Deals.Woot

yes, because competition is a healthy item for business. I've noticed my local b&n stopped some deal I used to count on.

I do miss them. We have no B&N anywhere near us, so now, the only place to curl up with a nice book and a cup of coffee, in a good atmosphere is Starbucks...But even then, you miss out on the shopping aspect...

I used to work there, and I loved shopping there. I also miss the 33% employee discount that stacked with coupons.

Do I miss Borders? I went to a B&N just the other day and I can firmly say boy do I ever miss Borders. I wish that it could have held on through Christmas. SIGH =(

I know we shouldn't have voted in the Tea Party. The only promise they have kept so far was closing Borders.

I wonder where remainured book go to be sold these days.

Beside Powell's they also have a coffee shop in the libraries in the Northwest.

I, unfortunately, was not able to afford brick and mortar stores for the last few years... but I do miss Borders. I actually went to Borders because I was so sick of B&N. The workers were snide and annoying, and didn't seem to even know their own store layout at B&N, although I did enjoy the 10% discount that members got. Borders was just better, and I had no qualms about going and spending $200-$300 every month or so there, when I could. It was such a sad day when I went to find the store almost completely emptied, and only a few workers still cleaning up a bit. :( Amazon is great, but the online world will never replace the feel of being in a real bookstore.

I'm still shocked they closed. (I used to buy their holiday coffee as gifts that were very well recieved)
I figured it would be B&N that would go first, just because of their higher prices. I've never understood the appeal of B&N to soo many people. I can pay full price for books anywhere I don't need a snooty attitude while I'm shopping. They set me off so many times I've just stopped going there altogether. I'm stuck with GC to them because of the Mindstorms debacle a few months back. I honestly can't bear to walk into one to spend the money. The one here is inconveniently located in a mall! UGH! I may just suck it up and pop in after the holidays...

Only the Border between the U.S. and Mexico!

I think the atmosphere and employees were great, but it took their 40% off coupons to come close to the prices of some other stores.

Borders was the only large bookstore in my area. It has now been replaced with Books a Million, which has a far smaller inventory, doesn't seem to understand the concept of alphabetizing and categorizing, and doesn't have an electronic catalog accessible to customers. This makes it practically impossible to find anything, assuming they even stock it in the first place. So yes, I miss Borders very much.

I don't miss all the smelly creeps reading the magazines

My local Barnes and Nobles locations are books only. But my Borders always had a separate music department. But now with Borders gone, I have no music shops other than Best Buy (no thanks) or FYE at the mall (double no thanks). (We have 1 or 2 remaining indie record shops, but the ones here suck.)