tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post5994540996670174369..comments2023-12-24T06:55:07.570-05:00Comments on TheHappyNappyBookseller: How to Work/How to shop at a Liquidated BordersDorethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-21192293549481724222013-09-18T02:23:14.903-04:002013-09-18T02:23:14.903-04:00This is great!This is great!Iolahttp://topcoffeemakers2013.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-11895736870283430752011-07-25T15:52:35.122-04:002011-07-25T15:52:35.122-04:00I'm sure I'll be hitting one of the Border...I'm sure I'll be hitting one of the Borders sales... and employing all of the model behavior you list here. It's common sense! Why make a bad situation worse by being a boor about it?<br /><br />Sad to say, I know the customers will probably do every last thing on your list, and drive everyone crazy. Gotta love working with the public. :\Madigan Mirzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298558705488237857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-62567209840893093942011-07-24T17:30:15.575-04:002011-07-24T17:30:15.575-04:00This is a great post, Doret - and I'm thinking...This is a great post, Doret - and I'm thinking about you!!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-88743626152340775892011-07-23T08:09:05.854-04:002011-07-23T08:09:05.854-04:00Our Borders closed in the first round. Our B&...Our Borders closed in the first round. Our B&N is now in the mall and their planogram has them facing out those paranormals while the contemporaries are in a dark corner. The "new" books were out last year. I rarely go book shopping in person anymore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15682700901945724953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-86591166466432506502011-07-22T14:16:41.789-04:002011-07-22T14:16:41.789-04:00If they'd let borders.com have the sale too pe...If they'd let borders.com have the sale too perhaps it would be easier for everyone. The books I want are not in my Borders unless they order them. I've worked with a local Borders here in town for a couple of years and have always been impressed by their professionalism and customer service. I'll miss working with them. It's too bad that the mismanagement you previously mentioned is hurting so many people who really could have helped the chain.Ms. Edith Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125736436813900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-14603932625991698422011-07-21T06:04:16.403-04:002011-07-21T06:04:16.403-04:00Oh sorry your store is closing. We miss Borders in...Oh sorry your store is closing. We miss Borders in the UK too :(Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462660276240016464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-26222966984740651292011-07-20T23:00:29.570-04:002011-07-20T23:00:29.570-04:00I worked for Books-A-Million and Barnes & Nobl...I worked for Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble but drew the line at Borders because I wanted to have one place where I could just be a customer/reader. My store closed down in the first round and I miss it terribly. The folklore/mythology section was always so much better at Borders. I can't imagine having to work through a closing like they have to. My B&N staff was a disfunctional and over-educated family and I miss them, even though several still remain with B&N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-41500230929509156182011-07-20T18:09:17.439-04:002011-07-20T18:09:17.439-04:00I seriously was DEVASTATED when I heard about the ...I seriously was DEVASTATED when I heard about the final shut down. MY Borders (not the *my* that I worked there, but the MY that I frequented there for ten years) shut down at the first go around. I would just stand up by the line talking to the workers because it felt like a second home. My partner is not a reader and what she loved the most about Borders was its non pretentious atmosphere and welcoming spirit for a non-reader. Boo. :(christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749333368560606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-1828895411539705422011-07-20T16:42:29.568-04:002011-07-20T16:42:29.568-04:00I worked at Borders many years ago. I was a traine...I worked at Borders many years ago. I was a trainer back in the days when they would send teams of salesclerks out to open the new stores. Many of my co-workers were there for the long-term, and if I didn't live 2,000 miles away now, I would be stopping by to give them all my best wishes. I hope they will all bounce back quickly.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-37888949386199720902011-07-20T14:42:42.881-04:002011-07-20T14:42:42.881-04:00That's so sad :-(
I'm not even sure if I&...That's so sad :-(<br /><br />I'm not even sure if I'll go to one of the sales, but I will miss browsing the romance section of borders without shame. In my local Borders I never felt like a second class citizen like I do at my local indie.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.com