Comments on: There Does Come A Point Where “Doing More With Less” Isn’t Actually Possible

By: Malnurtured Snay » How An Elevator Could Bring The Bookstore Down

Malnurtured Snay » How An Elevator Could Bring The Bookstore Down — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:51:59 +0000

[...] a week to keep someone in the elevator. This kind of pisses me off, because I blogged about how they’d chopped hours only a few weeks ago. Putting a store employee in the elevator would not only make fiscal sense (about $700 per week), [...]

By: MalSnay

MalSnay — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:28:18 +0000

Yeah, but Shelly — you gotta PAY for that incentive. Borders’ is free, and when you’re a Rewards member, you get 40% off best-sellers, and weekly coupons for 30% or 40% off items (sure – sometimes it’s specific, i.e., 40% off any DVD box set, or 30% off any paperback, but a lot of times it isn’t — 40% off ANYTHING). And when you spend $150 total, you get $5 back. AND if something isn’t in stock, you can order it off Borders.com and get free shipping to your house. (And anything you order from Borders.com gets free shipping to a store of your choosing).

By: Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:19:30 +0000

Sadly, Barnes and Noble completely kicked Borders’ ass when they came out with their membership incentive. Discounts of at least 10% on everything, even in the cafe, and as much as 40% on new hardcover bestsellers. I haven’t been back to Borders since.

By: Malnurtured Snay » Lambda Rising Closing

Malnurtured Snay » Lambda Rising Closing — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:10:44 +0000

[...] day after I write about Borders’ woes, I was perusing some DC blogs when I found a link to dc agenda about the upcoming closure of Lambda [...]

By: MalSnay

MalSnay — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:43:07 +0000

Either that, Katy, or come in right when the store opens — 8am on weekdays, 10am on weekends.

By: Suburban Sweetheart

Suburban Sweetheart — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:55:49 +0000

Ugh. Good thing my aunt got me a Barnes & Noble gift card for Chanukah then, huh?

By: yellojkt

yellojkt — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:09:25 +0000

All the more reason to buy from Amazon. This is another case of corporate suicide by slow strangulation.