I believe that $10 an hour is decent pay for relatively unskilled itinerant labor. My wife says she made about that much working in an actual bookstore. And it'

I believe that $10 an hour is decent pay for relatively unskilled itinerant labor. My wife says she made about that much working in an actual bookstore. And it's apparently more than the average full-time position at Wal-Mart will pay unless you're a department manager: http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Wal-Mart_Stores,_Inc/Hourly_Rate http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Employer=Wal-Mart_Stores... It's not easy work -- you're on your feet all day -- but no harder than the rest of retail. Plus you don't have to actually deal with the general public during the holiday season, which is worth a lot right there.