A Book with One CD Missing　CDがひとつ足りない本

plum_mei

Sept. 29, 2025

A Book with One CD Missing　CDがひとつ足りない本

I bought a secondhand book about English proverbs, which came with two CDs. Unfortunately, one of the CDs had scratches on the reading side and couldn’t be played. With little expectation, I contacted the seller, attached a photo of the damaged CD, and asked if they could replace it. They couldn’t provide a replacement, but they kindly agreed to give me a refund.

Now I’ve got my money back, but I’m not sure what to do with the book. The book itself and the other CD are in good condition. I suppose the only option is to buy a new copy, but should I throw this one away? Since I dislike being wasteful, I feel stuck.

英語のことわざを勉強したくて中古の本を購入した。2つのCDがついていたのだが、そのうちの1つはCDの読み取り面に傷がついていて再生不能だった。ダメもとで購入先の業者に事情を説明し、交換希望を伝えたら、交換はできないが返金してくれるという。返金はすぐされたが、CDをどうしようか。1枚目のCDは問題なく使えるのに、どうしたらいいのか。新しく本を買いなおすしかないだろう。捨てるしかないだろうか。もったいないことが嫌いなので、悩んでいる。

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araigoshi

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~~With little expectation~~Not expecting much, I contacted the seller, attached a photo of the damaged CD, and asked if they could replace it.

"Not expecting much" is a more natural phrase for this.

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Is it possible the contents of the damaged CD are available online?

plum_mei

Sept. 30, 2025

Thank you. I visited the publisher's website, but the audio file was not available.

TheRealRaichu

A Book with One CD Missing　CDがひとつ足りない本

I bought a secondhand book about English proverbs, which came with two CDs.

Unfortunately, one of the CDs had scratches on the reading side and couldn’t be played.

With little expectation, I contacted the seller, attached a photo of the damaged CD, and asked if they could replace it.

They couldn’t provide a replacement, but they kindly agreed to give me a refund.

Now I’ve got my money back, but I’m not sure what to do with the book.

The book itself and the other CD are in good condition.

I suppose the only option is to buy a new copy, but should I throw this one away?

Since I dislike being wasteful, I feel stuck.

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Perhaps you could sell the book specifying it only has one CD?

plum_mei

Sept. 30, 2025

Thank you. Yes, I'd like to consider selling that book with one CD.

Paolo12

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A Book with One CD Missing　CDがひとつ足りない本

I bought a secondhand book about English proverbs, which came with two CDs.

Unfortunately, one of the CDs had scratches on the read~~ing~~able side and couldn’t be played.

With little expectation, I contacted the seller, attached a photo of the damaged CD, and asked if they could replace it.

You can also say, "Expecting little," "While managing my expectations," or "Without expecting too much,".

They couldn’t provide a replacement, but they kindly agreed to give me a refund.

Now I’ve got my money back, but I’m not sure what to do with the book.

The book itself and the other CD are in good condition.

I suppose the only option is to buy a new copy, but should I throw this one away?

Since I dislike being wasteful, I feel stuck.

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Well done! Could it be possible to e-mail the publisher and ask for a digital copy of the broken CD's contents? I wouldn't expect too much out of it, but it might be worth a try.

plum_mei

Sept. 30, 2025

Thank you. Since the book is still available, I don’t think they’re going to release a digital version of the CD. Thank you anyway for your suggestion.

Dev_eloper

A Book with ~~One CD M~~a missing CD　CDがひとつ足りない本

When referring to 1 of something, "a" / "an" is often used instead of the actual number. For example, "I bought an apple" instead of "I bought one apple".

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Keep going, you are doing good!

plum_mei

Sept. 30, 2025

Thank you!

qtcsh

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Of there is anyone that needs that book, you can give it to him

plum_mei

Sept. 30, 2025

Thank you. I'll do that if anyone needs it.

A Book with One CD Missing　CDがひとつ足りない本

A Book with ~~One CD M~~a missing CD　CDがひとつ足りない本

When referring to 1 of something, "a" / "an" is often used instead of the actual number. For example, "I bought an apple" instead of "I bought one apple".