Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
When I worked at B&N, we had so many people trying to give me Borders coupons or writing out their checks (yes, people are still writing out checks at stores!) to Borders. When I gave them their coupons back, they'd do a little look around the store and say, "You mean, I'm not in Borders?"
And people used to give me B&N coupons and GC all the time when I worked at Borders. They were always shocked too.
Wow, Young Joseph Stalin was pretty hot!
Dag, seriously!
Joseph Stalin was pretty hot!
That's not something you hear everyday.
When I gave them their coupons back, they'd do a little look around the store and say, "You mean, I'm not in Borders?"
Life will be easier and infinitely sadder when there is only bookstore chain.
I totally get Borders and B&N confused all the damn time. They are huge bookstores with cafes and ... that's all I need to know. And I even have a Borders membership card thingie.
When I worked at B&N, we had so many people trying to give me Borders coupons or writing out their checks (yes, people are still writing out checks at stores!) to Borders. When I gave them their coupons back, they'd do a little look around the store and say, "You mean, I'm not in Borders?"
I've done that. It's their own fault by having the same first letter!
I have that problem with Petco and Petsmart all the time.
Borders is closing their MagMile flagship store here in Chicago; now, there's no bookstore on Michigan Avenue north of the river up to the Drake. Too bad--that was a nice store. ChiKat, my friend Tami, and I all went there for an Alton Brown booksigning several years back.
The Borders we go to the most closed not too long ago. Though, there's another Borders not very far away so it doesn't seem unreasonable.
The Borders second nearest me is closing. It would be sad except...not really at all. The one nearest me is open, and I shop at B&N anyway. I can totally tell them apart, even if it is only for reasons I make up in my head.
B&N does not spam me. I like them better.
Keeping a timesheet at work is going to kill me. KILL ME.
My head is also going to kill me.