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There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."

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ChiKat - Jul 17, 2007 9:30:46 am PDT #3210 of 28197

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I will be at the Hilton Gardens in Evanston this weekend. Are there nearby bookstores where I could pick up the book?

Yes. tommyrot works in Evanston, so he might be able to tell you specifics. But, that hotel is in downtown Evanston. Tons of shops nearby. Any hotel staff could point you in the right direction.

sumi - Jul 17, 2007 9:47:04 am PDT #3211 of 28197

Art Crawl!!!

Stars Our Destination might still be there.

And there is a Borders downtown - definitely.

Kevin - Jul 17, 2007 12:28:28 pm PDT #3212 of 28197

Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

The HP situation in the UK is down to profit margins. There's a price war on. So people are selling it for half the RRP here just to get the business, which is leading the usual toys out of prams. I feel sorry for the average book store - they're going to get nothing from HP, and haven't for years, due to ASDA Walmart, Tesco etc bickering.

le nubian - Jul 17, 2007 5:23:36 pm PDT #3213 of 28197

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Folks, can I get some suggestions regarding HP book purchase strategy? I'm going to be out of town in Louisiana (near Lafayette) and I essentially have 3 options for purchasing the book: 2 bookstores (one of which is a Waldenbooks/Borders which has festivities starting at 9:30 pm) and 1 Walmart. Now, I'm not a Walmart fan by any means, but I literally only want to buy the book and go home and read the first few chapters before waking up and reading more of it the next day. I don't want to have my face painted, etc.

Which of the 3 stores might be my best option for waiting the least amount of time and doing a direct purchase?

I would appreciate suggestions and recommendations.

Aims - Jul 17, 2007 5:26:47 pm PDT #3214 of 28197

Shit's all sorts of different now.

I would think that even though it's a Wal-Mart, it's still gonna be pretty busy. But as far as avoiding the festivities, it'ss probably be your best bet.

Ginger - Jul 17, 2007 6:00:27 pm PDT #3215 of 28197

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Many Krogers supermarkets will have Harry Potter.

le nubian - Jul 17, 2007 6:03:31 pm PDT #3216 of 28197

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Ginger,

oh that's a good tip. I didn't know they had Kroger in La.

Ginger - Jul 17, 2007 6:08:40 pm PDT #3217 of 28197

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I don't know that there's one near where you'll be, but they're in Louisiana, anyway. They've been advertising Harry Potter and I remember going to Kroger after one of the books came out and they had a huge pile of them.

le nubian - Jul 17, 2007 6:11:10 pm PDT #3218 of 28197

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I just looked and there is at least one store in the city. Cool beans. I like having options. Who knows? Maybe I'll want to do some face painting after all...

Consuela - Jul 17, 2007 6:23:34 pm PDT #3219 of 28197

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

P-C, Diesel is an awesome bookstore.

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