MacBook Pro 13in(Retina)with only 8G

I recently purchased a MacBook Pro 13in(Retina)with only 8G-any recommendations of how to get more memory?  (I can't even load a basic desktop pub. program like Printshop)

I think you're confusing RAM with storage. Even the base model MBPr has 128GB of flash storage. The 8gb of ram is temporary storage that your mac uses for the operating system and applications. What exactly do you mean that you can't load even basic programs?

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