tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post1518901020887356576..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: BordersDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-85900570553140585742009-12-08T18:23:58.000+00:002009-12-08T18:23:58.000+00:00Apologies, I should have made it clear it was Bord...Apologies, I should have made it clear it was Borders UK before spreading potential panic! I think the company split into 2 about a year ago, and the UK arm clearly didn't make it.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-36478492565705388362009-12-07T16:34:11.865+00:002009-12-07T16:34:11.865+00:00I'm with Barbara C - it seems that this closin...I'm with Barbara C - it seems that this closing of Borders is only in Britain. It is going strong here in the U.S. (I live in Boston, Massachusetts). I asked about their having problems last December and they said they were doing alright.Erin in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126848857633060909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-56054535157572984122009-12-02T21:13:06.812+00:002009-12-02T21:13:06.812+00:00Oh dear, haven't heard of this in the US (Neva...Oh dear, haven't heard of this in the US (Nevada to be exact)! I'll have to ask the next time I'm in the store!Barbara C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13370704652033210300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-36643426923062549362009-12-02T08:39:29.839+00:002009-12-02T08:39:29.839+00:00I have a friend in Cambridge who went to his Borde...I have a friend in Cambridge who went to his Borders yesterday and came out incredibly blue about the whole experience (although still with several books). He said there were people fighting with the poor sales clerks about how many books they had to buy to use up their remaining gift cards. I've worked in a bookstore before, and I feel so sorry for those employees right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-36412823884306500352009-12-01T11:01:34.272+00:002009-12-01T11:01:34.272+00:00I went to Borders at the weekend and was surprised...I went to Borders at the weekend and was surprised to see everyone fighting over the "bargains" which actually weren't any better than internet prices.<br /><br />I too agree that Borders isn't quite what it used to be; I discovered it in 2002 when I came to Oxford, and it was a wonderfl place to while away lonely evenings. More recently it has been a refuge whilst waiting for the bus - I overheard several people saying that they would miss that.<br /><br />I've bought lots of things in Borders over the years; my favourite things were the wide range of magazines that they stock (better than WH Smith) and the calendars, always reduced to £1 at the end of January.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.com