The University bookstore - sure, you can buy (and sell) your textbooks there - but you can also get just about any other book you can think of (special orders are a snap), as well as attend book signings, and buy an assortment of various other stuff - including a whole section of Husky gear for when the parents visit. What really sets the UW bookstore apart though, is that not only can you get refunded for the taxes you've paid (save those receipts!), at Christmas time they also offer free giftwrapping and free shipping! Get all your Christmas shopping done easily and gloat smugly over a mocha in the nice little café.
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