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I never understood how Borders became so big and powerful. They charge list price for everything! Walmart's destruction of local stores is easy to see. Grocery
by larrik 16y ago
I never understood how Borders became so big and powerful. They charge list price for everything! Walmart's destruction of local stores is easy to see. Grocery chains too. But Borders? They offer little advantage over an independent bookstore, and plenty of disadvantage.
I always assumed I just missed something along the way. Or I'm just too young to have really compared them.
- ja27 16y agoBorders regularly emails out coupons for 33% off of a single item. That brings their price closer to Amazon. http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110111sa33.html?cmpid=SL_20110111 http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110111sa33.html?cmpid=SL_...
- nhangen 16y agoAny one item, which I find to be an insult. Rather than worry about which book on my list I'm going to use the coupon for, I can buy 2 on Amazon and have them here in 2 days.
- hugh3 16y agoSheer size counts for a lot as far as bookstores go, at least in the pre-Amazon era. Your typical local bookstore of the pre-Borders era was generally pretty small and/or poorly laid out. Personally I still do most of my book shopping at Borders and B&N, because once I decide I want to read something I'd rather pay the extra few dollars to read it now rather than wait for it to arrive in the mail. Though they both aggravate me with the unskippable script which their checkout chicks are forced to go through... no, I don't have one of your loyalty cards.... no, I don't want one of your loyalty cards... no, I don't care what great benefits it may give me.