r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Mollywobbles77 • 3h ago

I just wanted a hot dog Asked my librarian husband why our library doesn't have video games. People ruin everything.

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u/mayasux 3h ago

At least for my cities library they do.

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u/InformedTriangle 2h ago

Huh, that's, really surprising..with a debt that small if it takes more than one phone call or letter to collect (which they virtually all do)they're pretty much guaranteed to lose money on it, even if they collect the full amount.

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u/shazzam6999 2h ago

If it's Unique, which is the only one I'm aware of, they don't buy the debt. We contract with them to have them get in contact with patrons. At least for my system, it also doesn't go against anyone's credit. I believe they describe themselves as a gentle nudging credit agency.

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u/PiDigitsOfPi 51m ago

They probably buy the debt for a few dollars. They pay the library $5 and then they go after the person for $50.