They don’t cost anything to keep and I may not be able to afford to buy them in the future!

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Fran

Why would they stick there nose into my business. I don’t make personal comments about how they live.

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Linda

Oooh -I don’t think they’d be brave enough to say that!

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Alan

Leave my books alone kepp reading

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Lawrence

They make good insulation!

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Amanda

There is no such thing as ‘too many books’ !!

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Dawn

Get rid of what? Books or family who complain about them?

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Donna

This is normally forward By can I borrow a book

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Sam

I get rid of them no one needs that sort of negativity in their lives ?

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Darryll

Pardon?

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Erica

Exactly!!!!

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Angela

My life, my money, my books, my business!!!! Get lost ( or words to that effect!!!!) ?

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Nancy

hell no !! mind your own business

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Astell

I say “you think thats a lot? You freaky person. I got rid of half” its usually accompanied by a look of ‘who are you’ or ‘stop talking shite’.

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Jackie

My answer would not be repeatable!

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Erin

Tell them they can go jump!!

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James

Tell them were not related and that you were a adopted

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Vivien

I go deaf !???

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Patricia

If your home environment doesn’t look like a horder’s home, with stacks of musty and moldy books – ignore them.

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Aileen

I say “you’re dead right ” then ignore them x

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Tracy

My house – if you don’t like it, please close the door on your way out. 🙂

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Marwa

“I would rather get rid of you” 🙂

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Jane

Unprintable…lol

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Barb

I can never have enough books. Lol.

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Nikki

jog on lol u can never have enough

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Laura

Bye Bye… Or mind your own business, you drink, have an expensive car, eat out regularly etc. but you spend your money as you want so why shouldn’t I?

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Hannah

I say “Whatever!!!” ?

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Heather

They don’t because i haven’t……. i mostly go the library or use my kindle.

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Lynda

it begins with f and ends in off

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Johanna

None of my family would ever say this to me in fact if I feel stressed or iffy they suggest I read or buy a book.

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Tracey

Unfriend them. You don’t need that kind of negativity in your life ?

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Lauren

My mum and gran as as bad as me and if my friends say that…well they aren’t my friends now are they? I did had to have a clear out last year as I was literally tripping over books I’d already read

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Vicki

They wouldn’t say that to me! They all know me too well.

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Claire

“I’ve gone deaf!!!!!”

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Aileen

Selective hearing impairment is what I have x

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Sue

How very dare they! They wouldn’t!

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Michelle

Bugger off

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Spencer

None of them would mention it!!! Although at times if walking through my local towns high street they smuggle me past bookshops!!! X?

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Catherine

My house so don’t let the door hit you on the arse as you leave.

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Sian

Cant wait to use this one!!

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Anne

Not a chance

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Jennifer

My friends would not say that. But my husband might if we were moving. ?

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