- $1,222. - No!
No.
- Very expensive, crazy expensive.
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- Being a baby boomer meant that,
there were always four Debbies in my class.
- There were no Mos in my class.
I went to Sac State.
I was a photojournalism major.
- I went to Cal State, Long Beach.
I do remember having to borrow money to buy textbooks.
I think my most expensive textbook was probably $25.
- It's a very big contrast between when we went to college
and of course college students now.
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Wow, textbooks are so much expensive now.
- They are.
- Let's guess. - Let's see if we can guess.
- Sure. - Let's see how close we are.
- Okay.
- So here's an anatomy and physiology textbook.
I'm gonna assume science textbooks are more.
- Probably 'cause the cover is so nice.
- It is, it has somebody doing--
- Yoga.
- I'm going to guess $200.
- Well, our daughters not in college yet,
but I hope it's not 200 bucks.
I was gonna say like 90 bucks.
- [Producer] $332.33
- Woo hoo, I was close.
- Are you serious?
I have no words, but the photo was nice.
"Viscous Fluid Flow".
(Debbie groans)
Yeah, yeah.
This book has got to be very cheap,
'cause who the hell would buy it, right?
- That has a negative connotation.
No publisher listed?
- Yeah, from Third Edition.
- Third Edition publisher. (laughs)
Science.
- If that was 300 and some bucks,
and this looks like a much more popular book.
(Debbie laughs)
- It could be for medical students though.
Now, I'm going way up. - It sounds it.
- I'm going 401.
- These prices are crazy for me, I'm gonna do 350.
- [Producer] $353.67
- Oh, go Moe!
- Wow.
- We're pretty good for boomers.
- Do I get to take the book home?
- This book is called,
"Film History: An Introduction" third edition.
I'm gonna guess 200.
- There's a lot of film students in L.A.
Probably very expensive, because you gotta have it
when you go to film school, I would imagine.
I'm gonna say 400 bucks.
- Whoa!
Okay, I said 200, he said 400.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $138.82.
- Yes! - Not bad.
- It's an old edition, I guess.
- "Bond Portfolio Investing", another exciting novel,
"And Risk Management", so it's like two novels in one.
(Debbie chuckles)
Oh, as excited as the title is, 175.
- I'm gonna say, 115.
' Cause it seems like it's a little out of date.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] 105.
- Oh! - Yeah.
- Debbie wins again.
- Are we keeping score? - I am.
- Is this a competition? - I am.
Here is another business book.
"Retail Management" 13th edition, wow.
"A Strategic Approach".
It comes from the major publisher, Pearson.
- Cover's really boring,
probably stock photography. - It's really boring.
200.
- 150.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $186.66.
- Yes! - We're like right--
- Did I win that one?
- Nah, I won that one.
- Oh, you won't that one. (laughs)
"Operating Room Skills".
- Oh, geez.
- I know it's...
(Mo and Debbie laugh)
- But you wanna have these if you're a doctor.
- [Debbie] You do wanna have operating room skills.
- Because it's such an important book, by Nancy Dankanich.
- I'm gonna say 300.
It's a medical school book.
- 150, 'cause we want doctors.
- Okay, I'm gonna three. - We want them to afford
their books.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $55.32.
- No kidding. - Oh!
- See that want doctors to have operating skills.
- Med school comes cheap now.
Another science book,
"Molecular Nature of Matter and Change", eighth edition.
McGraw-Hill publishers, and remember, they were pricey.
- Remember Click Clacks?
They look like Click Clacks.
- They do, Click Clacks!
That's a boomer thing.
(Mo laughs)
- Because of the Click Clacks,
I'm gonna say, probably 200.
- I'm gonna say, 400.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] 145.
- Oof. (laughs)
How am I so far off?
- "Due Diligence in Business Transactions".
- Yawn. - Sounds confusing.
No author?
- No publisher. (laughs) - It wrote itself, okay?
Not even a picture on the cover, come on, guys.
125 bucks.
- I'm gonna say 50, it's so dull.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $1,222.
- No!
There's not even a picture on it.
- The only had to sell one, and they're okay for the week.
- Now, we make up for that horrible cover,
with this pretty one.
- [Mo] Aw, how beautiful.
- "Interiors: An Introduction".
I'm gonna say 150.
- 200 bucks.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $143.22.
- Yes!
Debbie wins again.
- Calculus.
- Oh, oh.
- Yeah, not my favorite subject.
"Single Variable Calculus",
it's very specific. - Whoa!
I'm getting nervous.
- Okay, yeah, me too.
Because it is only single variable, not double,
(Debbie laughs)
I'm gonna guess 100 bucks.
- Oh, no, no, math textbooks, I'm gonna put it at 300.
(cash register dings) - $249.95.
- Woo hoo!
I'm not saying woo hoo, because it's good
that it's so expensive, I just like it when I win.
- You're saying woo hoo, 'cause you think you're winning.
- Here is, "Osborn's Brain: Imaging Pathology and Anatomy".
- I mean, Ann, probably a very complex person.
- Yes, 'cause we're learning about her brain.
(Mo exclaims)
I think it is for medical school,
so I'm going to say $350.
- 300 bucks.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $349.99.
- Poor millennials.
But Debbie's winning. (Mo laughs)
Go ahead.
- This is "Biochemistry", and has an illustration,
not a very good one.
Because the other medical was low,
so I'm gonna guess 75 bucks.
- 175.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] 299.
- My goodness, I think you are winning.
- Here comes a nursing book.
"A Concept-Based Approach to Learning".
Volume one. - Okay, this has got to be
economically priced, I mean, come on.
- I think anything in the medical field is quite pricey,
but I'm gonna say, 75.
I'm gonna be nice.
- 150 bucks.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $306.65.
- Oh, ouch.
- For a nurse, oh my goodness. - Oh, poor nurses.
- Poor nurses. - We need nurses.
- "Investigations in Environmental Geology" third edition.
It's environmental photographs, very nice,
no people in them.
This looks like a very important book.
- They all are important.
- $275.
- Okay, I'm gonna say 200.
(cash register dings) - [Producer] $90.66.
- Yes! - Oh my goodness,
how did you win that? - Debbie wins again.
I think the most I spent one semester
was $250 total on books.
I do feel really bad that textbook prices
are so high for students.
I worry that it's going to
exclude a lot of people from college.
- This goes across the board with cost of living in general.
I don't remember really struggling with books.
I remember struggling with equipment and lots of film.
- Film, millennials.
Film.
Film. - It was in a row.
(Debbie and Mo laughs)
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