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imbar
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:15 pm


Which do you find to be the better place to buy?

I personally prefer Borders. They typically have a great selection, along with excellent customer service.

When ever I go to Barnes and Noble it seems like I spend more time looking for someone to point my in the right direction or tell me if the book is in or not, than actually picking out my books. And everyone there is typically in too much of a hurry to take me to the right shelves, instead they point me in a vague direction and I spend an extra 30 trying to find something that is all too often at the opposite end of the store.

So what do you think?

Do you share similar, annoying experiences?

(Waldenbooks is owned by Borders so whenever I talk about Borders I mean them too)
PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:49 am


I for one always feel really uncomfortable in small bookstores like Coles, but if I'm in a larger bookstore like Chapters, I usually able to find the manga I want.

No wait, Coles doesn't have manga.

There's a store called Planet Hobby at a mall near me, and it's got lots of manga, plus anime DVD's and collectibles. Problem though; it's quite small and you almost feel pressured to buy stuff, so I only look for titles I want to avert suspicion. I suppose that's rather annoying.

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Minazaku12

PostPosted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:41 pm


Borders is way better because they also have Borders Express and those cool Borders Rewards cards. Waldenbooks is okay, too. xd
PostPosted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:21 pm


3nodding

though i personally liked the old version of the borders reward cards

it was way better

imbar
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NinjaDon
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 2:27 pm


imbar
3nodding

though i personally liked the old version of the borders reward cards

it was way better


Yah I second that the old reward cards and the benefits were better because I've already gotten screwed over by their new rewards policies and other purchases, but I still like them better than barnes its more relaxing to sit in border's.
PostPosted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:53 pm


I like borders because they have more of a selection and I don't think we have a barn's abd noble's unless this one store was but they didn't have any manga there so yeah I like border's better. ^^

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EpzilonZero

PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 10:02 am


imbar
3nodding

though i personally liked the old version of the borders reward cards

it was way better


I agree. I got all of my Christmas shopping done without buying a thing!
PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:33 am


I would so choose Borders over Barnes and Nobles any day of the week

Suzaku24
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