the perils of being cheap

It's textbook-buying time, and I've
Outsmarted the campus bookstore.
I've bought my books online, and I'm
Spending less cash on them, not more.

Here's my receipt. See how cheap they -
Shipping and handling is that much?
No, that's okay. It's still less than
They charge at the store. Stupid fucks.

Hey, what? This book is optional?
I didn't realize that! Oh, oops!
I'll sell it to a friend. Good thing
I don't pay too much for my books.

My last books haven't come yet, and
It's now two full weeks into class.
I'm so behind on the readings!
I hope to God that I will pass!

Checking the mailbox every day,
At last it gives me what I'm owed.
Did I get the wrong edition?
Oh, fuck! To the bookstore I go!