I myself have witnessed this same act in person when I rescued a NES Carmen Sandiego from a Funcoland store here. Not a high priority type game, I know. I saw a Funcoland employee take the game out of the box, place the game in the NES bin, and throw everything else away, including the thesaurus/dictionary. I asked the guy if I could have all that stuff he was throwing away if I purchased the game. "Well, if you really want all that crap," he said. "Crap?" He should have at least felt a little guilty for trying to throw away a book. Sure, it's a thesaurus, but it's a book! Oh well, at least I save one...and got the game for a sweet $2!