A Vancouver resident had too much sugar (the 10kg bag was all Costco had) and was interested in letting somebody else partake.

Meanwhile, a friend of Christopher Brayshaw, the owner of the Pulp Fiction bookstore, needed some sugar for baking.

Answer? They worked out a trade:

…two kilograms of sugar, for one brand new book that she’d been on the waitlist for.

Sometimes things work out for the best.

(h/t: Shelf Awareness)